Dying My Hair

I love dying my hair! I've been going grey since I was 14 and I love changing up the colours.

However every single time I decide I want to do it, either myself or go to a hair dressers I get severely worried that I'm going to have an allergic reaction and die.

I do the allergy test every time, but this time I did it three time before I could convince myself that I would be OK. The anxiety was made worse by a recent news story about a woman whose face became completely swollen after dying her hair.

I went through with it and it looks good but I know next time it will be exactly the same....it's so frustrating, my anxiety affects every aspect of my life
and nothing I have done (meds, cbt, hypnotherapy, acupuncture etc) has worked to help reduce it.

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BoobooSnafu

Maybe take antihistamines before you go ?

Even if it's psychosomatic , it's a precaution against an allergic reaction .
So it might help alleviate 'some anxiety.
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AquaTofana · 41-45, F

@BoobooSnafu I know, it's a violet colour right now, last time it was red and blue but I leave it too long between dyes and so it grows out, and you can see the grey and it makes me look a lot older then I because it's not even a nice grey lol my mind just doesn't like to accept that nothing will happen, no matter how many times I do it.

BoobooSnafu

@AquaTofana tjats sux.
I'm going grey myself ....and it's such a nothing yuck colour on its own .

My sympathies.

Still.
At least you're inspired to experiment.
Some never do , and stay the same colour every day of their adult life 🤷‍♀️

AquaTofana · 41-45, F

@BoobooSnafu Thanks 😊. I couldn't do that, last thing I would want to be is boring lol

smiler2012 · 61-69

{@aquatofana ] sorry to here this . your anxiety effects you this way on such a everday thing .

AquaTofana · 41-45, F

@smiler2012 thank you. I can't really talk about it irl because people get so frustrated with me for it. It does stop me doing quite a few things, but most of the time I do eventually work up the nerve to do them, it cam just take time.

smiler2012 · 61-69

@AquaTofana you need encouragement to have trust in your judgement you are doing the right thing it must be awful as your brain is telling you one thing and in your heart is tell you the the opposite . ithink you seem to have a lack of confidence in your conviction hence where encourage and help you be put your way not scorn because of your difficulties 😃

Dolimyte · 41-45, M

I have anxiety as well. It really can derail your life. Have you tried psychedelics?

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Dolimyte · 41-45, M

@AquaTofana they do, but it's not a miracle cure. You need to be in the right headspace before you have a trip, and a trip-sitter is always a good idea. Avoid cannabis while tripping, the paranoia intensifies and mixes poorly with hallucinations. I hear good things about micro dosing, but I haven't had enough to try it for any length of time.

AquaTofana · 41-45, F

@Dolimyte my problem I think is that because I have MS, my brain doesn't work properly anyway so things that are supposed to help just don't anymore. I'm glad they help you, it cam take so long to find something that does.

Dolimyte · 41-45, M

@AquaTofana I'm sorry to hear that. I hope that you find something that helps you too.

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