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A Hairdresser’s Post Goes Viral After Helping Teen With Severe Depression
Depression has a ripple effect on people in so many ways. This is what a hairdresser in Iowa, USA, encountered when a 16-year-old girl sat in her chair.
Kayley Olsson says that the teenage girl came into her salon because she was returning to school and she needed to get pictures taken. The girl was suffering from such severe depression, that she hadn’t brushed her hair in a very long time.
Her brown locks were a tangled, matted mess which required an incredible amount of work to fix. In a Facebook post, Kayley said: “When she walked in she told us just cut it all off I can’t deal with the pain of combing it out, she called herself worthless for it. It honestly broke my heart and we tried everything we could to keep this child’s hair for her!”
It took 8 hours on the first day and another five hours the following day to get it all combed out and looking good for the school pictures.
Kayley now wants to use this experience to increase awareness for people suffering from depression, as it can come in so many different forms.
The hairdresser says: “Mental health is a thing, it effects people all around the world and of all ages! Parents take it serious, don’t just push your kids off and tell them to get over something they legitimately can’t. A child should NEVER feel so worthless to not even want to brush their hair. We finally made this beautiful girl smile and feel like she is worth something!”
The teenager reportedly told Kayley after the mammoth two sessions: “I will actually smile for my school’s pictures today, you made me feel like me again.”
Since the story was uploaded to Facebook earlier in the week, it has been shared over 67,000 times, with thousands of comments praising Kayley for her kind work.
One person says: “You did a beautiful job. Most people who have taken the easy way and just cut her hair and told her start fresh. But you took the time and invested time she needed to be invested in her for her to know she has beauty and value.”
Another comment said: “Amazing! Well done you for taking the time to make her feel whole again, sometimes it’s the small things that click and change the path they were on.”
In the comments, others have shared their stories of how hairdressers have helped their mental health, with a woman named Pamela saying: “Stylists please understand how valued you are. After my brain surgery, she made me feel human again.”
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