In group life, if you are obviously different from others, it is easy to encounter discrimination and snubbing. This is especially evident on Japanese campuses, where a person may be discriminated against because of height, clothing, family, or simply hair.
Mitsuko Tsuchiya suffered from hair extraction when she was in elementary school. It's a mental illness that typically characterizes the desire to pull out hair. Before going to bed or when she is bored, she will pull out her hair one by one.
She couldn't control herself, couldn't help but want to pull it, and would regret it after pulling it. Sometimes in a daze, when I look back and find a bunch of hair in front of me, I will be frightened.
Mitsuko Tsuchiya first started pulling out her hair because she saw her sister pull out her forked hair. She thought it was fun and began to imitate, and then indulged in this behavior, with some pain, and after pulling it out, she inexplicably had a sense of satisfaction.
Psychology believes that suffering from plucking may be related to emotional anxiety and depression. Mitsuko Tsuchiya's parents didn't have a good relationship, they quarreled a lot, and they divorced when she was in elementary school. Mitsuko Tsuchiya lived with her father and sister.
Some people think that the family may be the cause of her illness, but Mitsuko Tsuchiya does not think so, she does not think it is the fault of her parents, it may be her own psychological factors.
Because of her parents' divorce, coupled with her always involuntarily wanting to pull her hair, many friends began to isolate her. Mitsuko Tsuchiya once heard the aunt of the neighbor say, "If you play with Mitsuko, my children will start to do bad things." ”
Mitsuko Tsuchiya is sad and inferior, and she gradually closes herself off, not joining the circle of her peers, and not having good friends who can talk intimately.
In order to prevent herself from unconsciously pulling her hair, Tsuchiya Mitsuko has thought of many ways, such as putting on gloves when sleeping, watching TV, or holding fruit in her hand when she is in a daze. But there was no obvious effect, and I don't know when she started pulling her hair again.
By the time she reached middle school, her hair was thin, and there were visible baldness in many places. She became more inferior, and as long as the eyes of the people around her were biased toward her, she suspected that the other party was examining or mocking her hair.
In the third year of junior high school, she had a boy she liked, and the other party also liked her. The two try to socialize, and she is afraid of boys looking at or touching her hair. Because of too much fear, the original beautiful first love also ended quickly.
Her father, who is not good at words, sees her situation in his eyes, but he does not know what to do. Once, my father secretly bought hair growth agent and put it in the most conspicuous place in the house. She was even more angry when she saw it, and cried out to her father: "I am not a middle-aged uncle with hair loss!" ”
Because of her hair, her family and school life were a mess.
After entering high school, Mitsuko Tsuchiya began to work in various restaurants. Others work to improve their lives, and she works to earn money to buy wigs.
She will always remember how she felt the first time she stepped into a wig shop. The teenage flower girl had to face the problem of thin hair, and the curious eyes of the clerk also made her feel humiliated.
However, after putting on the wig, Mitsuko Tsuchiya gradually became confident. She also slowly learned to make up, and there were many fewer embarrassing situations than before.
After graduating from high school, Mitsuko Tsuchiya entered a variety show and became a singer volunteer. Because of her hair, she tried not to let others help her take care of her hair, but did it herself according to the requirements of the hair stylist, and gradually accumulated beauty knowledge.
Wigs made from real human hair are expensive, costing hundreds of thousands of yen. Mitsuko Tsuchiya basically saved money during that time, and after working hard, she exchanged her salary for a wig. Sometimes, she has the illusion that she works to buy a wig.
Fortunately, Mitsuko Tsuchiya met a man who loved her. He knew her situation, but he still loved her and didn't dislike the way she looked after taking off her wig. They got married.
After marriage, Mitsuko Tsuchiya lived a very happy life. They have children, her husband loves her, the children are lovely, and Mitsuko Tsuchiya feels healed.
If I pulled my hair out of my family or because I was lonely, is it better now? But the truth is that it's not getting better. After taking off her wig, she still couldn't help but want to pull out her otherwise loose hair.
After giving birth to her second child, Mitsuko Tsuchiya suffered from postpartum depression. The hair was already falling badly, and coupled with the hair he pulled out, the room was often miserable.
Mitsuko Tsuchiya realized that wigs had also become a pressure on her: "It takes a lot of money to raise two children, do you have to spend a high price on wigs all the time?" What if outsiders find out that they have no hair? What should I do if the wig falls out in a car accident? What if there is no water to take care of the wig after a major earthquake? ”
Postpartum women think more about the problem, and it is easy to be extreme, and Mitsuko Tsuchiya once again fell into a panic because of her hair.
In 2016, 36-year-old Mitsuko Tsuchiya decided to shave her head and revealed that she suffered from hair plucking. She decided to give up looking for the cause of the disease and no longer dwell on psychological problems.
Shave your head and you don't have to worry about pulling your hair out. After making it public, you don't have to worry about being found if the wig falls off.
Her husband supported this, jokingly saying: "Although we are married, it is also good to shave your head and be like a person next to The Buddha!" ”
Girls shave their heads, which requires a lot of courage. It is said that hair is the identity and soul of girls, how to live without hair? Mitsuko Tsuchiya was terrified, and although she made up her mind, she still had hives on her body.
But she decided to take the first step anyway. On September 9, 2016, she posted a bald photo of herself with her two children on a blog, revealing a secret she had hidden and feared for years.
"No one prescribes that you can't live without hair, I want to be myself and show the option of 'giving up treatment' to people who have the same problem," she said. ”
What Mitsuko Tsuchiya did not expect was that her behavior resonated with many people, and more and more people appreciated her frankness.
A well-known clothing company contacted her and wanted her to work as a graphic model, and she agreed.
Raise your hand and throw your hands together.
She was also invited to attend a fashion show in Chiba Prefecture. On the stage, her bald head is also very artistic.
Later, she met two more girls, Junko Saito and Makoto Kakuda. They all had similar hair troubles, and all three shaved their hair to form a group called the Alopecia Style Project, or ASP for short.
She took a lot of art photos.
The bald head became her characteristic, and she was cool and sassy in front of the camera.
She would go out and perform with her companions.
Will also attend public welfare activities. Visit children who are bald due to illness and give them comfort and encouragement.
Mitsuko Tsuchiya believes that they are not simply letting everyone understand this disease, but promoting to be their true selves. Even if it is bald, it is very beautiful, very artistic, very handsome.
In this form, they want to change people's bad impressions of hair removal or plucking groups.
After decades of entanglement, Mitsuko Tsuchiya finally lived out herself. Fortunately, despite the hardships, she now has the love of her family, the support of her peers, and the career she loves. Such a real and beautiful life, she felt very satisfied.
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