How do you feel when you have a haircut?

[mikebird]

I need a regular haircut, but I don't know how to behave during it.

I have nothing to say. I sit there, really nervous, searching from some topic to bring up, and just can't. I hate it.

I get exactly the same problem at the supermarket checkout. Not a word I can ever say, and would prefer to use an automated system without people, but they are a bit impractical

 

[Mokkat]

I've almost always gotten my mom to cut my hair. She is decent at it, it costs no precious money and I dont have to face smalltalking

 

[Remus]

I got clippers and shave it meself

 

[SunFlexoid]

afterwards, i often feel like i have less hair

 

[fdctk]

I have no prob just sitting there and not saying a word. Usually the girl cutting my hair is the one that keeps bringing up topics to talk about and yaps my ear off the whole time.

 

[Mickery]

I don't like my appearance when I go in and I don't like my appearance when I come out again. No matter where I've gone, the staff seem quite accustomed to people who don't small talk during the ritual so I don't sweat it if I'm not having a good day, chat-wise. I'd say that a big, busy place is much better for self-consciousness, though.

 

[LonelyWonders]

I just answer whatever little questions they ask and let the rest be silence, also they have self-checkout lines where I live : o

 

[Kinetik]

I've cut my own hair for the last three years because the small-talk/awkward silences at the barber became too much for me. I started out giving myself a buzz cut because it was easy and there wasn't much that could go wrong, but now I can do a few different looks with varying hair lengths and I'm actually getting pretty good at it.

 

[Rembrandt Broam]

Not that keen. I don't like the small talk, and I don't like having to sit there while it's being done. My mind is always focusing on all the other things I could be doing, and I'm just wanting the guy to hurry up and get it finished. There have actually been times where I've been tempted to just say "OK! It's good enough now. You can leave it at that." I mean, he's cutting my hair, not carving The David from a block of marble!

 

[thebritishasian]

I feel the exact same way, sometims I even get to the salon and change my mind at the last second and don't bother going in. I hate sitting there looking at myself in the mirror, making small talk and most of all I feel very claustrophobic. I force myself to go though when my hair starts getting un-stylable and afterwards I always feel better in myself and gain a little confidence, it's stupid because it's not that big of a deal but I just can never seem to control myself even though I know I've been there and done it so many times before.

 

[Kiwong]

It's hard but I just close my eyes. I talk if the barber wants to.

 

[Deus_Ex_Lemur]

When it starts to molt.

 

[superfluouslyme]

My sister is a diva in the making, so I let her cut my hair. The first time, I was terrified. But I really enjoy it now. I feel like a fresher, newer me.

 

[cassiestrange]

i feel the same way. I tell myself that this time ill be myself and i picture myself just going in being all confident and happy, talking with everyone. And then i get there and my SA takes over and i end up just hardly saying anything. I hate how i feel sitting there, and seeing myself in the mirror. My hair dresser is a really pretty girl too, so i feel like she looks down on me for not being good enough or something.... i just feel sucky everytime i'm there

 

[BlueDays]

It's hard but I just close my eyes. I talk if the barber wants to.

I close my eyes for it too. Glad to read I am not the only one who does this. I just pretend I am really tired etc. I just got so sick of the nosiness and fake concern from the hairdressers.

 

[hippiechild]

...dunno lol

 

[Apotheosis]

As a small child I used to be terrified of haircuts, so my parents bought this:

Now I'm terrified of vacuums, so I go to a professional hairdresser once a month.

I'll never trust my parents again but at least I have great hair.

 

[Patrick26]

I need a regular haircut, but I don't know how to behave during it.

I have nothing to say. I sit there, really nervous, searching from some topic to bring up, and just can't. I hate it.

I get exactly the same problem at the supermarket checkout. Not a word I can ever say, and would prefer to use an automated system without people, but they are a bit impractical

I love getting haircuts. I used to get them once a month, but now i got hair clippers and shave my head once every 3 days.

As for cashiers at the checkout at grocery stores. Do what i did 20 minutes ago. Asked her how her day was, then when she finished as i said "atleast the rain stopped". Could not talk long, she is working...she gets paid to work, not to chitchat except while she's getting your groceries. She was pretty good looking too, and i felt she was an easy person to talk to without the "ZOMG SO NERVOUS!". Maybe some people wont like it but perhaps if it's a girl say "Hey hows your day been?", as you're near ready to go ask her what she is doing tonight, just be curious, not like you wanna hound her. You're not asking her out, you're just wondering what her plans are tonight. I've yet to get a woman tell me "none of your buisness", they seem not mind telling you.

 

[fdctk]

lolol what the HELL is that???

 

[Tiercel]

I got clippers and shave it meself

I was going to say "bald." But this works, too.

For those of you tempted to join the self-shearing club, always remember to put something on before heading out into a cold rain. That's got to be one of the worst feelings in the world.

*shudders*