Phantom hair

Jul 13, 2025
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I have always had long hair since I can remember. It has never been shorter than my shoulders. There have been many of times where I go to move my hair back and realize is not there.

It is kind of like when an amputee looses a limp and has that feeling that it is still there. There is no physical pain but there is emotional and mental pain of not having it.

Now that I have little stubs of hair on my head - when the wind blows - the hair follicles are more sensitive and it is a bit weird. Rain or the shower is the same thing. You feel it more intensely.

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