Hair Phobia
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Topic: Hair Phobia
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Subject: Hair Phobia
Date Posted: April 17 2001 at 4:04am
Hi....Love the site.
Wondered if there was anyone out there who has a phobia about having their hair cut...or if anyone could help me get over mine?
Thanks
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Posted By: Dave Vermillion
Date Posted: April 17 2001 at 9:42pm
I guess its like getting over anything, you just have to have it cut more often, just a little then you will start to like it. Especially if your hair looks more healthy after just cutting 1/2 inch. Just keep doing it and try it. I think you will get used to it. Especially since your hair usually grows 1/2 inch every month., so whats there to loose.
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Dave Vermillion
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Posted By: dianefromcanada
Date Posted: April 19 2001 at 10:45pm
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Reply to message: viewthread.asp?forum=AMB%5FAP595754146&id=1829&page=1#4.1829.1 - 4.1829.1 Phobias are certainly very real and you really need to focus on the reasons why you are so scared. Is it the scissors? Did someone hurt you when you were a child?
Maybe you could find someone that you really trust to talk about your past experience. Maybe you can trust a very close friend to cut a tiny bit of your hair only when you are relaxed about it.
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dianefromcanada
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Posted By: Joe
Date Posted: April 20 2001 at 8:38am
Hi Kathryn, in response to your query about hair-cutting phobia, yes, it is definitely quite common. I myself have a quite acute phobia. Every time my hair starts to get too long for my liking, and I know that I should get it cut, I start getting really anxious and scared, sometimes to the point of being physically sick. This can happen up to a week before the date I have set to get it cut. When the night before the appointment comes along, I have trouble sleeping. Then, the next day, when I drag myself along to the barber`s and ask for "just a trim please" or "just a little bit shorter", my knees are visibly shaking as I sit in the chair. As the cut takes place I worry endlessly about how it will look and whether I will get a bad cut, too short, or a horrible style or something.
Well, when the cut is finished and I see myself in the mirror, I always, without fail, hate it. It looks awful. But I don`t really want to tempt fate by asking for more off, so I accept the cut for what it is and go home feeling awful.
BUT - and this is the big reversal that makes it all ok - after I get home, and inspect the damage for a while in the bathroom mirror, I have always, *always* gotten used to the cut within a half hour, and convinced myself that I do not need to commit suicide and can leave the house without a hat. This has always been the case, no matter how bad I originally thought the haircut was. And once this moment has gone, I can be completely happy and at ease, without a care in the world... until 10 weeks later when my hair has grown out again and I have forgotten the whole experience, and it is time to start worring again!
The point is, no matter how strong your phobia, the only way to combat it is just to be brave, get your hair cut, and trust that you will be happy with the result after a few days.
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