10 Feet Long Syndrome

I self-diagnosed myself yesterday when I was talking to my sister about all the hair treatments I've been doing. I explained to her that I am treating my hair like a princess right now. Between natural oil hair masks, gentle finger combing, and scalp massages, my hair has never been treated this well. While this is all good and well, I have a serious problem to come along with this. Whenever I put a mask in my hair, or take my time combing the knots out, I always look in the mirror afterwards and expect to see 10 feet of hair! Would you believe it-- it never happens :(

This is actually pretty serious. I kid you not; I expect to see long hair after a super moisturizing treatment. Then I get into my mental dialogue with my hair.

"Why aren't you long yet? Don't you feel how healthy you are and see how well I'm taking care of you? At least give me a few inches! Please?"

Yeah, something of that sort. Yesterday I did an extra good Sweet Almond Oil and Honey treatment for my hair and I left it in for 2 hours and I could freakishly feel my hair growing while I was waiting to rinse it out. I know, I know. I'm completely mental! But it's just my impatience coming out ten-fold. When I rinsed the mask out, I expected this:

Okay, maybe not the golden color, but you get the idea.

I reasoned this by a similar feeling I used to get when I used to be on weight-loss plans. I would have an extra tough workout and come back to my room expecting to see an eight pack! Obviously it never happened. In our generation, we're expected to see immediate results. Everything is immediate these days. The second we have to wait a while for something, is the moment we give up on it. Well, I'm not gonna be one of those people. I will toil through each day, each month, each year until I reach my goal. Even though I don't see Rapunzel when I look in the mirror after a hot oil treatment, I have to tell myself that I'm going to see her soon. And someday, it will come true.