One typical body practice I make is playing with my hair. Playing with your hair can be done in numerous ways such as messing it up, picking at your split ends, combing through your bangs or the ends or just all of your hair altogether! It seems like whenever I'm just having a conversation with someone, when I don't want to make eye contact with someone or if I want to make it seem like I'm not paying attention I will play with my hair. I think I started doing this because it would somehow cause people to think that I was busy or to make me less nervous when I'm talking to a cute guy and I don't want to seem shy. Playing with my hair has become unconscious and I don't even realize I'm doing it unless I think about it. When I play with my hair it makes me feel safe and it's soothing so it calms me down if my heart is racing fast or if I'm in an awkward situation. I tend to comb through the ends with my fingers and look at it all the time and pet it because it's so soft. Most people would think that girls play with their hair because they're bored, but I think that it helps comfort girls in anxious times. It's almost like I have a dome over my head - a head of hair - that's protecting me from all the dangers in the world. It doesn't make much sense but when I analyze it, that's what it feels like for me!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
like, omg, like I can't stop playing with my hair
One typical body practice I make is playing with my hair. Playing with your hair can be done in numerous ways such as messing it up, picking at your split ends, combing through your bangs or the ends or just all of your hair altogether! It seems like whenever I'm just having a conversation with someone, when I don't want to make eye contact with someone or if I want to make it seem like I'm not paying attention I will play with my hair. I think I started doing this because it would somehow cause people to think that I was busy or to make me less nervous when I'm talking to a cute guy and I don't want to seem shy. Playing with my hair has become unconscious and I don't even realize I'm doing it unless I think about it. When I play with my hair it makes me feel safe and it's soothing so it calms me down if my heart is racing fast or if I'm in an awkward situation. I tend to comb through the ends with my fingers and look at it all the time and pet it because it's so soft. Most people would think that girls play with their hair because they're bored, but I think that it helps comfort girls in anxious times. It's almost like I have a dome over my head - a head of hair - that's protecting me from all the dangers in the world. It doesn't make much sense but when I analyze it, that's what it feels like for me!
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I love this! I play with my hair all the time, and I agree that it is definitely a comfort thing. I do it to make myself appear busy or uninterested when I see someone I really don't want to talk to or the conversation I'm having takes a super boring turn. The way I play with my hair also changes with the situation I'm in. Like I might do one thing if I'm trying to flirt but a completely different thing if I'm super focused on something. I never would have thought to write a post about this as a body practice, but it totally is. I thought this was very entertaining to read!
ReplyDeleteI completely agree! Whenever I'm in an awkward situation, like talking to a stranger, I turn to my hair for comfort. You never really realize how often you do something until you focus on it. The body practice unit has made me realize stuff like this that I do all the time unconsciously. Even when it's in a ponytail I will play with it.
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