'Trauma can be defined as anything that overwhelms an individual's ability to cope. And while the symptoms of PTSD are extremely distressing, they are, in fact, a form of protection.' -Dr. Elena Touroni, Co-Founder of The Chelsea Psychology Clinic.
for Christmas in the hope it would cure the great clumps of hair clogging my drain. By the new year, I was convinced it was making it worse, again, not recognizing that the death of my grandmother and the discovery of yet another ovarian cyst neatly aligned with more strands coming loose from my scalp.I returned to forums to read of other women discussing the pros and cons of different shampoos, all upwards of $20 a bottle.
Prior to my shower sobbing over hair loss, I had naively assumed that my modern feminist praxis allowed me to stop caring about the way I look. I believed I was above most desires to alter my face and , despite trending celebrity news and product bombardment. Now I see that I was only enjoying having the choice not to care about certain things related to my looks, which is mostly rooted in my privilege as a white woman.Despite thinking I knew better than to fall for the marketing of 'cult' products, I sought out what was sold as an easy fix because it appeared simpler than processing my trauma.is a writer and vocal critic of the beauty industry.
PTSD has given me pause. It has forced me to reckon with the ways I was using external markers of wellness, like
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