I think I may have hair-rexia...

[HAIRapy]

I've been bunning for God knows how long. Not because it's protective but because I've been lazy lately. So I got my touchup on 12/23/08 for the first time since September. I got my ends dusted and I got my hair flatironed with not so much as a bump at the ends- I wanted to wrap it when I got home and style like I like it. Anyway, my stylist keeps talking about how long it's getting and I'm smiling and saying thank you, but thinking "Whatever, you tell everyone that."

I get home and do a length check (which I hardly ever do so I won't keep looking all the time) and find that I'm APL!! I would've never thought it! I took some pics (I will post them later today- I have to crop out my back fat) and my hair looks like all the other APL ladies all pretty and stuff in the pictures BUT I don't feel that it is long (maybe because it's shorter in the front) or even close to being long enough. Am I the only one to feel this way?

 

[luckiestdestiny]

Congrats on being Apl! You need to focus on the positive. I try to just forget about my hair. Really, because I realize I can be impatient. I am an inch past mid back as of Dec and my mind is thinking when will I be waist length...and then when will I be full waist length without layers...instead of enjoying my victory. So then I realized I was being silly and had to mentally slap myself into place with a check up. I had to remind myself of how thankful I am that I am achieving my goals.

Where did you start, where are you now, just keep reminding yourself of that and the next thing you know you'll reach your next goal. I reached this one by repeatedly braiding my hair up and keeping it out of my way so that I didn't obsess over it. Is it getting longer? Who knows? I wouldn't even press anything really straight, except my bangs in between as I knew I'd start doing length checks, so I'd just braid it back up and up. Maybe you'll have to find your own way to get your hair out of your head!

Meanwhile CONGRATS. You say how pretty your hair looks. Be PROUD of that!
I guess I too have been known to have a hairexic itch at times.

 

[dlewis]

Congrats. APL is long.

 

[HAIRapy]

Congrats on being Apl! You need to focus on the positive. I try to just forget about my hair. Really, because I realize I can be impatient. I am an inch past mid back as of Dec and my mind is thinking when will I be waist length...and then when will I be full waist length without layers...instead of enjoying my victory. So then I realized I was being silly and had to mentally slap myself into place with a check up. I had to remind myself of how thankful I am that I am achieving my goals.

Where did you start, where are you now, just keep reminding yourself of that and the next thing you know you'll reach your next goal. I reached this one by repeatedly braiding my hair up and keeping it out of my way so that I didn't obsess over it. Is it getting longer? Who knows? I wouldn't even press anything really straight, except my bangs in between as I knew I'd start doing length checks, so I'd just braid it back up and up. Maybe you'll have to find your own way to get your hair out of your head!

Meanwhile CONGRATS. You say how pretty your hair looks. Be PROUD of that!
I guess I too have been known to have a hairexic itch at times.

Congrats. APL is long.

Thanks yall!! I went back to my constant bunning this morning. I must say, it was fun having it out and straight for a week though but back to biznez, I'm trying to get to MBL I've entered the 2009 bootcamp. I won't be doing another length check until my next touchup in Feb, right before V-day and my b-day 7 days later

 

[Jazala]

Grats on APL!!!

I wanna see your pics!!

 

[naturalgurl]

Like luckiestdestiny, I have learned to slow down and enjoy what I have. Some people think you're just looking for attention, but you're not. When I was relaxed, my hair was never this long and healthy. Maybe it got to APL and sweeping BSL but it wasn't healthy and I was worried about it. I think we carry over those bad habits once we learn how to care for our hair. You're APL and healthy but still can't see it. You do have hair-rexia. So do I. I try telling myself that this is long hair for me, so I try to see it as long. But all I see is the length it's not. It's going to be ok, we'll get through this and I know you're not bragging and looking for attention, you actually just don't see the progress that we all see.

 

[HAIRapy]

Okay, I tried to post my pics within this thread, but it won't let me for some reason

I put the comparison pics in my siggy. The 1st is from my big trim to get rid of the bad ends on 3/13/08. The 2nd is my hair now after a relaxer and dusting of my ends. I know only some of my hairs are actually APL, but my hair is in a V shape ATM, so I'm claiming it!

 

[HAIRapy]

Like luckiestdestiny, I have learned to slow down and enjoy what I have. Some people think you're just looking for attention, but you're not. When I was relaxed, my hair was never this long and healthy. Maybe it got to APL and sweeping BSL but it wasn't healthy and I was worried about it. I think we carry over those bad habits once we learn how to care for our hair. You're APL and healthy but still can't see it. You do have hair-rexia. So do I. I try telling myself that this is long hair for me, so I try to see it as long. But all I see is the length it's not. It's going to be ok, we'll get through this and I know you're not bragging and looking for attention, you actually just don't see the progress that we all see.

EXACTLY, you totally understand where I'm coming from BTW, your hair is gorgeous!!