It is a common knowledge that women frequently hit their head. From my observation, every woman hits her head about 121 times in a day. Now my question is this. What is the reason behind this? Initially, I had thought it was a sign of developing madness, but I have come to realize that I may be wrong after all. Can anybody help me with the answer before I finally take my decision.

Despite the fullness of their hair, they still prefer to add artificial hair which makes their head look like forest.

Any slight sweat at all will make the bush stink and scratch them

Itchy head...unkempt hair

You mean it has something to do with the attachment they carry on their head?

Tyra Banks called it "the black girl pat"
We don't hit our heads, we pat it
We are not psychos who beat themselves up the head

We pat our heads because of itching
The weaves/extensions or goat hair like my friends calls it causes major itching since there's no breathing space for the hair underneath


Patting your hair once in a while and not a hundred and twenty one times like the Op stated is very much normal but when you scratch or "hit" continuously, especially in public places, you're a monkey

I conjecturally want to believe its a habit.
Yes! It (their hair) can get painful because of the braids. I.e the pulling and scaling etc.
Then a little pat here and there, a little pat again and then eventually it becomes habitual.

This is when you notice these girls with little or no hair on and yet they keep patting it.
In the bus, in class, at work, in the presence of an influential person. News casters are not left out and few of them while making love still do it.

Like every habit, become conscious of it. Consciously and consistently manage it and see it becoming a thing of the past it.