Question: Haircut makes you sick?

[jrhymeammo]

So we have this Chinese girl at work, and she claims getting a haircut makes her sick everytime...:sosp:

For that, she always take a day off after getting her haircut. I don't remember who it was, but I've had someone tell me this before as well.

Have you guys ever heard of it or know anyone who gets sick over a haircut?

She's not the type who's concerned about her looks, and I really don't think it has anything to do with a bad haircut. She claims it throws her "Qi" off balance...

[audio amateur]

Sure haven't, and I sure pity her!

[JohnMichael]

Due to whiplash from a car accident my aunt becomes sick from the pressure of the shampoo bowl against her neck. Some people are very sensitive to strong odors and perms and other hair treatments could trigger migraines. When I was in management one of the women wore too much Estee Lauder "Youth Dew" and if she stopped by my office and stayed for more than a few minutes I was soon on my way to a migraine. I think most styling shops are toxic nightmares.

[recoveryone]

Not sure if there is a medical issue going on, but from a work performance stance I would tell her to get her hair cuts on Fridays, so it does not interfere with work. This type of issue can cause problems in the work place with fellow co-workers that may have to take up her slack/absence from this issue and cause resentment toward her

[jrhymeammo]

I'm wondering if it's more than a simple negative association.
Perhaps some of has more "Qi" in our hair and others?


Not sure if there is a medical issue going on, but from a work performance stance I would tell her to get her hair cuts on Fridays, so it does not interfere with work. This type of issue can cause problems in the work place with fellow co-workers that may have to take up her slack/absence from this issue and cause resentment toward her

Agree 100%

[Mr Peabody]

She's a woman, tell her just don't get it cut. Sounds strange. Never heard of "Qi" I thought it was one of those oriental religious things similar to ones ora.

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

I agree with Recoveryone on this one. This can really lead to bad employee moral if she is able to continue with this game. This is a game IMO.

[ForeverAutumn]

She claims it throws her "Qi" off balance...

What a load of crap!

Tell her that since missing work over this "problem" is nothing more than a scheduling conflict, she will have to use a vacation day after her haircuts. See how quickly she moves her appointments to weekends or resolves her Qi issue. :nonod:

There are legitimate medical conditions that can be affected by the fumes and chemicals in salons, but with a little planning they can probably be avoided. I find that fumes from perm solution affects my asthma and makes it difficult for me to breath. I ask my salon not to book any perms while I'm there. Most of the time this works. The odd time that they've had to book a perm during my appointment, they situate me near the back door and open the door to air the place out for me. They are very accomodating so it's seldom a problem.

[jrhymeammo]

I personally don't believe in "Qi", but if she believes in the element then anything goes.
It's hard to say really, perhaps she had a traumatic event over hair/haircut...

BTW due to this symptom, she only gets a haircut 2-3 times a year. So it's not like she takes a day off every 3-4 weeks.

[ForeverAutumn]

I personally don't believe in "Qi", but if she believes in the element then anything goes.
It's hard to say really, perhaps she had a traumatic event over hair/haircut...

BTW due to this symptom, she only gets a haircut 2-3 times a year. So it's not like she takes a day off every 3-4 weeks.

My husband is a Human Resources manager. I asked him what he would do in this situation. He said that if its not a frequent thing, which it sounds like its not, he wouldn't do anything about it. Even if it psychological rather than physical, its still an ailment for her and should be treated as such.

He's much more compassionate and understanding than I am. LOL.

[Mr Peabody]

One article does not an expert make but it would seem if she is a true believer in Qi then there should be something to do to keep her from getting sick. http://taoism.about.com/od/qi/a/Qi.htm

Any way if she is sincere then FA's husband makes sense. We often tend to play down mental aspects of health. It's interesting to get others perspective and see how it sometimes changes our own.

[poppachubby]

I can sort of understand it. Looking at receipts of my wife's haircuts makes me sick, close enough.

[jrhymeammo]

Just so you know, she has a strong faith in Christianity, and does not practice Taoism. But, she's a huge believer in Chinese superstitions. I could tell you guys all the abnormal facts about her, but that would only lead to assumptions that she's just mentally unstable.

Have you guys ever heard of anything like this before?

[audio amateur]

Generally, Christianity and superstition don't go together

[jrhymeammo]

Generally, Christianity and superstition don't go together

Ok maybe I started it, but let's not touch on that subject..

[audio amateur]

Ok maybe I started it, but let's not touch on that subject..
Did I say something bad?

[jrhymeammo]

Did I say something bad?

I just didn't want this thread to be based on religious beliefs.

[Mr Peabody]

Coincidently, I just watched Dragon Ball Evolution, I'm stoked on finding all my Qi :)

AA, Feanor would differ with you on your superstition/Christianity post, he feels it's one in the same, but we're not going there as JRA requests.

[jrhymeammo]

Coincidently, I just watched Dragon Ball Evolution, I'm stoked on finding all my Qi :)


Are you saying that you must have hair to become a Super Saiyan?
Now that's the craziest thing I've read on this thread.:out:

[Mr Peabody]

Are you saying that you must have hair to become a Super Saiyan?
Now that's the craziest thing I've read on this thread.:out:

Huh?

Coincidently, if you had to have hair I'd be super for sure. Apparently, all body parts have Qi that surrounds them. In Dragon Ball Evolution they took it to another level where they could harness wind and fire. Need a light/

[ForeverAutumn]

I could tell you guys all the abnormal facts about her, but that would only lead to assumptions that she's just mentally unstable.

Have you guys ever heard of anything like this before?

I'm long past that assumption.

No, I've never heard of anything like this before. But the mind can be a very complex thing.

[Feanor]

Generally, Christianity and superstition don't go together
All religion is superstition, mon cher ami. Just sayin'.

[Feanor]

So we have this Chinese girl at work, and she claims getting a haircut makes her sick everytime...:sosp:

For that, she always take a day off after getting her haircut. I don't remember who it was, but I've had someone tell me this before as well.

Have you guys ever heard of it or know anyone who gets sick over a haircut?

She's not the type who's concerned about her looks, and I really don't think it has anything to do with a bad haircut. She claims it throws her "Qi" off balance...
Negative placebo effect. Duh!!

[Feanor]

...
AA, Feanor would differ with you on your superstition/Christianity post, he feels it's one in the same, but we're not going there as JRA requests.
I'm done.

[audio amateur]

All religion is superstition, mon cher ami. Just sayin'.
Well then I would rather you didn't. It seems as though you have issues with Chrisitanity. The Chrisitan belief has nothing to do with superstition, well on the contrary!
If you are mostly reading books to the likes of Richard Dawkins, then pehaps you should broaden you horizons.

[Feanor]

Well then I would rather you didn't. It seems as though you have issues with Chrisitanity. The Chrisitan belief has nothing to do with superstition, well on the contrary!
If you are mostly reading books to the likes of Richard Dawkins, then pehaps you should broaden you horizons.
No, not with Christianity: with religion in general.

OK, now I'm done.

[Mr Peabody]

I'm done.

I love you man.

[JoeE SP9]

All religion is superstition, mon cher ami. Just sayin'.

I fully agree.:yesnod:

jra:
I asked my sister who is a Professor at U. Mass. (PHd Human Resources). She said just charge her a sick day. After all, she is saying she's sick.

[ForeverAutumn]

They have PHd's in Human Resources?

[nightflier]

Well if she does take a sick day, then it's her choice to take that time off. The good thing is that this type of illness can be scheduled, so since this only happens 2-3 times per year, it's not like this is going to affect the company drastically.

[Mr Peabody]

The thing is she is saying ahead of time she will be sick. When you think of all the people who call in because of being hung over or just don't want to roll it out of bed probably at least that many times a year, why give her grief for being honest, or at least straight, about it.

[Rich-n-Texas]

The thing is she is saying ahead of time she will be sick. When you think of all the people who call in because of being hung over or just don't want to roll it out of bed probably at least that many times a year, why give her grief for being honest, or at least straight, about it.
What? Who? WHAT?

This isn't about me. I thought it was about some Chinese girl.

Leave... Me... ALONE!!! :cryin:

[Auricauricle]

FA's husband really has this nailed down....If the occurence is a rare one and the person in question dos not have a history of frivolous behavior, why not giver her the benefit of the doubt and let it pass?

While Qi (or Chi) may not mean that much to Us, to traditionally oriented persons (Taoist), Qi is a big deal. Actions (such as cutting hair, I reckon) can disrupt the harmonious flow of Qi that is reflective of one's harmony with the universe. While Qi has not really been located, its existence as a matter of consequence is unquestionable.

As far as this person's role in the work environment goes, the best course of action would be to tread carefully. With increasing Diversity--as West and East mesh--such collisions will occur. Last thing anyone wants to happen is a big, fat lawsuit for cultural insensitivity or racist policy, etc.

[basite]

So we have this Chinese girl at work, and she claims getting a haircut makes her sick everytime...:sosp:

For that, she always take a day off after getting her haircut. I don't remember who it was, but I've had someone tell me this before as well.

Have you guys ever heard of it or know anyone who gets sick over a haircut?

She's not the type who's concerned about her looks, and I really don't think it has anything to do with a bad haircut. She claims it throws her "Qi" off balance...

Probably just a bad case of being unhappy about the haircut, which then messes up her mood, and makes her feel sick... :)

(psychology and being physically ill often go hand in hand :))

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[ForeverAutumn]

Probably just a bad case of being unhappy about the haircut, which then messes up her mood, and makes her feel sick... :)

(psychology and being physically ill often go hand in hand :))

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

Hey Bert! Haven't seen you around here in a while. Nice to see you back. I hope that all is well. :D

[bobsticks]

Good to see you Bert...

JayRhyme-daddy, live and live...a well-centered Chi is da bomb...

[Auricauricle]

Chi...chi...boom!

[JoeE SP9]

They have PHd's in Human Resources?

It was news to me too. The exact wording may be different but that's what it amounts to. I'm afraid to ask her. I was there when she received her sheepskin. She would be highly pissed if I asked her what her doctorate was in again. When she was working on it I razzed her unmercifully about getting degrees in fields where "opinion" and not fact was what mattered.

[jrhymeammo]

Probably just a bad case of being unhappy about the haircut, which then messes up her mood, and makes her feel sick... :)

(psychology and being physically ill often go hand in hand :))

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

Where have you been, brotha!!! It's great seeing you here.
Perhaps your girl friend is back from Minnesota and too busy hanging around here?

[jrhymeammo]

Good to see you Bert...

JayRhyme-daddy, live and live...a well-centered Chi is da bomb...

Bob,

Centering one's self is a great thing. I think alot of people take on Yoga and Meditation to receive a similar effect. But I do wish you could get a hold of this girl and change her odd behaviors (other than this hair thing) for good. I'm just saying...

[jrhymeammo]

No sure how this will affect everyones perspective, but here are some facts about her:

1.
She met her Chinese husband in Japan while attending the same college in Tokyo.
They both graduated from a college in Japan, she took off to Findlay Ohio for the MBA. During a spring break, she flew back to Japan from Findlay and got married. On the very next day, she flew back to US. After the graduation, she got a job and have been working everysince. About 6 months ago, her husband came to US to see her for the first time since their wedding.
She decided it was best to take one of her friends along while they vacationed in Vegas. They all stayed in the same room to save money.

2.
She claims she cannot see a thing at night, so she has told the boss she will never work past 5:00PM. Whenever their is a company outing after work, she will always show up and drink her ass off.

3.
She wears the same clothe (top to bottom) 5 days a week. I have no idea what she wears on Sat and Sun... She usually emits funky odor by Wednesday... Changes underwear? I don't even wanna think about that.

4.
Does not shave her armpits. It is because of the Qi thing? Or some Chinese thing?

5.
She is Directionally challenged. She cannot go anywhere without her GPS. Also, she cannot go to a Mall by herself. Otherwise, she gets completely lost.

6.
She wears a cross around her neck made of Jade. I had brought up this subject once to her, because I knew that Chinese cherish items made of Jade. Turns out, she cannot wear anything made of metal. She claims metal objects against the skin makes her sick.

7.
She thinks I'm the world's biggest failure because I'm a Permanent Resident of US. Reason: because she doesn't have a green card.

8.
She will never let me meet her sister because she truly thinks I'm some sort of a wild sexual preditor.
Reason: As a background, we import machinery items from Japan. We had imported this item called a Vibration for one of our customers, and we had a great feedback of the product. It was basically a sorting device. She kept talking out loud about her much her customer love the vibration she got for them. She kept asking why this vibrator was so great. I advised her that she might not want to ask me this questions out loud because.... I had to explain to her what the vibrator is as a sex toy, and of course I had to explain to her in multiple ways cuz she's clueless about the world.

9.
she shaves her legs.


I got tons and tons of other crazy stories about her, but it's work related so you guys wouldn't understand. If this Qi illness is real, then I think she's allocating too much to her head and arm pits.

[JoeE SP9]

Every place I've ever worked having a foul body oder was reason for termination. When I was in the military having a bad body odor was cause for a brush party. You were washed with scrub brushes and bathroom cleanser by your fellow soldiers. This was done outside. We didn't want to stink up the barracks.

Your description of your "co-worker?" makes her sound like a real "wing nut". If anything the situation is probably worse than you will admit in print. You have my sympathy.

[Auricauricle]

Again...tread carefully....Although in this case the odor may well have to do with habit, it may also be affected by constitution.

A can of Lysol might help...

[ForeverAutumn]

No sure how this will affect everyones perspective, but here are some facts about her:...

I'm not sure anymore what your purpose for this thread is. Are you looking for advice on how to handle the situation? Or, are you looking for an outlet to vent your frustration with this woman?

You seem to have a problem with her. Are you looking to us to provide justification for your opinion of her? Do you want to be able to say, "yeah, my friends at AR think that she's a wack-job too.

Frankly, if a co-worker were examining me closely enough to know my shaving habits, I would have a serious issue with that.

[audio amateur]

Frankly, if a co-worker were examining me closely enough to know my shaving habits, I would have a serious issue with that.
It doesn't necessarily take a lot of examining to notice these:)

[ForeverAutumn]

It doesn't necessarily take a lot of examining to notice these:)

True. I suppose it depends on just how hairy this chick is. :eek6:

[GMichael]

Sounds like this woman is a great source of entertainment for you.

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

Its sounds to me like her "chi" or "Qi" is already out of balance

[basite]

Where have you been, brotha!!! It's great seeing you here.
Perhaps your girl friend is back from Minnesota and too busy hanging around here?

i've been everywhere and nowhere :p

but I'm doing just fine :), I'm studying sociology at the University of Antwerp now, been pretty busy and lost track of all the forums doing that :), but as shwarzenegger constantly says, "I'll be back", so here I am :p

It's still pretty busy here, so I won't be here as much as I used to be though :)

and about the girl in minnesota, she isn't back yet, but it didn't really last, and we broke up about a month ago, I met someone else too, though...

well, great to be back,
so, what did I miss? :p
and how are you guys all doing?

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[ForeverAutumn]

, I'm studying sociology at the University of Antwerp now, been pretty busy and lost track of all the forums doing that

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

Sniff! Our little boy is growing up.

Sniff!

[Auricauricle]

There, there, Mum!

[bobsticks]

... But I do wish you could get a hold of this girl and change her odd behaviors (other than this hair thing) for good. I'm just saying...

Yeah, yeah...I would but my current significant other insists she be there for any "behaviour modification"...I suspect she'll be the whip-cracker so it's evidently a package deal.

On the other hand, I am, however, listening to Rodrigo y Gabriela as I type...so this is a good thing as you know...

[jrhymeammo]

Sounds like this woman is a great source of entertainment for you.

In a way, YES. But most of the time, it's just mind boggling...

[jrhymeammo]

significant other

Sniff! Our little boy is growing up.

Sniff!

[jrhymeammo]

and how are you guys all doing?

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

Allocating my "Qi" where it counts, Music :2:

[bobsticks]

Sniff! Our little boy is growing up.

Sniff!

Don't ever...and I mean ever type, write or say those words in relation to me again...

[ForeverAutumn]

What do you object to more? Being called little or growing up?

[jrhymeammo]

Don't ever...and I mean ever type, write or say those words in relation to me again...

Hey buddy, you described your girlfriend as "significate other" instead of "it" or "that thing where I bobstick my...".
You, sir, are growing up right in front of our eyes.
This is beautiful and much bigger than the hair.:dita:

[dgray]

Well i just thought i mention that everytime my son gets a haircut he gets sick. He is 5years old. Its only since his last haircut that i noticed that everytime we cut his hair he comes down with a terrible cough and high temps the very next day. Could it be just a coincidence? Wasn't it Sampson who loses his strength when his hair was cut?

Someone mentioned that it could be Asthma combined with hayfever if the hair is breathed in at the time of the cut.

[Hyfi]

Samson lost his strength when his hair was cut......

As far as sick days go, I usually go to work when I am sick and stay home when I am well in order to enjoy the day off. I also take Mental Health days off, one does not have to be physically sick to be sick.

I don't believe that a haircut actually makes one sick, rather believing it manifests into reality.

The power of positive thought (or negative thought) is indeed very powerful.

Have you ever wanted to leave work early so you act sick and leave but by the time you get home you actually feel like crap? Yeah because you talked yourself into it.

[GooseWashington]

The first time I've heard about it was after the song Samson by Regina Spektor. Live version is amazing, Regina is really talented.

[BillShiphr]

Oh, that's true, she's great. And in general, I like live performances of songs way more than studio recordings, they just have more emotions. That's the reason I decided to switch from regular music platforms to Youtube, and with Tubidy (https://tubidy.ws), it's not a problem for me at all. There are just way more songs that I like, and it's pretty easy for me to find live versions or maybe even some covers, so it's the best solution for me.