Did your DOUBTS get easier when you hair...

[ProjectWLhair]

got longer???

Im in b/w Sl and Apl and sometimes i experience a little doubt about reaching my goals. I NEVER had long hair before, so its not like I can say.. I did it before I can do it again.

So long hair ladies,, do you think after you reached APL or BSL it got easier for you to say.. Ok, I can reach MBL or WL?? OR whatever ur next goal was???

 

[aribell]

When I hit apl, my doubts did ease. I think that being able to see yourself with long hair (that's growing out of your head) helps you envision the possibility of it being longer. I think it also dispels the thought "Oh, my hair has never gotten to x length, so maybe it never will." Once you reach x length you see that how long your hair was in the past really doesn't determine how long in could be.

 

[kyla]

This is a good question...

 

[ProjectWLhair]

Re: Did your DOUBTS get easier when your hair...

Bumping...

 

[I Am So Blessed]

when i was SL, i always new i would be WL without any doubt, dont Doubt! just KNOW!

 

[beans4reezy]

I recently hit APL and my hair has never been this long before ever. I'm like, okay, if I could get here...BSL is only a few inches away...MBL a few more inches from there- I can do it! Actually, I feel like hitting my hair goals actually gives me the fire and motivation to keep on growing.

 

[Toy]

Yes my doubts disappeared as soon as i reached a little pass shoulder length i knew from there my hair can grow LOL.

 

[SimpleKomplexity]

Yup I had doubts when I first started. I actually thought Shoulder length was my terminal length for awhile. Once I hit APL and looked back at the old pictures....I knew anything was possible.

 

[*CherryPie*]

I've always had long hair. But my hair hasn't been close to MBL since I was in my 20s. I had been doubting WL until I almost got to MBL last year.

I had a setback in November from using a wave iron. It broke my ends off. I had to cut back to APL. I learned my lesson though.

 

[naturalmanenyc]

I've never had doubts that my hair would be as long as I want. My BFF since childhood kept long hair (BSL and longer) while I preferred to stick around APL or shorter (like my mom & sister). My last short cut was like Halle Berry's but with some streaks.

When I stopped cutting my hair, I reached BSL. I was relaxed at that time but I know that I will get there again as a natural.

 

[isawstars]

Thanks for this thread OP. I've been experiencing this lately.

 

[SEMO]

It did get somewhat easier as my hair got longer. When I joined this forum my ultimate goal was just to reach BSL. I thought that was as long as I could reasonably expect my hair to get. So it was surprising when that goal became a reality. Even more surprising when I passed it.

But even now (esp. since I mostly wear my hair curly and it looks much shorter then) I sometimes find it surreal that my hair is the length it is. It took encouragement from members of this forum before I was willing to claim WL. Because me having WL was just so far outside of anything I was even expecting or reaching for at first.

 

[wheezy807]

As soon as i reached my first goal APL, i knew i was on to something. From there on i knew i could reach ALL my goals.

 

[dachsies_rule!]

Once i got close to MBL i knew that i could grow to WL (or beyond) without a doubt!

 

[Optimus_Prime]

It did get somewhat easier as my hair got longer. When I joined this forum my ultimate goal was just to reach BSL. I thought that was as long as I could reasonably expect my hair to get. So it was surprising when that goal became a reality. Even more surprising when I passed it.

But even now (esp. since I mostly wear my hair curly and it looks much shorter then) I sometimes find it surreal that my hair is the length it is. It took encouragement from members of this forum before I was willing to claim WL. Because me having WL was just so far outside of anything I was even expecting or reaching for at first.

That's great! What is your ultimate goal now?

 

[Polyesterdiva]

YES the journey has gotten easier for me as my hair is grown. My confidence has increased, but also the manageability of my hair too (ironically). I don't heat style at all now because I can braid out or twist out without feeling like my hair is too short.

So my is healthier than ever before and growing a lot faster too.

 

[Goombay_Summer]

My whole life my hair never grew beyond SL and I erroneously thought that 4B hair wouldn't grow beyond a certain length. Boy was I wrong !!! As my au natural hair grew I became more confident and I stopped setting limits on how long my hair could grow. I'm currently MBL and knocking on WSL's door.

 

[Janet']

This is a great thread...I am one who is a little discouraged. I will admit that I am worried that I might not reach APL...Thanks for the encouragement, ladies!

 

[Shananyganz]

I will not say that I encounter doubt...I know my hair can and will grow. It's just that sometimes it is a little difficult to stay encouraged. When I am in protective styles (braids and weaves), I don't see my complete hair for months at a time, so I can't gage what is going on. So I don't know if I doing right by my hair...BUT when I have it out...it blows me away. The thickness, the health, the length (since my big chop). I know that I can reach my hair goals, I just sometimes get down on where I think I should be versus where I am. Truth be told, I am RIGHT on target. I just need to keep it together and realize its all a process....one step at a time!

 

[prospurr4]

When I first logged into this site and saw pics of the long, thick-haired ladies with my hair type (4b) on here, my doubts didn't have a chance. I've never had long/thick hair, not even as a child, and I was at neck length at the time, but I just knew if they could have hair like THAT, so could I.