I had an a-ha moment yesterday where I realized I needed some accountability and something tangible to compare & work towards.
Below are yesterdays pulls. I took the time to collect every hair I pulled into a ziploc bag. I would say this is about 95% of the hairs I pulled yesterday. There was some obvious throw aways that slipped my mind as I still try and get into this new habit, and a few pulls from the morning before I decided to start collecting them.
Part of my habit is breaking each piece of hair, as many times as possible, so I couldn't get an accurate count on the total number of pulls versus breaks which I am going to do today. I am going to try and not break any pieces of hair. Not saying I won't break any pieces off my head, but if I pull a full hair, I will not break it into smaller hairs. I know this is going to spike my anxiety levels but in order to be able to track my pulls, I can't break the hairs.
The picture is slightly disturbing, which I guess is the point of this exercise, to be able to get a realistic grasp of what I am pulling. When I toss them away, and don't see a day's worth of pulls in one daunting image, it seems less like a problem. Hopefully this new activity will be the accountability I needed to shock myself into having a lot more self control.
Not breaking my hair after a pull will be a feat in itself and a baby step towards kicking the habit, as I have determined the break is just as addictive as the pull.
Hopefully I can stick to my guns and have a break-free Wednesday.
Enjoy your day xo
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