How the !@#$%& do you deal with the days before electrolysis?

[FrancisAnn]

Thank you for your support and good for you. My lady is close by & she is nice so I'll continue with weekly visits all fall & winter to maybe clean up my face. I know it's a long process. I know you feel great with a smooth face.

[JulieBlair]

Wow,  I didn't read everything, but this is such a common thread.  I've been doing a two or three hours a week of electrolysis for over a year, and still can't stand myself on the day I go into the clinic. Just plain sucks.  Yesterday was my day, and I essentially locked the door to my office and did "important" engineering until I could flee. 

I'm such a hypocrite about this.  I tell everyone who will listen that acceptance and authenticity are essential to surviving transition, but I just detest myself on Tuesdays.  It is more than the visual.  I'm far enough along, that I'm not super obvious with a bit of foundation, but I think the tactile sensation when I touch my face is an even bigger trigger.

Makes me pretty useless here.  I'm so wrapped up in myself that paying attention to others becomes nearly impossible.  I really don't like this about myself.  Not very Zen like at all. lol  So, is this another learning experience?  Am I to learn humility and patience through a couple mm of facial hair?  Maybe, but only kicking and screaming.

Peace,

Julie

[Rachelicious]

scheduling my appointment for Monday or Tuesday, so that two days of the long hair days are over a weekend.

This.

And if you can get a bunch of sessions up-front to just blend-method clear your face, do it! It makes the OP's dilemma much easier to manage. Electrolycists tend to be busy in the springtime - winter/fall they may have more openings!

Have priorities, ex. I want the upper lip cleared, then the chin area, then the jawline, then the neck, then the sides of the face, etc. That helps you 'reserve' the area you're clearing so you can continue shaving other areas and just focus concealer/makeup on the growing area or whatever.

After areas start being cleared, your technician will start treating more different places per session. By this point you will already be noticing a difference in skin quality and it will be a lot easier.

Talk to your electrolycist! Get their input. If your growth isn't enough, you'll know from all the picking they have to do to access the hair shaft, and how many fewer hairs they will actually treat in that undergrown session.

Also re: laser, I hear many faces tolerate it poorly (the skin, not the hair response.)

[Apples Mk.II]

Lamenting I can't do more electro until october...

Right now what remains of my facial hair is composed of nearly transparent sparse hairs. They aren't nearly visible, but they still piss me off. The sides still need work. Any ways, with these three sessions I've moved from shaving once (or even twice) every day to just two shaves per week, when I simply can't stand the feeling upon touching my face. I've plucked the last two dark hairs (again the sides of the mouth) since I won't be able to do it again in a long time.