should I restart my freeforms?

im feeling unconfident with my semi-freeforms. I started twisting my hair in July 2024 — 7 months ago — and I feel that im not making progress like others because of my mixed hair. I wash my hair 1x a week and hair keeps falling out even though I use a leave-in spray and use black castor oil. A lot of the people around me aren’t supporting my freeform journey and think it doesn’t look good. Do you think I should I restart? or even quit and continue with a new style?