Wellness
Both scientists and spiritual experts support a post-breakup chop.
Thepost-breakup checklistis a cliche for a reason it works.
First, you have to meet up with friends to vent, preferably over drinks.
Second, you have to re-download Hinge.
And third, you have tochop off your hair.
Those are the rules.
Trashing your ex and looking for a rebound inherently make sense.
But the reason so many people crave a majorhaircut after a breakupisnt immediately clear.
I took off about six to eight inches, maybe more, and I felt something… a release.
Liberated in a way.
Heres what you should know about post-breakup bobs and the negative vibes that might be stuck in your strands.
In Native American traditions,long hair represents the sacredand ones connection to mother Earth, she tells Bustle.
This belief connects with the notion that hair is a physical manifestation of our spiritual and emotional state.
Each strand potentially holds an imprinted connection to our ups and downs.
Its almost like a recording.
Why Hair Holds Energy (And Trauma?)
While hair holds a lot of spiritual significance, this idea also has roots in science.
Our bodies also burn up morecalcium and B vitamins.
And all of that affects our hair.
To erase the story and free yourself from those bonds, you may want a quick snip.
Is It Why You Want A Buzzcut After A Breakup?
On TikTok, creator@thedailyalisays shes beencutting her hair shorter and shorterfor the past few months.
Theres something so freeing about getting rid of hair thats been weighing you down.
Creator@theniecysaraealso went much, much shorter, saying 2023 was a hell of a year for me.
According to Kushnir, cutting it off symbolically releases these old attachments and burdens.
If youve been going through it and need a new start, then cheers to getting a bob.
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)Stress and the Hair Growth Cycle: Cortisol-Induced Hair Growth Disruption.
