Hi… another update. So it’s been 7 months since my last post and ~19 months since i started this process and unfortunately I’m still going to appointments which is a little disappointing. i’ve been incredibly vigilent about going in almost weekly since i started and in 19 months, i’ve probably only plucked about 20 hairs (the same # i would in two days before i started this!) i really thought i’d be done by now!
so while i’m frustrated this is taking more than 9 to 12 months as i had hoped, my attitude is significantly better. i still have stragglers here and there, which is why i’m still going in, but there is definitely light at the end of the tunnel.
i haven’t been on the site in a while and reading people’s posts who are considering starting this makes me realize how far along i’ve come. so many posts echo what i felt – humiliation, helplessness, social anxiety in certain situations, etc. after 19 months, i’m no longer obsessed with my facial hair or people staring at my “beard”, and aside from a day or two before my appointment, i really don’t even think about my hair.
as i mentioned before, definitely a commitment in the beginning, but much easier over time and and unquestionably worthwhile. will report back when i’m done for good!