Looking back, did you ever think that you could either grow long hair, or get your hair to the point where you were satisfied with its length/health?
Were there points in your hair care journey when you felt like giving up, and what made you keep going despite any lapses in motivation?
What are some of the biggest challenges that you faced during your hair journey, and what were some of the best lessons that you learned about your hair and yourself?
I like this thread!
Even though I'm nowhere near my ultimate goal, I never thought I couldn't grow my hair. I had really long hair when I was younger so I always felt that it was achievable.
Yes, ever since I bleached/dyed the hell out of my hair, I've felt like giving up. My stylist went overboard with the chemicals and in a span of about six weeks I went from past APL (which was a huge accomplishment for me, because my BC was shorter than neck length less than a year prior) to back to neck length, thanks to the cut she gave me immediately after the dye and the subsequent breakage. It didn't help that the guy I was dating at the time kept commenting on how I'd just wasted a year of my life because I "wasn't natural anymore" (for the record, I claimed, and still claim, naturalness. Just
colored naturalness). I constantly thought about just cutting it back to the asymmetrical bob I used to wear, and just keep it straight. It didn't help that I actually LOVE that cut on me.
What has made me keep going is the amount of hair porn on this board, and others. I love big, natural hair. I'm in it to win it.
Biggest challenge: Staying with it despite the coloring incident. Another challenge was really learning to love my shrinkage. Funny thing is, I didn't love it until it was almost gone (from coloring damage)! Best lesson I learned is that I actually feel MORE beautiful when I'm COMPLETELY ME. Meaning no dye, full shrinkage, no fake nails, etc. etc. This journey has made me appreciate a lot more about myself than just my hair.