Do You Cut Your Hair When Stressed/triggered?

[Montgomery]

Lmao after the breakup with my ex i chopped most of my hair off. Impulsive as hell but i am very pleased with the result so whatever.

 

[KeepItSimple]

Did I get the haircut of high status individual last week. I have been to many barbers.

I am not with the $30 haircut movement.
$15-$17 anything over, no tip

 

[Mach123]

I would reverse the order and say I get obsessed with feeling bad about it and I cut it. I used to so it's like a self harm explosion.

I got a good haircut this time and I'm determined to keep it awhile but I've been saying that thirty years and never manage.

I have to find some one to cut it which again is a thirty year thing. The places I went the longest, and I did go to a couple places for years, did the worst job lol.

It's really short I like it very masculine and I'm all tan and stuff. Nice summer hair.

 

[piratelady]

When I’ve been depressed I get the urge to dramatically change my hair, both cutting it and coloring it. My haircut person now picked up in that and said if I come to him with too crazy of a request he’s going to remember that and sit down for us to have a talk before we do anything lol

 

[TruthSeeker]

I go get my hair braided when I'm stressing out ( a way to stay functional).....and that is stress reducing to do something different and that feels good-for me. I don't have to worry about it looking messy for about 5 days.....then when it comes out...it's in waves. I think, my younger part of me likes the braids.....and the departs that stress and worry-cause it's an easy keep. But cutting my hair.....no, I had it short and shoulder length when I was married-----and short hair was a sign of getting old.....women, as they got a little gray, or to a certain age were seen as cutting their hair shorter as a norm....and I like it long.

 

[The cutter]

So I saw in another thread and was surprised, I didn't want to take it of topic. When I'm in a really bad place or triggered, sometimes I feel the overwhelming urge to cut my hair, the urge to do this is much stronger when my hair is growing longer, I end up cutting it or buzzing it off with clippers (not bald, just short - I use an #8 and #12 clipper guard that gives a good pixie cut).

I don't feel that I do this as direct relation to a trauma or memory, or because I'm loosing it. I think it's probably that I feel an intense need for change and that cutting my hair is something I can do. Though I have noticed, I hate having long hair mostly because I don't think it suits me, but also it's a lot of work (my hair is incredibly thick) and I seem to strangle myself with it in my sleep. The only way I'd grow my hair out now is to get dreadlocks which I do really want, but I can't even grow it for that because I get antsy to cut it all off.

I was surprised to see that two other members mentioned they cut their hair (though I don't know to what degree) and I wondered if anyone else feels the need to cut their hair when triggered or coming out of a bad place and whether this is just metamorphic (needing change) or practical (needing a lower maintenance cut), or if some members have a negative feelings about having longer hair.

I cut my hair with a #1 or #2. It seems when I'm stressed beyond talking. I've done it for years. I hate it I cut it until its ugly. I love my hair when its mid length but the second I get stressed I cut off my cute looks then I spend 4-8 months regretting it.

So is it PTSD? I've been ruining my look. I cut until I'm no longer cute. It's like I go through a dark phase and wont stop until I'm no longer cute or recognizable. I'm miserable at this point. I get so many compliments on my short hair and when I'm triggered I cut my beauty away until I officially feel ugly. I've done this for years and I need a natural copeing mechanism

 

[joeylittle]

So is it PTSD?

Could be lots of things. Have you been diagnosed with PTSD?

 

[Waaade]

I cut my hair in chunks but not for re inventing myself it's a type of self harm for me it's easier then cutting my skin release energy which makes me cry more then I do it again until someone stops me.. then they fix it and i do it again