Love / Hate wig relationship

In general I have a love / hate relationship with my wig.

Some days I put it on and think, wow it looks great.
And others I just want to rip it off and throw it away.

The days it looks great are when it shines, when I thankfully notice I don't have gray roots showing through and when the style falls nicely around my face.

The other days it is itchy, it falls flat and it just hangs around my face.
These are the days I hate it and resent having to wear it.

I really dislike my wig when I travel. You see during such days I often have to wear it for 12-15 hours. I wear it from breakfast in the hotel, through to dinner in the evening which can go on to 10-11.

This is a long time to wear a wig. My head itches more on these days. My fringe just seems to tickle my forehead all the while. It really is unpleasant. I often escape to the toilet, just for a few minutes of reprieve and whip off the wig, just to have a few minutes of freedom. 

It is on days like this, that I don't like having alopecia. It is on days like this I envy the simplicity of the rest of you, in having hair. It is in days like this I wish I was in the comfort of my home, wearing a headscarf. Yet it is part of the corporate deal. It is part of how I am at work and travel is part of my job.

So I guess in short, I have learned to accept this discomfort.

Are there any discomforts in your life that you have to accept?

What are they and how do you find ways to cope?

Do tell.........




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