Why does my hair grow like this?

Okay so just know that I used to fry my hair, my only source of self expression was my hair as a teen so I did whatever I wanted whenever I wanted to it.

I killed it. I had to cut it all off and then I stopped killing my hair and it grew down to my butt. The healthy hair grew in but the left over damaged hair grew out all stringy and gross looking so I had it cut off at a hair salon. I had it cut to my bra strap and she cut it off where the stringy mess started and she could tell what was talking about and did exactly what I asked so I know I’m not just crazy or something. It’s grown out again and my ENDS ARE STRINGY. Why. WHY! It’s like certain strands of my hair grow faster than the rest. I’m gonna go back to her and have it cut off again. I would just love to have healthy long hair that looks pretty but no I gotta be a string head. Added pic: I’ll take another picture later with my hair down. It’s up in a high pony tail in this picture

I wash my hair every 2-4 days depending on how much I sweat or where I’ve been. I do not use heat to dry my hair, I brush dry.

The last time I had my hair dyed it was in April, and done by a professional. Before that, it had been years. The color is washed out right now but I don’t plan on coloring it again any time soon. I really do think i damaged my hair at the root when I was being a dumb teenager.

Excuse how tangled it is, I haven’t washed it and it’s been up in a pony tail.

From the back, it compliments it and my man sucks at taking pics of my hair. So here’s a photo of it from the front to emphasize the stringiness