[WaifLikeLilly]

Can anyone relate to this? I know it's not the biggest deal, but it's kinda annoying as I keep trying to grow it out, but when I get frustrated, I cut a load of it off.
Haha now I gotta go get the bits I couldn't reach cut so it looks neater xD
(Wasn't sure if a trigger to some or not, so put sign to be safe)

[*Laurie*]

Yep! I relate!

My mom used to cut her hair when she was upset, and darned if I don't tend to do the same. I did it for YEARS, then I grew the most beautiful dreadlocks. They were long and thick and amazing. Then I made some very positive, but still stressful, changes in my life (in April) and in May one night I got the scissors out and chopped off my dreads. I still had a good 4" of hair left, but I made a mistake by thinking I knew how to use an electric shaver, which I did not know how to use, and ended up shaving all my hair off, except my bangs. My hair is now 1/2" long. *sigh*

Part of me has terrible regret about cutting off my dreads, part of me likes the fresh start. What I do NOT want to do is get back into the old habit of cutting at my hair whenever I'm stressed. Hair is a big thing, it's a part of our bodies and a huge part of our self-image. When I had my dreads I was happy about being in public, now I feel so ugly I refrain from socializing much at all. I hide in my home.

The odd thing about shaving my head this time was that the very next day I met my sisters (2) and our cousin for dinner & one of my sisters told us she'd just found out that she has terminal cancer. I honestly felt like I had somehow 'felt' her illness, felt the terrible grief, before my sis actually told us, and that that was part of why I shaved off my hair. My sister will be having some chemo with the hope of giving her a bit more time on this earth. Above all else, my sister grieves ending her life without her long, blonde hair.

So....yeah...I definitely relate to your post, WaifLikeLilly.

[growlycat]

I dye my hair if I'm stressed /can't sleep. I end up with some interesting shades.

[Sesiley]

Yes. I cut it all off when I get aggravated and moody. I would just feel like I needed a new look, that if I did, I would feel better about myself.

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[possum220]

Originally Posted by WaifLikeLilly

Can anyone relate to this? I know it's not the biggest deal, but it's kinda annoying as I keep trying to grow it out, but when I get frustrated, I cut a load of it off.
Haha now I gotta go get the bits I couldn't reach cut so it looks neater xD
(Wasn't sure if a trigger to some or not, so put sign to be safe)

Yup been there and went to the hairdressers to fix it on a number of occasions.

Could you maybe think about still using the scissors on something else as another form of therapy. Cutting out shapes or pictures from a book can be oddly satisfying.

[(JD)]

It sounds like a control issue. ... You become frustrated in life over things you can't control, so you resort to the one thing you know you can: cutting your hair. I hope you find a better solution, since you want to grow your hair out.

[*Laurie*]

Originally Posted by possum220

Yup been there and went to the hairdressers to fix it on a number of occasions.

Could you maybe think about still using the scissors on something else as another form of therapy. Cutting out shapes or pictures from a book can be oddly satisfying.

Good idea! For me the 're-doing' my hair feels like I'm doing something creative...which is a way I cope with stress. Good idea to do something else creative, rather than chop at the hair.

[~Christina]

I have Bipolar and I have many times taking out my frustrations on my hair when in the midst of a episode.. I found a clay based temporary hair color .. Garnier makes it , I picked Purple. Im 48 and a rebel what can I say, lol .

Anyway when I get the itch to go from below shoulder hair to a light pixie cut that I think is going to look as cute on me as Emma Watson or Jennifer Lawrence I give myself a big splash of purple, sometimes a big chunk sometimes just the ends.. it typically has lasted me about 10-14 shampoos, I don't wash my hair daily as its just bad for your hair and it will wash out the color I use to cover my totaly white/grey hair.. To me its enough of a change for me to be able to leave my hair scissors in the drawer far away form my hair.

[dolphin1231]

Thats just your way of dealing with stress! Some people harm themselves! Some people cry! Some people get emotional! Some people get aggressive! In my case, I start a new Tv Show, or just watch a movie!