Ok, I'm starting to crack.

[NJoy]

What started out as fun and responsible has turned me into a nervous wreck. I'm prepping to relax after stretching for, uh, I don't know how long. Getting a touch up never bothered me before, whether I did it myself or at a salon. But, as I'm reading some posts about demarcation lines and breakage and stretching (oh my!), I'm suddenly worried about all the concoctions that I've been using in my hair and am worrying about my hair totally breaking off. I'm planning on having my hair done on Tuesday so that I can have time to prepare my hair and scalp but, . And why am I obsessing over every shed hair all of a sudden? I feel like strand by strand, I'm going bald. And this from someone who had always been SO negligent with my hair but always managed to have hair. But still, .

I'm up on a ledge. Somebody has to talk a sista down. I added garlic extract to my deep conditioner today and let it sit forever, to keep my hair from shedding. Then I panicked, wondering if my hair had TOO much moisture so I used apHogee 2 min treatment. Then, D'oh! Maybe I shouldn't have done that! erplexed Maybe I should've waited til my hair dried to see if it was too much moisture. So I pulled my hair into a low pony to dry. THEN I remembered posts complaining about losing hair at the nape so I moved the pony higher up....which meant combing while wet....which led me to wonder if I was handling my hair too rough (even tho I was being oh so very careful).... Surely I was breaking hairs at the demarc line. Wasn't I? Did I? Wait!!! Did I moisturize and seal?! I can't take it down now. Aaaaaaaakkkkk!!!! I'm losing it over here. Is it Tuesday yet? Is the room getting dark? What what that?! Auntie Em? Toto? :skitzo: Mommy...

 

[NIN4eva]

Breath. Sit yourself down. Have a piece of cake and play a game or something. I can't keep my hands out of my hair either sometimes. You have to bun it, put a headband on and keep yourself occupied.

 

[exubah]

oh lawd I shouldn't be but I'm killing masef over here!!

.............on another note back away from the ledge and don't stress, your hair will speak to you and let you know what it needs . You said it yourself you have been negligent before and manage to maintain your hair so now that you are paying attention to your hair I'm sure it will be fine, have faith in efforts....think good thoughts.........woosaa (sp? )