Okay, how did you read my mind?
This is EXACTLY what started me on my downward spiral with alopecia!
And let me add:
NEVER let someone put cornrows in your hair so tight that you have tears running from the corners of your eyes while they're being put in.
NEVER wear a wig without a wig cap or plastic cap, or something to keep it from rubbing up against your own hair.
NEVER take out your own sew in weave unless you are highly skilled; you run the risk of cutting your own hair in the top when you are trying to cut that little black thread!!!
NEVER neglect your hair under a wig, weave, braids meaning, don't think that now you don't have to tend to your own hair.
Never slap relaxer on your head and while waiting for it to "take" begin rubbing it in like lotion thinking that your scalp is a fortess and that nothing can penetrate it. Rmemeber: scalp is skin.
Blessings!
dk