Pulling Out Pubic Hairs - normal?

Hello, I have been struggling with trichotillomania mainly from my scalp for around five years now. I also struggle with a fixation of pulling out my pubic hairs, especially using scissors to dig out ingrown hairs and tweezers to pull them out with.
My scalp is of main concern as it is obviously the most visible and I also get this tingly feeling after pulling once or twice which sends me into pulling out at least 50 hairs a day. It's hard to describe the feeling, like a sharp burning pain which only lasts a second at a time. As I am desensitised to most of the pain, however, I tend to pull where I am most sensitive. Anyone else get that? Also I most commonly pull the most textured, thicker hairs or the reallllly thin hairs - pulling normal-feeling hairs does nothing for me.
Now to the pubic hairs. I can spend hours at a time just sitting on my bed or on the toilet and digging around, looking for the coarsest or the most sensitive areas. It is uncomfortable to describe due to the taboo which continues to haunt this particular form this often overlooked method in which trich manifests itself. However, this thread will be a no-judge zone so no taboos here! The reason why I find this form of trich so distressing is not only due to the feeling of shame surrounding the addiction of pulling out hair which sprouts in the most intimate areas but also the practical issues. Like I said, I can spend literally HOURS at a time messing around down there, meaning, sometimes it causes me to be late for things. The fact it has such a hold on my life is very disturbing to me and just goes to show that despite being hard/embarrassing to talk about, that does not negate from its severity and still makes the issue just as valid as scalp trich or eyebrow trich.
If you feel comfortable enough, feel free to leave your experiences and opinions here, and please no judging as trich in any form is nothing to be ashamed of.
- Amelia,

Hi Amelia,

You've really summed up something here for me, trich in the pubic area just never felt as valid to me, but over time I've come to realise it really is! I started pulling on my eyelashes, then moved to eyebrows and then moved on to my pubic region. I think the hairs in the pubic region are just the right level of coarse and it's also easier to hide, though it is frustrating with my partner as he doesn't entirely understand why I dig at hairs that aren't even through the skin yet! In the realms of trich, I don't think any hair pulling is not normal!

Lizze