The dramatic haircut has had mixed success. It works well on Mad Men and Girls. Sally's decision to cut her hair is a complicated one, and the viewer is left slightly concerned at the Freudian implications of what she's done: She wanted to look more like a woman she thought her father was attracted to. And yet she is a child, and children tend to seek attention without necessarily thinking through the consequences.
It is a slightly unsettling scene, but it fits with her character development. As for Girls, Lena Dunham, the show's writer and star, has already explored Hannah's neuroses throughout the series, so the haircut fits in with the broader portrayal of her character.
On The Newsroom, however, the haircut is a sign of shallow female character-writing. Maggie conveys her traumatic experience in an outwardly emotional, almost adolescent, manner. She doesn't brood and let her emotions fester, or release them in angry, insightful rants.
She simply cuts and dyes her hair, looking sullen the whole time. This is emblematic of Sorkin's treatment of female characters on the show in general: They look incompetent or emotional, if not both. Emily Mortimer's character, Mackenzie, is presented as smart and experienced journalist, yet she finds it very difficult to cope with basic life problems. In the first season, Mackenzie struggles to understand basic email functions.
She sleeps with a politician who makes guest appearances on the show, a reckless decision for a journalist to make. Another character, Sloan Sabbith whose name is reminiscent of a s porn star's , is beautiful and smart, but has poor decision-making skills and low self-confidence. She sets one of her bosses up with a woman she knows is unstable and she releases a source's information on a personal whim.
She almost talks her way out of a new job, saying she's unqualified to talk about economics, despite having a Ph. She sets Timothy Geithner on fire. Maggie's haircut is just one example of Sorkin's stereotyping of women as emotionally fragile, rash creatures.
Suzanne Degges-White , a psychologist, professor, and chair of the department of counseling and higher education at Northern Illinois University, says that taking on tactile projects, like cutting your own hair, can tap a joy that might be lacking in quarantine. Janeese Castelar, a piercer in New York City, had long, loose curls at the start of stay-at-home orders. But when the stakes feel higher than, say, boosting digital downloads, the effect can be particularly potent.
For Castelar, losing her soft curls brought on a huge shift in energy. For Castelar and Evans, a spirit of disruption also fueled their home cuts. Dismissing convention can also prompt a dopamine hit, according to Dr. Janeese Castelar says she feels more powerful since shaving her head herself. Whether triggered by a sense of play, a need for security, or a desire to break up the monotony of life at home, cutting our own hair is, at its core, a form of self-expression that can signal an emotional release.
Degges-White recognizes. It's still got its grip on us; we're still under pressure. No matter what causes my emotional distress, my response is always the time: Cut. So, as you could guess, the urge to revamp my strands has been incredibly strong.
It seems to be a common impulse for many of us so there has to be a reason we all feel this way during stressful moments. There is, and Houston-based licensed professional counselor Liz Hughes told us all about it.
Read on to learn all about the psychology of changing your hair during emotional breakdowns below! However, human change is more complex than a few hours at the salon. Depending on what caused the mental breakdown, there are a number of reasons why we want to change our hair. It helps us embrace another side of ourselves during trying times.
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