What The....?I

So I've been away for quite awhile. AGAIN!. Still doing work for others on their websites and some administration work. While engaged in all these ventures, i've been having a war going on with my hair. Unfortunatly I didn't know the war was active. I've been doing my same hair care routine with a few surprises. I noticed balls of hair coming out of my locks that have slide to the tips. I thought I was losing my hiar. Then I remembered about the lose hairs that weren't matted yet in my locks. The biggest of issues I am facing at the moment came after I washed my hair (braided and banded) last week. I did an ACV rinse( i've done this on several occassions before). This time my hair felt really wrong. It was extremely stiff. The next day it was extremely soft. Needless to say I had several locks completely unravel. Now i'm trying to figure out what happened???!!! I've toyed with the idea of just unraveling them all, starting over with braidlocks and calling it aday. Then I remembered I have some locks that are completely locked. I love my locks and wouldn't want any other hair choice. So doing anything other than is out of the question. I decided to just go and see someone to have my hair checked over and retightened. This will just be a much needed treat for me. GOD knows I need a few hours to myself.