What length do you *think* of your hair as?

[Andalusite]

I officially hit WL and I am super grateful. But it sure does not feel like I have waist length hair 😂 In my opinion my hair is still short and feels a bit longer than BSL.

[SandyBottom]

This is an interesting question and seems the consensus is that it is more common for it to feel shorter than it really is...maybe the bulk hasn't traveled down or the mind hasn't caught up with the growth? I think of mine as BSL but it's really about an inch away from waist. I feel most how long it really is in the shower when it's wet.

Maybe this is why so many of us are afflicted with LHCitis

[foreveryours]

This is an interesting question and seems the consensus is that it is more common for it to feel shorter than it really is...maybe the bulk hasn't traveled down or the mind hasn't caught up with the growth? I think of mine as BSL but it's really about an inch away from waist. I feel most how long it really is in the shower when it's wet.

Nope, every time I check, it's always shorter than I thought, almost nevetr the other way LOL

[Braided Lady]

Braided Lady, your signature makes me smile every time.

Oh, yay! Can't believe I missed your comment. Maybe I'll put my signature back up, then. I just took it off recently because I was worried it was too many words unrelated to hair, and I'm far less sarcastic typing than in person, because it's too easy to get misinterpreted. But I do love the quote!

ETA:
Continuing on persephone_sun and foreveryours, maybe most people would rather be happy surprised than disappointed, so maybe there's also a tendency (at least I see it in myself) to think of it more conservatively so we get happy surprised when we see how long it really has grown.
Anyways, there's a lot of factors, that have mostly been brought up already, but I think that is a contributing one for me. Mostly unconscious, but also purposeful

[BlushingRose]

I braid a lot, and my thickness makes them look a lot shorter than they really are. I keep thinking I'm stuck at APL when I'm past BSL and just a couple inches from waist. Sometimes when I let it loose I get comments from friends/family about how long it has gotten but my brain hasn't caught up to it yet! Interesting to see this is actually a pretty common misperception here.

[foreveryours]

Oh, yay! Can't believe I missed your comment. Maybe I'll put my signature back up, then. I just took it off recently because I was worried it was too many words unrelated to hair, and I'm far less sarcastic typing than in person, because it's too easy to get misinterpreted. But I do love the quote!

ETA:
Continuing on persephone_sun and foreveryours, maybe most people would rather be happy surprised than disappointed, so maybe there's also a tendency (at least I see it in myself) to think of it more conservatively so we get happy surprised when we see how long it really has grown.
Anyways, there's a lot of factors, that have mostly been brought up already, but I think that is a contributing one for me. Mostly unconscious, but also purposeful

Forever the eternal optimist