u/Daydreamer_6

I've honestly never participated in anything like this before, it just popped up for me today and now I'm getting an error message. Does anyone know what could be happening?

I genuinely don’t know what to do with my hair anymore and it’s starting to stress me out.

Growing up I didn’t really have anyone in my life to teach me what to do with my hair, and I’ve been straightening it pretty much every day since I was a teenager. That’s just been my default forever.

The thing is, I know my hair isn’t naturally straight. When I was little I had those cute spiral “baby curls” at the ends, but I spent most of my childhood with tight ponytails or a bob, so I never learned how to work with my natural texture.

Now I’m dealing with a few issues:

My hair will NOT grow past my shoulders

By the end of the day it flips out and does its own thing (pics included)

I recently moved from a super dry climate to a really humid one, and straightening is basically pointless now, it never holds, no matter how much spray I use

I got a haircut at Great Clips last April and they cut it into like 3 chunky sections… which I feel like you can definitely see

At this point I don’t even know what my hair type is, or if this is damage, natural texture trying to come through, or both. I just know I’m tired of spending time straightening it only to hate it a few hours later.

I’d really love to:

Figure out what my natural hair type actually is

Stop relying on heat every day

Learn how to style it in a way that actually works with humidity

Get it to grow past this awkward shoulder length

If anyone has advice on where to start (routine, products, haircut suggestions, literally anything), I would seriously appreciate it. I just want to feel okay about my hair for once instead of frustrated by it every day.