So tired of Non-Sufferers telling me to "get over it", "Hair loss is nothin. Move on"

[baldozer]

It funny, you cant put yourself in someones elses shoes. You have a certain potential you want to elevate to and when something consumes even a minor aspect of that potential it is still a portion of the whole.

My buddies say the same thing. What I can say is that as bad as we are to each other we know the ONE thing that we all hate about ourselves and seem to not knock it. My best friend was always heavy but I NEVER made fun of his weight and in fact its because of me (not me but my lifestyle when we were room mating) he quit smoking, and lost about 150lbs.

Now he has the hanging skin. I have seen it and where he hates it and all he talks about is getting it removed I talk about my HT. He finally gets it now somewhat.

I always compare it to being in a band. I play bass, its not the most well renowned instrument and mostly the butt of jokes. I never knew it though when i was younger learning it.
I told my last guitarist you can honestly understand why it annoys me because you are the guitarist, admiration just comes with the package. You can be mediocre and still get more praise than I ever will (he was FAR from mediocre tho lol).

Its not just hair loss, we are people, we are selfish and no matter what "my" problem is always more important and worse than "yours".

Best option is not talk about it with them unless you have some kind of news thats good, such as a HT consult, or your taking some med thats working. If they want to go out and your feeling down, just saying your busy atm or youll meet them out later. It sucks but everyone blames my GF for me not really going out much but honestly my hair makes me so self concious I dont want to go out and have a night life.

If you are a good bassist, no makes fun of you. For example, Cliff Burton from Metallica and Flea from RHCP!

[UK_]

"Get over it" is the worst MPB advice ever. Usually it is not even genuine advice, just some joker trying to put on a facade like he would be "manly" and shave his head if it happened to him. Or else it is some bald guy who looked ridiculous with hair anyway & had nothing to lose by going NW6-7.

Well there's not much else you can do when you're a slick NW6.

[greatjob!]

Has anybody else noticed that FlightTL starts threads, then never posts in them again?

He's crazier than yyy...

[Notcoolanymore]

Has anybody else noticed that FlightTL starts threads, then never posts in them again?

[fred970]

SMP is 2000 euros every year because it fades. In 3 years, you reach the cost of a HT.

[Assemblage23]

How did you let that happen to yourself, did you try fin or minox or was it so fast?

Denial lasted for a long time for me.

Fin and minox cant save you, and HT's would cost you a fortune.

You need a SMP procedure man.

[swingline747]

Seriously, no one knows the pain and suffering of hair loss,




ESPECIALLY AS A YOUNG NORWOOD 6 SLICK BALD like myself.....I FEEL THERE IS NO HOPE LEFT.


I am not good looking either, so it hurts.....


People laugh at me all the time and say I look 50.......



SPENCER KOBREN, THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR US.

MAY THE UNIVERSE BLESS YOU WITH A GREAT GREAT LIFE......

It funny, you cant put yourself in someones elses shoes. You have a certain potential you want to elevate to and when something consumes even a minor aspect of that potential it is still a portion of the whole.

My buddies say the same thing. What I can say is that as bad as we are to each other we know the ONE thing that we all hate about ourselves and seem to not knock it. My best friend was always heavy but I NEVER made fun of his weight and in fact its because of me (not me but my lifestyle when we were room mating) he quit smoking, and lost about 150lbs.

Now he has the hanging skin. I have seen it and where he hates it and all he talks about is getting it removed I talk about my HT. He finally gets it now somewhat.

I always compare it to being in a band. I play bass, its not the most well renowned instrument and mostly the butt of jokes. I never knew it though when i was younger learning it.
I told my last guitarist you can honestly understand why it annoys me because you are the guitarist, admiration just comes with the package. You can be mediocre and still get more praise than I ever will (he was FAR from mediocre tho lol).

Its not just hair loss, we are people, we are selfish and no matter what "my" problem is always more important and worse than "yours".

Best option is not talk about it with them unless you have some kind of news thats good, such as a HT consult, or your taking some med thats working. If they want to go out and your feeling down, just saying your busy atm or youll meet them out later. It sucks but everyone blames my GF for me not really going out much but honestly my hair makes me so self concious I dont want to go out and have a night life.

[fred970]

Probably.

If you don't want to go shiny, there is milk of magnesia.

[yeahyeahyeah]

In my opinion and the opinion of many girls I know,

Balding only makes you look like a gross old guy if you keep the sides and back (the unaffected areas).

Just shave it all off with a blade. It's not as sexy as having a full head of hair but you still fit into a niche. The shaved head look is not the best look but it's still a look. A girl would rather sleep with a tough bad boy skinhead looking guy than a sad NW6 loser.

I workout at a Gold's Gym and I couldn't tell you how many jacked bodybuilders I've seen with shaved heads. Many bring their (hot) lady friends along to workout too. In fact, most bodybuilders I see there have no hair to be honest. Normally the bigger they are the less hair they have (not joking lol).

The caveat is they are swole. If you're an out of shape skinny-fat guy right now it would probably take you 5 years of consistent training and disciplined eating plans to look good enough to be bald.

I'm a NW2 and I'm putting in my training time early in case I ever have to go shiny.

Steroids?

[25 going on 65]

"Get over it" is the worst MPB advice ever. Usually it is not even genuine advice, just some joker trying to put on a facade like he would be "manly" and shave his head if it happened to him. Or else it is some bald guy who looked ridiculous with hair anyway & had nothing to lose by going NW6-7.

[BigThinker]

I'm a NW2 and I'm putting in my training time early in case I ever have to go shiny.

I'm doing the same.

Best case scenario: treatment saves my hair and I'm better of physically than I was before.

Worst case scenario: go NW7 and already got a head start on a career and gains.

[Notcoolanymore]

Another thing that is annoying is when people suggest you shave your head and then mention all the famous people with shaved heads. Like any of us are going to look like: The Rock, Jason Statham, or Vin Diesel.

[Notcoolanymore]

Get over it. Hair loss is nothing. Move on.









On a serious note, without restating what others have already said, work on improving what you can change. Physique, clothes, money, attitude are all stuff you can work on. And you don't need to look like a roided freak to be in good shape to impress.

[fred970]

Or save money, find a top surgeon and get a hair transplant.

I haven't said this enough: not all of us have the time, money and patience to become a huge stereotyped gym rat.

I'm a pale skinny NW5 and I don't shave my sides. Shaving them would only make me look like I have cancer. Even if I have a perfect head shape, I still think I shouldn't shave it all to the bone.

Becoming a steroid freak won't compensate for your bald head.

[Vic12]

In my opinion and the opinion of many girls I know,

Balding only makes you look like a gross old guy if you keep the sides and back (the unaffected areas).

Just shave it all off with a blade. It's not as sexy as having a full head of hair but you still fit into a niche. The shaved head look is not the best look but it's still a look. A girl would rather sleep with a tough bad boy skinhead looking guy than a sad NW6 loser.

I workout at a Gold's Gym and I couldn't tell you how many jacked bodybuilders I've seen with shaved heads. Many bring their (hot) lady friends along to workout too. In fact, most bodybuilders I see there have no hair to be honest. Normally the bigger they are the less hair they have (not joking lol).

The caveat is they are swole. If you're an out of shape skinny-fat guy right now it would probably take you 5 years of consistent training and disciplined eating plans to look good enough to be bald.

I'm a NW2 and I'm putting in my training time early in case I ever have to go shiny.