I've had dreams that my hair was below my waist, when my hair was chin length, and I was dying to cut it. I think that is what helped me resist the urges to just give up and cut it. That has been 2 years ago, and my hair is at bra strap length and I love it.

I read something in a magazine one time that really worked well for me: It said that if you are thinking about cutting your hair, tape the picture of the hairstyle to your bathroom mirror, for two weeks and if you still like it after the two weeks then go for it. Well I switched this advice around. I took a picture of someone that had very long hair, and put my picture in their face, and that was my goal, and it really helps resist the temptations and urges to cut. It may sound a little weird but it got me through it.

I always advocate the 2 week wait before doing anything drastic to your hair, whether it be cutting, coloring, perming or straightening. 

As I've mentioned before, I've been waiting 2 weeks for many many years to cut my hair. 

a Puerto Rican! Hey, welcome back Best of luck in growing, and meanwhile you might want to start a Personal Hair Journal to keep track of hair stuff too To pass the time, that is...

Happy growing
Anais

Had another long hair image in my dream last night.  The dream itself was nothing exciting--I think it was just a vehicle for my hair imagination, if you will.  In the dream, my husband and I were in a store looking at something and my (this time shoulder length) hair kept getting in my face.  So I twisted it gently into a bun and it stayed.  I was like, "Look, I can make a bun!"  *lol*  And that was it, I woke up after that!

A few months ago, I had TWO dreams about doing CO washes and my hair wasn't getting clean and I had to be somewhere in a hurry. I can pretty much figure those dreams out, I want to try CO because of all the good things I've heard about it...But my OCD behavior won't allow me to. Darn! 

It is exactly isn't it.  I think I wore my hair in a bun almost a full year after getting there ...g

wow lelslietexas1 your hair is soooooo long. How long did it take to get it that length?

I don't think I have ever dreamt about my hair, long or short. I wanted long hair as a child but my mother wouldn't ever let me grow it and used to cut if for me herlself, so short I used to cry. As soon as I left home I started to grow it and have gone through years of having it short then long then short again but I much prefer it long, I feel it is much easier to deal with long though it can get in the way sometimes as I have trouble putting it up and finding something strong enough to make it stay. I usually just put it in a hair tie of some sort. I have never tried hair sticks but would really appreciate some advice on them. How do they keep the hair in place?

Jules, you can twist your hair into a bun without a scrunchie or tie, then use a hairstick or two to hold it in place by inserting the hairstick near the center of the bun. Point the tip of the hairstick toward the ceiling as you put it in, then flip it so the tip is pointing toward the floor and catch some scalp hair "sewing" it in place as it comes out the other side.  Do the same with the second hairstick -- I usually need 2 sticks to hold my much shorter hair, but some people are able to do it with just one.  I actually use some mini-claw clips around the edge of the bun to hold my layered ends in place and it will stay all day at work.  Hope this makes sense, and helps!  I saw a website with video clips of using the sticks.  If I can locate it, I'll post it.

I had dreams  of knee length hair

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LOL!  You are not alone Angel!  I don't dream either.  I so seldom get into the REM sleep due to my back and arthritis issues, that I don't dream.  I guess we have to live vicariously through others' dreams.