Fro Depression: What is it? How can I deal with it?

      I know that the term may sound a bit drastic, but this is the only way I can describe what I feel time to time when I look at my short hair. Now, it isn’t that I don’t like the way my hair looks, but sometimes I miss having my really long curls. It also doesn’t help that I am currently growing my hair out which means I am in the “awkward stage” where it isn’t long enough to look cool or short enough to have a definite “style”.

If you find yourself not knowing what to do with your short hair or frustrated because it isn’t “growing fast enough” then I think I have some tips for you. Granted, these will not make your “longing for long luscious locks” go away. However it may help the process go a lot smoother and help you appreciate your hair even more.

1) STOP torturing yourself!

When you first feel fro depression you might be tempted to go into your social media website of choice and start looking at old pictures of your hair. This may last from a few minutes to a few hours depending on how depressed you actually are and how many pictures you have available to you. (the depression may also increase as you continue to look at pictures!)

At this point you have two choices:

a) Stop looking at the pictures

        b)Use these pictures as inspiration

Personally, I like option “b” as it allows you to use the old pictures of your hair as motivation. 

Kind of like when people put pictures of bikini’s on their fridge, this method will remind you what your hair goal is and motivate you to reach it.

2) Look for pictures of short hair

    This one is actually a lot more fun than you may think. If you look up pictures of short curly hairstyles it may inspire you to play with your own hair and feel more comfortable with wearing it out. Also, this may remind you of why you cut your hair in the first place and give you an unexpected confidence boost!

3) Play with accessories

Take this time to play with all those hats, scarves, clips and headbands that you could never wear before! Appreciate the fact that you can wear these things right now and work it! 

 4) Focus on Keeping your hair healthy

 If you have naturally curly hair you know how hard it is to keep it healthy and moisturized. Use this time to try out different products, build different routines and see what styling techniques work for you. Focus on making your hair as healthy as possible so it can grow beautifully. You can also work on your diet to see how it affects your hair growth.

I hope these tips were helpful and that you can use them in order to conquer your fro depression!

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