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Here's how I looked like before I cut my hair. I have joined the legion of normal guys. *Cries* - I actually had a big break-up with my ex, and it was more of an compulsive act. That, and I had been thinking about it for years.
In some ways it has been a spiritual cleansing. I cannot really explain to you how but I will say it like this.
When dwelling in the city, I am somewhat a bit more at ease. I do not feel the constant tension I once had, but it comes and goes. It just depends on where I am at, and what I am doing. I fill I am still spiritually adjusted to long hair.
Nature.)
when I had my long hair. I used to derive my energy from nature. It's hard to explain but, weekly or so, I had to retreat to the outskirts of town to re-energize for a while. It seems like, I couldn't get my energy unless I was on the outskirts of town.
Now I don't really benefit from it like I used to. There are spots that I used to drive to, and, I don't feel that calm or peace I once did so it's been a bit strange. Something I'm working on.
Cut hair.)
A strange thing is now that my hair is cut, I can get energy and peace from sitting next to a tree. When my hair was long, I had to retreat to the wilderness for it. Now I don't have to as much.
Normalcy | - Life has become more normalized and calm in general. I do not have that great spiritual tuition and protection that I once had from my long hair. There were times, when I had my long hair, that I felt completely powerful. It's hard to explain. They say long hair is a type of spiritual receptor and you absorb that energy.
It definitely kept the detractors. I have been more self concious in some ways, but more accepted by society. It's hard to explain. I still have undeveloped social skills.
all in all, not much has changed. I just lost a spiritual barrier of sorts.
I do plan to regrow it some day. I miss it but I also am enjoying being able to be at peace and emerged with society. In a strange way having cut hair has changed me in a lot of ways.
So the breakup with your now ex-SO was the impetus to cut your hair, but you had been toying with the idea for some time. And yet I sense a feeling of regret between the lines.
The MLHH will be here when you are ready, which I suspect will be sooner than later. Right now there are members who made the same decision you did, and regretted it later. And here they are, starting again on the journey. They thought like you did, toyed with the idea, and eventually gave in, then wished they hadn't.
Hair follicles respond to fear, temperature changes, excitement. Your hair stands up on it's end, you get goosebumps, you feel the hairs raise on the back of your neck. You feel this more when hair has some length.
The long hair is also a message to society; you are not a conformist, you like to rock the boat, you prefer individuality over herd mentality, buzz/crew cuts are boring, cavemen didn't get frequent haircuts, Vikings wore long hair in braided styles, real men are secure with wearing hair long, they don't care what anybody else thinks. If that describes you, you are already missing the hair, and you will be back growing it again.
And from your pic, you had the ability to grow a decent head of hair, there are guys with thinning or baldness envying you. Are you happy with your decision? Only you know the answer, and what you decide to do next. The MLHH is here when you decide, should you need it.
