Hey everybody,
I am 23 years old and have been losing hair since I was 17 years old. Man, I had a full head of long hair and I remember pulling hair out at will. My self consciousness has died down over the years and I have learned to accept that sometimes you get dealt a bad hand. I tried propecia and rogaine but never stuck with them on a consistent basis. Propecia lowered my sex drive, and I usually did rogaine once a day. My hair is still here after 6 years, its thin but not bad. I keep it shaved, and I shaved it to the scalp one time and got a few compliments to know that I can still be good looking the day I go "clean". I was told I look mean like brian urlacher by my brother and his friends and a random girl complimented me on my facial features that day. That felt good, knowing that there is hope even after you lose your hair. With my degree I am getting, I wont be able to afford the constant hair loss products and also the time to use them. (wildlife biology) I will be working and living in remote conditions and probably will not have a home for a while. I have made the decision to let it go, and concentrate on other aspects of my life, like career, personality and personal happiness. I used to envy other people's hair and did the "why me?" thing but it never got me anywhere. I live life like I dont even know whats on my head. I understand people see the thinning features of my head and I know their thinking "I am glad thats not me" but I feel it makes me stronger to know that I can overcome something like this and still keep a smile on my face. I always think if they only knew..if they only knew... haha. The only thing I was concerned about with hairloss was meeting women, but I have found out that some women prefer bald men over men with hair and the opposite. My whole attitude right now is completely new, a year ago it would be different. I am accepting it and loving it. Another thing I have found, is that lifting weights and concentrating on making your body look good helps with the ladies.
I guess this is a feel good post, and for anyone going through hair loss it takes time to accept it. You also have to make the decision if you are going to spend the countless dollars on hair products or let it go. I chose the latter and I am not looking back. I have my bald heroes, Larry David, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham. These guys give me some inspiration, from the bad assness of Bruce and Jason to the Funny as hell Larry David. Watch Curb Your Enthusiasm, it is hilarious and he always jokes about his baldness. He says he always nods to his bald brothers lol, and one episode picks a bald chef because he was bald at the interview than finds out later he wears a wig than fires him. There are plenty of bald jokes in the show, and if you are going through what I went through it helps to put a little humor into your life about it. Anyways, good luck and I hope what I had to say might give you a different perspective on the subject rather than taking all the crap out there. I like the all-natural route and believe that there "will be" side effects from taking all that stuff. Cheers All!!
I am 23 years old and have been losing hair since I was 17 years old. Man, I had a full head of long hair and I remember pulling hair out at will. My self consciousness has died down over the years and I have learned to accept that sometimes you get dealt a bad hand. I tried propecia and rogaine but never stuck with them on a consistent basis. Propecia lowered my sex drive, and I usually did rogaine once a day. My hair is still here after 6 years, its thin but not bad. I keep it shaved, and I shaved it to the scalp one time and got a few compliments to know that I can still be good looking the day I go "clean". I was told I look mean like brian urlacher by my brother and his friends and a random girl complimented me on my facial features that day. That felt good, knowing that there is hope even after you lose your hair. With my degree I am getting, I wont be able to afford the constant hair loss products and also the time to use them. (wildlife biology) I will be working and living in remote conditions and probably will not have a home for a while. I have made the decision to let it go, and concentrate on other aspects of my life, like career, personality and personal happiness. I used to envy other people's hair and did the "why me?" thing but it never got me anywhere. I live life like I dont even know whats on my head. I understand people see the thinning features of my head and I know their thinking "I am glad thats not me" but I feel it makes me stronger to know that I can overcome something like this and still keep a smile on my face. I always think if they only knew..if they only knew... haha. The only thing I was concerned about with hairloss was meeting women, but I have found out that some women prefer bald men over men with hair and the opposite. My whole attitude right now is completely new, a year ago it would be different. I am accepting it and loving it. Another thing I have found, is that lifting weights and concentrating on making your body look good helps with the ladies.
I guess this is a feel good post, and for anyone going through hair loss it takes time to accept it. You also have to make the decision if you are going to spend the countless dollars on hair products or let it go. I chose the latter and I am not looking back. I have my bald heroes, Larry David, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham. These guys give me some inspiration, from the bad assness of Bruce and Jason to the Funny as hell Larry David. Watch Curb Your Enthusiasm, it is hilarious and he always jokes about his baldness. He says he always nods to his bald brothers lol, and one episode picks a bald chef because he was bald at the interview than finds out later he wears a wig than fires him. There are plenty of bald jokes in the show, and if you are going through what I went through it helps to put a little humor into your life about it. Anyways, good luck and I hope what I had to say might give you a different perspective on the subject rather than taking all the crap out there. I like the all-natural route and believe that there "will be" side effects from taking all that stuff. Cheers All!!
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