[Advice] Should I get Locs? How?

Hi there,

I'm having a hard time finding somewhere that provides advice or to ask questions about starting locs. There are reasons why I'm considering them, but I'm not sure if I should. [TL;DR @ bottom]

For one, I'm tired of spending tons of money on getting my hair done. Especially when I'm living in Oregon where I'd have to pay to get to the location (I don't have a car out there) and then pay the outrageous price they have because they know that they're the only options for black hair care. And the places I wish to work/study are all predominately white.

Second, I was never shown how to care for my own hair. My mom died when I was 14 and I don't have any mother figures in my life that could show me. It was always me getting my hair permed or braids/weave. And I have pretty bad social anxiety that makes it terrifying to go into a shop and ask (I know it's ridiculous).

Third, I have chronic pain/fatigue. So just the fact that I have to detangle my hair all the time is painful and exhausting. It's gotten to the point where I just have to wet my hair in the shower everytime I want to go out because it makes it so much easier to put into a tiny ponytail.

From what I've seen, getting locs seem to be the best option for my situation. And I love Ava DuVernay's locs so much that I wouldn't mind getting them like that.

TL;DR: Is there somewhere (preferably online) where I can get advice or knowledge on how/where to start and the care/maintenece of locs? Because I'm so close to shaving my head no matter how much uglier I get.