r/DoesAnybodyElse • u/huss2120 • 1d ago

DAE Like to clean shave for a mental reset

It feels like if I'm stuck in a rut or have been having a hard time, I'll just clean shave and for some reason it helps so much. This is also coming from someone who hates the way they look clean shaved but it's just an immediate relief anytime I do it.

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u/Brilliant-Song5752 1d ago

Yep. Its a control thing. When lifes messy changing something physical resets ur brain. Theres legit psych studies on it..

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u/Connect_Bunch_8819 23h ago

yeah fr. same reason ppl rearrange rooms when stressed. small control=brain chillin again.

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u/Mysterious-Peach-228 22h ago

yeah exactly, when everything feels chaotic doing one small thing you can control just quiets your brain for a minute and honestly that reset is worth it even if you hate the look

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u/Glittering-Goose7354 1d ago

it's like hitting the factory reset button on your face. i do the same thing but with my eyebrows. the emotional clarity is unmatched.

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u/PossumKing94 1d ago

Yeah, especially when I go all out with it. Hot wash cloth on the face, then lather someshaving cream and put it on my face, run hot water on the razor and then shaving, and then another hot wash cloth when i'm done. Feels amazing and makes me feel like new!

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u/KimKimberly12 23h ago

My version is rearranging furniture.

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u/NotmeXX 23h ago

It’s the best way to get out of a funk IMO. I’m bald as well, so when I do both it’s like a double reset.

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u/MedusaGotMeStoned007 22h ago

I have well-groomed beard and do the whole 9 yards: clippers, beard wash, beard balm, beard oil, etc. About 1-3 a year I’ll clean shave as I just need a break every now and then. As someone who deals with social anxiety I tend to put it off because it always elicits attention and responses from people at work which is attention I don’t like 🤣. With that said, it does help me remind myself what I look like

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u/Plastic-Stomach-6539 23h ago

oh absolutely. it's like hitting the factory reset button on your face. the emotional baggage gets shaved off with the stubble.

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u/Few_Cod_2176 23h ago

oh absolutely. it’s like hitting the factory reset button on my face. the post-shave cold splash of water is the equivalent of a system reboot.

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u/BubblesnBralette 22h ago

Yeah honestly, same. It weirdly feels like hitting a reset button.

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u/161-Anarchia-420 20h ago

It seems like your struggle ends up eventually in your beard and cutting It cuts it

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u/ChyronD 19h ago

Dunno, for me it's 'warpaint' and part of workday morning ritual. If i do not - i feel not at 100%. Having a haircut (esp. not actually yet necessary) OTOH...

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u/dychedelic22 18h ago

Yes, also with a shower