I don’t like hair on my face. I never have.
When my hair is long, I usually have it up in a pony tail or a plait. When it’s short, it has to be able to go behind my ears or up in hair clips.
If hair is touching my face, especially my cheeks, then I find it really distracting. It’s worse when my hair is clean and soft.
I only realised how much recently when I was reading about sensory issues with autism. I mentioned this last year in a group I’m in for women with ADHD, and found that I wasn’t alone. I hadn’t realised this was so common.
I have a steady supply of hair clips and hair elastics to keep my hair back from my face as I find head bands too tight on my head, even though they do keep my hair back off my face.
Some days, I think I should just shave it all off, but I don’t think it’d look very good… plus I don’t like the sound or the feel of the hair clippers!
It’s not just on my face either! When my hair is longer and I have it in a pony tail, there are some days when I can’t stand it on the back of my neck. On those days, I twist it around my pony tail into a bun.
Whenever I read about sensory issues, it often seems to relate to clothes, noise, or light. I haven’t seen much about hair or the feel of hair on skin.
I also struggle to find the sorts of hair clips I like, ones that stay in my hair and are easy to use. The ones I want just aren’t in fashion right now… I’m sure I’ll find some one day, I just have to keep my eyes open.
Until then, I’ll just keep going with the clips I have and do what I can to keep my hair off my face and neck.
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