I would relax again. I don't need a certain style or trend to validate my life. I like to do what I like to do.
Personally, I regret BCing, but in a way, it has helped me solve a bigger issue in my life. I would have a more healthy view about my hair and what I love about it. I don't have the relaxed/natural roller coaster in my mind, anymore.
I really did not have relaxed horror stories. Just an insane desire to be natural, no matter what. The single strand knots and the long styling time of natural hair is robbing me of my joy. I can take good care of my relaxed hair and enjoy my hair again. If I want to have the natural look for a time, I can do long stretches. What I know now is that I can't be natural with short hair. It is true in my case, for ME.