Do I have a form of Trich or not?

I have a Question. I may have/had this "disorder". But I do something different. Instead of pulling my hair out, I constantly patted my head hard very whenever I was in stress or just by myself. I would pat my head & scratch violently for many years. I realized that a huge section in my crown was GONE, BALD. I looked like a clown, so I just kept covering it with wigs and weaves for years. I was in denial about it being from me. I thought I had female pattern baldness. So about 4 months ago I just made a conscious decision to STOP. Stop patting the area ever, and NO SCRATCHING. I instead started massaging essential oils whenever it itched or I was under stress. The hair is now taken 1 inch only to grow but the huge 8 inch bald spot have still filled in. Its growing VERY VERY SLOW, but nevertheless, its GROWING if I dont put the area under too much stress. Does anyone think that my "condition" is the same thing as trichotillomania ?