I had black and purple hair for 5 + years . Before that , it was a plethora of other colors , such as completely bright blue and hot pink . Well ... I decided I want to grow my hair long and keep it in better shape after SO much abuse . I tried going brown , but it did n't want to stay a nice rich auburn color ....
According to the above context, answer the following question.
Why does experiencing abuse and overcoming it cause the speaker to want to take better care of themselves ?


Their self esteem is improving , so they are updating their appearance to match