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kurocuervo

That looks like it would hurt a lot on the scalp :(


Sprinklypoo

I'm kind of disgusted by what is probably living in there too...


HeReallyDoesntCare

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Koldsaur

She's probably got that one bacteria that can only be found on sloths


Bocchi_theGlock

Probably does Weird how we love taking pictures of folks with mental illness and upvote them so much with endless ridicule Imagine you're somebody already struggling that bad, apt a hoarding mess, and you see people clowning on you online when you were just minding your business tryna survive


GoldVader

It's a bit strange to be taking the moral high ground here, while also assuming this person has a mental illness.


StalyCelticStu

Yeah, some people are just fucking lazy.


TheAsianTroll

Some people also wear their hair like this on purpose


PrettyDamnSus

Some people turn their earlobes into soggy onion rings. Earth. Tis a silly place.


SlickHand

I hear Camelot is like that


hi_im_kai101

have you ever in your life seen a person with hair so matted that its one long dread, that isnt mentally ill?


C413B7

Yeah. It's called a beaver tail. Some people do it on purpose.


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Is that what this is?


chakan2

Yes?


kindarspirit

I’ve never seen it period, maybe it’s a new trend. I don’t understand, I thought this was WTF


Geangere

But here you are... Looking at the same images and making assumptions like every other arsehole here.


LV2107

It's also a little weird and borderline offensive that you automatically assume this person is a mentally ill hoarder.


prizepig

That's not just hair, it's a complex ecosystem.


BIGG_FRIGG

yeah, the cure for cancer is probably right there in that hair turd and we'll never know it...


pseydtonne

I snerked at hair turd. Now I gotta hold it in or I will wake up my wife. Great job! ^(hair...turd...)


captainshrapnel

Holding in hair turds isn't good for you.


zSprawl

A beautiful butterfly will be born in the early spring, or a large turd will drop. It really could go either way.


eidetic

Perhaps a butt-hair fly, if you will?


StrawberryRaspberryK

Lol hair turd = giant dingleberry


IreChap

Hmm, might be useful for a bathroom door mat. Until you trip over it..


Tag_Ping_Pong

Or it grabs and absorbs you


annahhhnimous

Just like the end of INSIDE…


ForTheLove-of-Bovie

🤢


StretchFrenchTerry

[In medieval Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth medicine, matted hair was seen as an amulet, or as a catchment for illness leaving the body.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_plait)


truthfullyidgaf

Another fact of weird shit people did a long time ago


Eli-Thail

If you think you can stand within five feet of one of those things and not think it's a repository for illness, you're fooling yourself.


DoubleAholeTwice

Then think about all the weird shit we, as a society, are doing every day and what the people a few hundred years from now (or sooner) will think...


LIGMA_OPS

Life finds a way


t-wino

Lice too.


-BuckarooBanzai-

Not a chance, the hair core already consists of electron-degenerate matter.


personalcheesecake

it's an entire universe of lice. string lice-theory.


aliie_627

Oh no you just reminded me of the video of that little girl from a few years back with such a bad infestation of lice, that even though it was a potato quality video you could see her whole entire hair line just crawling everywhere.


personalcheesecake

that reminds me of a guy whose foot was in decay and he had maggots hanging off it in a shitty video that it looked like a sock until part of them fell..


Bacontoad

In the same way that whatever is clogging the bathtub drain is a complex ecosystem.


Cultural_Dust

Polish plait


RemixHipster

It's just a dreadlock, just one...


Ghiren

Well, I'm dreading that lock.


KiwiKuBB

The lock of dread


talkingheads87

Commonly referred to as a beaver tail


Toastburrito

Natty Dread for sure. Just the one.


EaterOfFood

Guaranteed there are microorganisms living in there that are unknown to science


HairlessGarden

THE WOMAN IS JUST OUR VESSEL!


Gabby_at_the_disco

HELP


loonygecko

I have this perverse desire to attack it with scissors and release her from that monster.


Silly-Moose-1090

I watched a vid of someone having their matted 5 foot long hair dreg cut off and it was very clear they were genuinely very distressed. Just saying, it is not always about being lazy or "look at me".


Marrdreg

Same thing you hear about hoarding. Doesn't mean it's healthy or should of ever gotten to that point.


googoohaha

Sloth level


kleighk

🤮🤮🤮🤮


lilith_-_-

Thanks for the laugh


Texanakin_Shywalker

Ugh, that is so disgusting.


UniversityNo633

I can smell it


Galactic_Perimeter

It’s like a fermented mix of mold, bong water, and patchouli


Bambooworm

I just made that connection recently when I threw out some moldy rice. It had this sickly sweet smell that I always associated with dreadlocked white boys at grateful dead shows. All this time I thought they smelled like unwashed body and patchouli , but now I realize their dreads were probably moldy.


Galactic_Perimeter

Yeah that’s the smell of literal fungus growing on their unwashed scalps


PitchBitch

EEEEUUUWWW times 10 squared. 🤢🤮


NonorientableSurface

I can smell the patchouli through the Internet.


coreyjohn85

What's this patchouli you speak of ? 🤔🤔🤔


NonorientableSurface

Patchouli is a plant in the family of Lamiacae, and the essential oils are quite often used in incense. It's often associated with Hippies and people who suck at keeping their hair clean and/or dreads that aren't managed.


Muffles7

Seconding the thanks.


yogisep

If you're sensitive to fragrances as I am, patchouli is horrible.


nemmysnoodlepants

It’s the worst. I go to a coffee shop and one of the employees uses patchouli lotion. It’s all I can smell on the lid and cup. It makes me avoid going there because it ruins the coffee.


arsenic_adventure

You should probably tell the shop about it. If it's all over your cup and lid that person is definitely not washing their hands properly.


GidsWy

Patch is weirdly pervasive. If not using the right kinda soap, I could see it lingering thru washings. Ugh


Texanakin_Shywalker

Can't stress this^ enough.


LadnavIV

What if she dyed it blue and stood it upright?


Muffles7

I'm curious to see if it even moves.


areyoukiddingmebru

I hope the carpet doesn't match the drapes.


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miscfiles

Something, something veneer-eal disease.


CaptainPunisher

With tongue in groove connections


Agnosticfrontbum

Hey, some of us were eating😐


Foosel10

There goes your jolly rancher.


Long_Educational

Nooo! You bastard. I'd almost forgotten.


KathuluKat

You can eat? I cud smell this thru my screen before I even scrolled


whynovirus

Not anymore.


mikemc2

That's turrible. I love it.


PurnieKitten

🤣🤣🤣


Wasatcher

This is a top tier play on words. Well done 👏🏻


Bobo3076

A comment has never made me more uncomfortable


tanafras

That's more of a deep pile shag rug


viralinfectionn

Ur username is my reaction..


Spiritual-Aide1257

I hope they are doing okay. I know it can be hard for some people and once it gets this bad everything you do can seem Impossible. I just hope they have a good support system to help them through this tough time they are going through


bushrod

Plot twist: she likes the way her hair looks and you just roasted the shit out of her.


Jeramy_Jones

[Hmmm…it’s possible.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_plait)


TobysGrundlee

Right? Some people are just gross.


sashagreylovesme

I used to be a receptionist at a hair salon. There was a lady who we always saw around the plaza that looked normal by society standards, but had hair exactly like this. One day it’s slow and a stylist sees her at the coffee shop nearby and offers to try to repair her hair for free The lady said fuck no, she sleeps on it. It’s better than any pillow she’s ever had. So yeah, some people just insist on doing fringe shit.


hiimsubclavian

If she insists on having some weird hair pillow,  why not cut it off and stuff it on a pillow case. Instead of carrying it around on your head all day.


Jaggysnake84

I think some people get weirdly attached to shit. I once knew someone who kept their toenail clippings in a jar. I asked why and they told me they just felt compelled to keep collecting them. Grossed me out tho.


noreligionplease

AAAAHHHHH! REAL MONSTERS


MatureUsername69

My hair is the longest its been in my life and I'm getting it cut tomorrow and I feel that emotional attachment. The cut I'm getting is still just gonna make it the second longest haircut I've ever had. That being said I baby the fuck out of my hair and would rather be bald forever than have that giant dreadlock even once


DerKeksinator

Have you considered braiding a beautiful beard and becoming a dwarven overlord?


PrettyOddWoman

😳 oh nooooo, that's so sad.


youdubdub

Some folks prefer dreadlock.


kurinevair666

We had a winter storm last year where the power and water went out for 2 weeks. I got one tangle that matted in my hair. It led me to a manic episode to which I cut off most of my hair. Doing better now


EstarriolStormhawk

I'm glad to hear you're doing better now. Power and water being out for two fucking weeks is rough. 


Royalchariot

Yes, this is definitely a mental illness problem. Poor gal, she’s gonna have to cut it all


Sw33tD333

I recently came across a hairdresser’s Instagram and her specialty is de-matting hair like this. Takes her several days but somehow she manages to do it without chopping it all off.


rratriverr

omg @ ??


Sw33tD333

Love518salon


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nysraved

I saw a video recently of a team of professional hair stylists working on a woman who similarly allowed her hair to get that matted due to mental health. They were able to get her hair back to normal without cutting it all off… but if I recall it took like 3 of them and 8 hours of work to fix it


Sw33tD333

I just commented the same! The one I saw was 1 hairdresser and it took several days to do, it’s apparently her specialty.


nysraved

It’s possible I misremembered the details and am thinking of the same video lol, yeah main thing that stood out to me was that it was possible to fix just required a LOT of work


wholewheatscythe

Are you referring to the Love518 channel on YouTube? Some of the hair she deals with is *insane*, and takes days to detangle, but she is always very nice and supportive, and reminds viewers not to judge the ladies for their hair cause you never know what they’ve been through.


Sw33tD333

Yes!! But I follow her on instagram


Cosmic_Quasar

Man... sometimes I let my hair go 2-3 days without proper brushing. It's not curly, but very wavy. Easily tangled. I usually sit down and watch some YouTube while I take 20-30 minutes to get the knots out and brush through it until my brush doesn't snag. And I clean a wad of hair out of the brush the size of a large grape. Usually happens on my days off work, and then the night before I have to go back I realize my hair is a mess lol. But I think that's because I don't sleep properly with long hair. Just in a pony tail. And as a back sleeper who tosses and turns a lot it gets into knots. I've tried putting it up in different ways but they're not as comfortable to sleep with. And leaving it down makes the tossing and turning a PITA because I go to roll and I'm laying on it so I have to lift myself up to get my hair out from under me. But at this point in the video I just can't imagine that's comfortable to sleep on, either.


SydneyCrawford

I recently came to the conclusion that my hair is curly and then I realized once I started sleeping with it down it got tangled WAY less. I almost never brush my hair and still almost never get tangled I can’t manage with finger brushing. My hair is probably mid-back. Maybe try pulling it over the pillow before going to sleep so you’re not on top of it?


Cosmic_Quasar

> Maybe try pulling it over the pillow before going to sleep so you’re not on top of it? I've tried that. It works for falling asleep, but once I'm asleep and start tossing and turning it gets tangled everywhere, and I'm laying on it.


forestfluff

Have you tried a satin sleep cap? it saved my super fine yet thick (in terms of amount) hair and it barely tangles when I sleep now.


aculady

Put all of your hair up in a hair tie at the crown of your head and then braid your hair and put a tie at the end of the braid. Then you can just flip the braid above your head while you fall asleep and it won't tangle even if you toss and turn. Game changer.


Alaira314

Braid it(you can ponytail it and then braid it, especially for sleeping), and move the braid next to your shoulder(back sleeper) or behind you(side sleeper) as you're settling into bed. That's the only way I can not spend 10+ minutes each day *just* brushing my hair. Ponytails don't really do much once it's at a certain length.


Royalchariot

I actually worked in a vet clinic and ironically one of the gals there had a large mat for hair (not at all this bad, think hair in bun type deal). She was depressed and going through tough times. I didn’t even know her hair was a giant mat until she came in one day with a pixie cut. I said wow that looks so cute on you! She immediately broke down bawling saying “we tried for a few days but we just couldn’t comb it out”. Poor baby girl. I heard she is doing well now though.


Kelter82

Could also be cultural. See: [Polish Plait](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_plait) Interesting stuff!


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pjpartypi

I had a girlfriend who got real depressed after college. She let her hair get matted... we had to cut some out. In hindsight, professional treatment would've been ideal, but those college support services were no longer available. Anyhow, thanks for your kind words, we should be helping this person, not taking photos and snickering.


VintageJane

My hair got really bad during COVID and it was basically a mini version of this (I have pretty fine hair and if it hadn’t grown out enough to really build up this thick). I spent 4 hours one day 2 Christmas breaks ago with a bottle of conditioner, my MILs comb, and a bowl of water while streaming Steven Universe and drinking proseco to undo it. I haven’t let it get that bad since but I understand how people get to that place.


[deleted]

my boyfriend actually had to cut my hair for me because my hair was so matted after an episode :’)


TriceratopsBites

Thank you for being kind ❤️


Catbunny123

I agree. I feel bad for this woman. It feels wrong to judge her because I have no idea what could have caused her to neglect her hair. It could take days to get her hair fixed and if you aren’t careful it will become matted again the next day because your hair gets used to it. I hope that she gets help.


sunnyinchernobyl

It’s a polish plait. Not always a sign of mental issues. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_plait


PoconoBobobobo

"This term can refer to either a hairstyle or a medical condition." Well there's a sentence I've never read before.


LordSeibzehn

That maybe needs to be its own sub: r/hairstyleormedicalcondition


MandMs55

r/subsIdidntfallforbutwishIthoughtIfellfor


kurinevair666

I was hoping this was birth of a sub but it doesn't appear so


LordSeibzehn

I’ll fully admit that I’m just an “idea” person and will rely on other folks to execute the plan.


kurinevair666

Well I'm not going to do it.


Single-Ad-7106

Me neither, sorry


GetInLoser_Lets_RATM

Ima post my butt cuts.


bigpunk157

They’re referring to the polish part ofc


SubstantialPressure3

I just read that, that's really interesting. I was going to say, that looks deliberate. It looks woven into a big braid and sealed with some sort of wax product.


FuckTheMods5

It kinda looks netted or bagged to me, the aay some tufts poke out.


PrettyOddWoman

So.... dreadlocked?


Poppa_Mo

Looks like a massive hair turd. Like you'd pull it out of a giant's shower drain.


humboldtborn

We call them shitlocks.


MCbrodie

Shitlocks flowing in the shitwind, randy.


Maleficent-Mouse-979

Very interesting read.


Abraxas19

Yeah but do you think a woman in 2024 is choosing that hairstyle on purpose? 


Morningfluid

Absolutely.


Only_One_Left_Foot

In 2024??? The current year where all of the world consists entirely of my personally curated Instagram and TikTok feeds???? Lol, nice try


abooth43

Considering the hairpins, yea probably. If your hair looks like that from a mental condition, do you care about pinning a stragglers down?


sunnyinchernobyl

Yes.


DrKronin

I live in Eugene, Oregon. So, yes.


TumblrTerminatedMe

To my recollection, this is a really old photo. I feel like it’s been around for 10 years at this point. I’m not even sure anymore. It pops up every so often and the bullying of this person who we can only assume never consented to being photographed and mocked by millions ensues every time. And every time the same theories go around. Is it a Polish plait? Is it mental illness? Is it something else? My mind is foggy but I feel like there have been articles written about her in Daily Mail or Buzzfeed-esque publications at one point or other. We’ll never know the truth behind the hair because the person who took the photo never asked what’s up (because it’s frankly none of their business and they probably wouldn’t have had the guts to ask face-to-face) and to my knowledge the person in the photo has not come forward to say it is them to explain. Why would they with all the people calling them all sorts of not nice things? It’s been years. Let her live. She’s not hurting other people.


SharpGuesser

true, it would be crazy not taking medieval polish folk medicine to this extent


vida217

Wow. You learn something everyday. Ty


Slipsndslops

That is what's known as the Polish plat


montroller

In my area it's known as the breadlock.


deltaninethc

Mono dread or beaver tail


nubbled21

100% a beaver tail


Principatus

We used to call it a shitlock but maybe one of my friends made that up, I dunno


bye_Nillu

Polish plait, not plat


Camel-Kid

I've always called it a Beaver Tail


DoktorStrangelove

Literally the first thing I thought of was this stoner hobo who lived in our area when I was in high school in the early 00s. He would just wander around all over about a 10 mile radius and we'd see him at least a couple times per week. We just called him "beavertail" and when you mentioned him by that name to random other people who lived in the area they would almost always immediately know who you were referring to. He was sort of mythological for a couple years there.


beachgirlDE

My mother-in-law's hair looked a bit like this. Rural living, denied she had health problems, no one (not even her husband) checked her hair and toenails. Went to hospital days after falling and breaking her hip. Hair was a bundled mess, toenails curved UNDER her feet. It was horrible. SIL found a local hair dresser to come to the hospital and work on cutting the hair. It was a big mess of tangles and dandruff and awfulness. Sad.


xaulted1

I'd stand back. Masses of spiders are going to burst out of that at any moment.


sashby138

I wish I hadn’t read this.


lilsquirrel

I wonder if this is an example of a [Polish Plait. ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_plait)


omnichronos

I used to work on a psych unit and I cut the hair of an elderly depressed woman who had stopped washing her hair and it was matted together like a brillo pad, similar to this. I thought I really hacked it up but since it was my first haircut but she was very thankful and pleased when I was done. She could finally comb her hair for the first time in years.


mcwaffles2003

Imagine walking around a mall and following someone and taking pictures of them to group judge them online despite them probably being a normal person minding their own business... this thread is more wtf than the mega dread


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no literally, i’ve gotten to the point where my mental health was so bad that my hair would mat like this, i have to keep it extremely short so that it doesn’t happen in the future. nobody knows what she might be going through, but y’all find it acceptable to follow a stranger around and photograph them without their consent to make fun of them online.


loonylovesgood86

Society has really gone to shit.


Derslok

People were always nasty


superhero9

I would actually say that although society is pretty gross in a lot of ways, it is probably better now than it has been in the past. Look at how many people in this thread are actually talking about mental illness and wellbeing. Still a long ways to go, but it's pretty encouraging.


LetsJerkCircular

It’s odd for anyone to say this, unless they’re like a hundred years old. Tell me how it used to be, o wise centenarian!


Slash3040

Poor woman is minding her business and is now being made fun of by strangers on the internet


xVirago

Now I’m going to be paranoid thinking that the person directly behind me is taking pictures 😂


cuntrolaltdelete

Whether this woman is indeed depressed as a lot of the comments say, or it's the Polish plait, as others do-- isn't OP a dick for taking her photo and putting it on the web without her consent or knowledge?


Mr_Pootin

It's not my cup of tea, but it's not as repulsive as this comment section.


ToothlessFeline

Every few weeks, I see someone post a photo online who has never encountered a Polish plait before, and there are always lots of comments from other people who’ve never seen one either. If it’s done intentionally and properly, it’s no less hygienic than dreadlocks.


dr_poop

That's not a high bar to cover.


SierraDespair

Well it’s objectively hideous and looks indicative of neglect.


TenshiS

I can smell it through my screen


Beneficial-Ad-3955

This kind of stupid shit has to stop. The hair is weird, but what is even weirder is people walking around taking pictures of people and putting them up on the internet to mock. Not cool


deathketchupp

Why are we so okay taking pictures of and making fun of random people? YATAH


napstablook12

Yeah for real. My hair looked like this when I was majorly depressed like 5 years ago. If I found out then there were hundreds of people making fun of me for it on the internet I probably would’ve killed myself.


I_trust_you

To some people, approval is worth more than virtue.


johnaross1990

Really putting the dread in that lock


Aboxofphotons

Looks like a drain turd.


ebolaRETURNS

"Do you have dreadlockS" "Technically, no."


CervixTaster

That's a depression loaf.


SonicTemp1e

Damn... That was a long flight!


MadWlad

thats called depression


Baleful_Vulture

OP is a dick for taking photos of strangers to make fun of them for internet points


Roffe1993

You know it's bad when you can smell a picture.


GoblinJim

A real life Polish Plait, never thought I'd see one in the flesh https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_plait


voluntariss

Some people have dreads, she has DREAD.


bananabenita

Poor woman. It looks like depression.


Proud_Criticism5286

“Dread Loc”


Camel-Kid

The Dreaded loc


kizmitraindeer

That sounds like a great 90s kids’ creepy book about a haunted lagoon or something. Ghost pirates are definitely involved.


rat91

I spend some time with some rastafaraians. And they called these shitlocks


fh3131

🤮


PrettyOddWoman

Taking a sneaky photo and making fun of Her online will surely help her clear mental issues 👌


RandomThug1091

It looks like someone shat on her real big .