Utterly SICK of this hair, damn it!!

acarrico

I have committed to staying natural this time. BUT I am so sick of this hair. Every damn day it is different. I can never just get up and have the same style. Tired of looking like a frizz patch after every lunch time run. And starting all over again. I am a "type A"/control freak personality with THIS crazy curl growing out of my head. If this isn't God's lesson to me to just "let it go" I don't know what is. And WHY can't I just let it go????

I am tired of feeling like I should crawl under a rock for 90% of my waking hours. DAMN IT!

Ok, I just had to vent to a bunch of curlies who would "get" it. I use the curly girl method, my hair has improved so much over the last few years -- but I just can never "be happy" with it. I need a freaking hair therapist! Who spends this much time worrying about their damn hair? I feel so shallow!!

mustangbunny

Omg no you are not alone and you are not shallow. Personally, I feel like my hair has a big impact on my confidence level. And I find that it sometimes makes or breaks how I feel that day. I carry that frustration around all day, sometimes.

sixelamy

Girrlll.. I feel you! It's a tough road, and just when you figure it out it all changes. Too many factors. Sometimes you just have to take a step back and see what you've changed or if your environment has changed and go from there. Hair is my thing... so if I'm not happy with it I feel unattractive. It's a big part of a person, because it's one of the first things everyone sees. You can always get away from CG if it's not working for you. If that doesn't work either, you can always come back to CG. I alternate sometimes, it's good to have options.

curlypearl

Acarrico, how my hair is on any day has more of an influence on how I look then how much sleep I had, how much I weigh, what makeup I have on, what I am wearing, etc.

It's the the unpredictability factor. As you said "Every damn day it is different. I can never just get up and have the same style." I really think that's the biggest problem.

I totally get why you are frustrated and you aren't shallow. For the vast majority of us, our appearance does affect our self-esteem - it's a fact of life.

rbb

i agree with curlypearl -- my hair is the most important thing to me about my appearance.
it is the FIRST thing that we notice about anyone -- their hair. if i am having a good hair day, i can wear a sweatshirt and feel good. i think our hair also says a lot about who we are, it's a statement for us. and i think it sets the tone for how we look, and that effects how we feel. bottom line. shallow or not, that is how it is.

acarrico

WOW!!! Thank you so much for the encouraging words! Nice to hear that others feels the same way. I hate that it dictates my "self esteem" for the day. I guess it is just something I will have to struggle with. Today I feel a bit better. And trying to follow the whole "less is more" approach. Because the more I mess with it, the crazier it gets!! LOL. Again, thank you for the responses. Love the kindred spirits here!

GlamourCurls

Preaching to the choir girlfriend!!

hookilau

sixelamy wrote: »

Girrlll.. I feel you! It's a tough road, and just when you figure it out it all changes. Too many factors. Sometimes you just have to take a step back and see what you've changed or if your environment has changed and go from there. Hair is my thing... so if I'm not happy with it I feel unattractive. It's a big part of a person, because it's one of the first things everyone sees. You can always get away from CG if it's not working for you. If that doesn't work either, you can always come back to CG. I alternate sometimes, it's good to have options.

Totally agree with this. For me, I had to give it all up and find something else to occupy my time. There came a point where the minutia of hair care/styling/products just took over.

No one understood the lingo or the reasons behind all this stuff. As I found myself explainng the lay of the land, so that they could appreciate my glee/frustration/confusion/product discovery, I realized I sounded nuts.

So, last Spring, I got a pixie and went back to blow drying it straight. I was happy with that for a long time, then Summer & all it's precious humidity rolled around.

By the time I was due for my third cut, I'd started giving my waves the side-eye again :lovestory:

I'd not thrown out my products, so I just pulled them out and slowly started getting back to the swing of things. KCCC forgave me & it was as if we'd never been apart.

My hair is acting completely different this time around than last. Either that, or I'm able to appreciate changes and make appropriate choices. maybe we both grew up, lol.

I'm not saying chop it all off, just that I feel ya
:hello2:

acarrico

I got some new product (kinky curly) and that is changing things up for me a bit. Enuf to give me hope. . I think once I get a bit more length I will be happier. I cut out the straight bits so it is shorter than I like.

kalligrey

i know how you feel i just recently started wearing my hair curly and it's so stressful sometimes. not knowing whether it'll look good in an hour or two but i've just started the curly girl method so who knows, maybe i'll gain something from this. i hope you figure it out soon, being frustrated with your hair is no fun

saradatangirala

This pretty much sums up my relationship with my hair! I have sorta type 3C-- super curly/kinky. When I don't have the energy to straight iron my hair, I just wanna crawl into a hole and forget I'm part of the world. Then after I straighten, I don't want to wash it again (I know, gross!) because then the carriage turns back into a pumpkin, the horses back into mice. Makes me sad every time!

amy51373

This is how I ended up with a hair appointment today. Luckily I have a Deva stylist close by and she's super cheap for a deva cut. At least I know my hair will look good today...too bad the Deva products make my hair super tangled underneath so I already know I won't be able to replicate it tomorrow. :dontknow:

hambo02

I had long hair down to my bra strap and I just got it cut all off. normally I hate my hair short and I freak out when it gone cos I dont feel pretty but I got an inverted boob with it really short in the back almost boylike in the back. I loove it short. My hair now takes 15 min to dry. It takes me 10 min to shower and 3 min to do my hair now. where before it was 30 min shower and 15 min of doing hair. If i wanted to defuse it use to take me 20 min, now takes 5. Hair grows back and for me right now short it way better. my hair before would always be on my neck, get caught on my seat belt and purse. I hated it around my face. I felt burried in my hair. I will probably grow it back out just because i always do but maybe not.

MsP

You know a Brazilian Keratin Treatment is SO easy to flat iron in the hair. Afterward, you will have frizz free curls! Just go to uncurly.com and you will love your hair.