# How to make known to hairdresser that I don't feel like talking **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **Created:** [September 1, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534 "2026-09-01T16:39:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nomad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/nomad/32/9943_2.png) [@Nomad](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Nomad)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/1 "2026-09-01T16:39:54Z")
Without literally saying it? ---
**Author:** ![sweetpotatopie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/sweetpotatopie/32/8234_2.png) [@sweetpotatopie](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/sweetpotatopie)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/2 "2026-09-01T16:43:39Z")
Wear earbuds so she can see you are wearing them. ---
**Author:** ![Nomad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/nomad/32/9943_2.png) [@Nomad](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Nomad)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/3 "2026-09-01T16:45:02Z")
Left those at home! ---
**Author:** ![Montezuma](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/montezuma/32/362_2.png) [@Montezuma](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Montezuma)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/4 "2026-09-01T16:47:31Z")
Say something to the effect that you just got out of prison for manslaughter. 😆 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![DarkStar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/darkstar/32/17376_2.png) [@DarkStar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/DarkStar)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/5 "2026-09-01T16:48:05Z")
Tell them your throat hurts from screaming at people to stop talking to you 😄 ---
**Author:** ![anon91729290](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9d8465/32.png) [@anon91729290](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/anon91729290)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/6 "2026-09-01T16:50:15Z")
I change hairdresser for that reason ---
**Author:** ![77nick77](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/77nick77/32/147_2.png) [@77nick77](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/77nick77)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/7 "2026-09-01T17:22:11Z")
ChatGPT Response 1 If you don’t want to talk during a haircut, you can make it clear **without being rude**. Most barbers and hairdressers are used to clients who prefer quiet appointments. ### Easiest ways - **Say it when you sit down:** “I’m pretty quiet today, so I’d rather not talk much.” - **Be direct but friendly:** “I like to relax during my haircut, so I usually don’t talk much.” - **If you want almost complete silence:** “I hope you don’t mind, but I’d really prefer a quiet haircut today.” - **If they keep chatting:** “Sorry, I’m not trying to be unfriendly—I just really enjoy having some quiet time while I get my haircut.” You can also **wear headphones** if the shop permits it. That makes the message pretty obvious without having to repeatedly explain yourself. The best approach is probably: **“I’m pretty quiet today—I’d rather just relax and enjoy the haircut.”** I don’t know if someone would actually say those in real life. It’s like when people give you advice about standing up to a bully verbally. The suggestions sound good on paper but who really says those things in real life? The important thing I got out of this response from ChatGPT is that barbers and hairdressers are used to clients who don’t want to talk and it’s not strange or weird or unusual to not want to talk. ---
**Author:** ![MatQuasar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/matquasar/32/16337_2.png) [@MatQuasar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/MatQuasar)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/8 "2026-09-01T17:36:34Z")
Does closing your eyes to enjoy the haircut help? Or go to a foreigner barber who will have language and culture barrier. ---
**Author:** ![MatQuasar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/matquasar/32/16337_2.png) [@MatQuasar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/MatQuasar)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/9 "2026-09-01T17:39:36Z")
I hate to talk when taking taxi ride, especially taxi to airport or from airport, have to reveal everything like where did I fly to, what did I do in other country… ---
**Author:** ![Schizbro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/schizbro/32/16560_2.png) [@Schizbro](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Schizbro)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/10 "2026-09-01T18:04:54Z")
When I moved back to my parents house on invega my mom made me go for haircuts instead of buzzing my head with clippers. She was trying to build good habits in me I guess. Anyway, I went to a barber in a nearby plaza, and that guy asked so many personal questions I was shocked. Everything from where do you work, to are you married, even how much do you make? That was really unexpected. Ever since then, except for a few occassions where I got a haircut, buzz and shave my head bald. Costs nothing and super clean and easy to maintain. Invega ruined my hair anyway which was basically black, wavy/ curly. Now its dry and brown and straight like dead grass.✂ ---
**Author:** ![jukebox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@jukebox](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/jukebox)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/11 "2026-09-01T18:46:52Z")
i just remain quiet and the haircut gets done without me saying much…I apologize for being quiet. ---
**Author:** ![Nomad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/nomad/32/9943_2.png) [@Nomad](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Nomad)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/12 "2026-09-01T18:47:28Z")
Had the haircut. We exchanged a few words but it wasn’t bad. ---
**Author:** ![Rainstorm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/rainstorm/32/17594_2.png) [@Rainstorm](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Rainstorm)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/13 "2026-09-01T18:49:08Z")
The girl that cuts my hair only asks me a few questions ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Hope](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/mr_hope/32/7092_2.png) [@Mr\_Hope](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Mr_Hope)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/14 "2026-09-01T19:40:24Z")
I see different haircutters. If some like to talk I just chat along without going into the depth of things. Maybe I will tell a little white lie if we are getting into things I don’t want to reveal. ---
**Author:** ![labratmat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/labratmat/32/16_2.png) [@labratmat](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/labratmat)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/15 "2026-09-01T20:48:32Z")
learn the sign language for ‘I’m deaf’ and then hand him a card saying that you are deaf… ---
**Author:** ![sweetpotatopie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/sweetpotatopie/32/8234_2.png) [@sweetpotatopie](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/sweetpotatopie)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-known-to-hairdresser-that-i-dont-feel-like-talking/8534/16 "2026-10-01T12:45:08Z")
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