taking action away from home

hello, my name is Alex and I just signed up for this website.
I have had my trichotillomania identified (meaning i figured out that that's what it was) for about a year now. It has been going on for about two or three years. I pull my eyelashes.
I just thought it might help me more if I join a community where other people are going through the same thing and can perhaps help me stay strong while i try to help myself through it (and hopefully others). It started because I was anxious, stressed, and depressed, and all it does she re-instill all of these feelings in my life. It's something that I need to get rid of and I don't know another soul who has it!
It makes me self-conscious, and it just gives me another reason to hate myself. All and all it's really terrible, as anyone on this site knows all too well. I feel like, if I can break this thing, I can basically defeat anything, and perhaps overcome any issues I have with myself. I don't know if THIS has a name, but I have struggled with a deep self hatred and complete lack of self esteem and that's essentially one of the main contributing factors to how it started.

I don't like to say "I hate myself" as if this image rules my life. I am an average college student, I major in art and have fantastic friends, I'm extremely lucky and have everything to enjoy in life. I don't know why I am so prone to depression, why I feel so angry, or why sometimes I wake up and just wish I could just stop existing. When I look at my missing lashes (I was fine for a month over the summer--school started again and out the lashes came) all of these feelings come back....and no one believes me or takes the trich seriously because they all think I am such a happy person--they don't believe me because they see all I have to enjoy in life. Well no one is perfect. And I am thankful for everything I have. But that doesn't stop the pulling, or the anxiety, or the humiliation that comes from it.

I've seen a therapist, but moving into college I moved away from her. I am currently seeking help at college. However, I've also come up with a new idea that I would like feedback for (bare with me here)!!

I'm a very deadline-type person; if I have a deadline, the deed will most likely be done. I can't believe I haven't thought of this before, but, I set a date for myself. December 15. It's approximately 8 weeks from today, and today I will stop pulling. I put the date everywhere I can think of, so I see it when I wake up, or at my desk, or where ever I am when I might feel the need to pull. Maybe I can have two beautiful sets of eyelashes for Christmas (cue the sappy music!! :] ).

Has anyone tried something like this before? Am I crazy? hopeless?
Thank you for reading, and hopefully replying. and even without feedback, knowing this site exists is such a relief. I plan on being active on it.
Thanks again,
Alex