Can't stop plucking own hair

Feeling nervous at the moment. Cannot stop using my fingers to find that odd hair (curly, frizzy) out, and plucking them out. At one point my sister spotted a bald spot the size of ten cents coin, and I knew I had to stop. And I did, for a while. But I started plucking again recently. Bad bad habit I had since 12. One time I was in one of my many plucking frenzies, my dad told me that it's supposed to affect your eyesight as everytime you pluck a hair out, it affects your eye nerves or something. Am not sure how true that statement is, but I'm shortsighted now (225 on left eye, 440 on right eye).

I googled this weird hair plucking habit I have, and apparently it is an obsessive compulsive type disorder called Trichotillomania. Great, another to add to the why-i-am-a-psycho list.

The good news is at least its treatable. Bad news is that it is a chronic problem that is difficult to be treated and that means lotsa $ involved.

Best option is to go bald right? Must resist, must resist, don't pluck.... maybe can bite nails instead...

p/s: At least I know I'm not at the chronic stage cos I'm not feeling shame and guilt and other emotions normally associated with chronic trich.