greenidlady1
New Member
Hi,
I had to vent and no one else will understand. I am about to cry -I got my touch up and it had been about five months since my last trim- my goal had been to have ends that could handle a break. Things were going so, so well for me and my hair. I'd acheived bra strap length and my hair was thick and healthy.
Anyway, yesterday I had a ton of new growth, but I had been noticing some breakage, particularly some areas in the back on the bottom of my hair. It is getting dryer because of the colder weather and my hair seemed to snap a little here and there when I had my purse or work book bag on my shoulder, but nothing could had prepared me for yesterday. My hair was breaking everywhere! My stylist flat ironed it before my cut to make sure she wasn't cutting too much, but gave me the mirror and I could see damage myself. I am so sad, and we were at a loss to figure out what the problem was. I am taking vitamins, conditioners, baggie treatment and the whole thing. It was only when I mentioned that I was under a tremendous amount of stress at my job right now that we figured that could be the problem.
She isn't a scissor happy stylist and I think she could feel my pain as much as me. In fact she has been with me for three years, and knows about the crap I have to put up with at work (not going into details, a cold, racist, sexist environment) for years. She has always encouraged me with the things that I have learned from the forum. Anyway I noticed myself how thin my hair was and could see the breakage for myself. So, I left there with two inches of hair on the floor and the only thing I can say is that if I wasn't already at bra strap, I would be even more upset.
When I went out with friends yesterday, everyone thought it looked fine like I'd had a nice cut and I wanted to say "I have two inches of hair on the floor at the salon!"
So, I know this is a long post, but nobody else gets it. I am looking for another job and will be doing the conditioner washes until I feel that my hair can handle more. Stress is the only culprit I can come up with and I know another sister that used to work at the job whose hair was falling out too!
I'll be doing my workout plan again and journaling, but I'm here to tell you that stress can do a number on your hair! I don't even think I can change my signature yet because it will make me sad.
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Take care,
G
I had to vent and no one else will understand. I am about to cry -I got my touch up and it had been about five months since my last trim- my goal had been to have ends that could handle a break. Things were going so, so well for me and my hair. I'd acheived bra strap length and my hair was thick and healthy.
Anyway, yesterday I had a ton of new growth, but I had been noticing some breakage, particularly some areas in the back on the bottom of my hair. It is getting dryer because of the colder weather and my hair seemed to snap a little here and there when I had my purse or work book bag on my shoulder, but nothing could had prepared me for yesterday. My hair was breaking everywhere! My stylist flat ironed it before my cut to make sure she wasn't cutting too much, but gave me the mirror and I could see damage myself. I am so sad, and we were at a loss to figure out what the problem was. I am taking vitamins, conditioners, baggie treatment and the whole thing. It was only when I mentioned that I was under a tremendous amount of stress at my job right now that we figured that could be the problem.
She isn't a scissor happy stylist and I think she could feel my pain as much as me. In fact she has been with me for three years, and knows about the crap I have to put up with at work (not going into details, a cold, racist, sexist environment) for years. She has always encouraged me with the things that I have learned from the forum. Anyway I noticed myself how thin my hair was and could see the breakage for myself. So, I left there with two inches of hair on the floor and the only thing I can say is that if I wasn't already at bra strap, I would be even more upset.
When I went out with friends yesterday, everyone thought it looked fine like I'd had a nice cut and I wanted to say "I have two inches of hair on the floor at the salon!"
So, I know this is a long post, but nobody else gets it. I am looking for another job and will be doing the conditioner washes until I feel that my hair can handle more. Stress is the only culprit I can come up with and I know another sister that used to work at the job whose hair was falling out too!
I'll be doing my workout plan again and journaling, but I'm here to tell you that stress can do a number on your hair! I don't even think I can change my signature yet because it will make me sad.
/images/graemlins/cry3.gif
Take care,
G
