The Shaved Head

[Jack21]

Dude,

I had a full head of hair at 18 and kept it shaved with a #1 for 6 years. Now I'm 33 and all I want is my hair back. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense does it?

As far as being ridiculed for being a bald man, well, being a bald man, I can relate to that. Honestly, I seldom get made fun of for my baldness. I have been ragged-on a few times but mostly it was for the sake of light humor(whatever that means.) When I was 20, and about a Norwood 5, I went for a job interview for some debt consolidation job(I can't remember exactly the position)and two women blatently teased me for it;they were looking over at me and laughing. Now, when I was 20 I was 145 pounds and had a baby-face which made me look like a kid;furthemore, I had my head buzzed to less than 1/8 inch. My situation was bad because I looked very young(I have the Leonardo Dicaprio syndrome, my face doesn't age very quickly.) I was teased in high school for it;you think fat kids get made fun of.

I think part of my acceptance of being bald has to do with age. I was a train wreck because of my premature baldness up until about the age of 28;perhaps, this had to do with how young I was. You're not supposed to dome when you're 17 as I did;you're supposed to begin balding when you're 50 or 60. Now that I'm 33 I have come to accept it more. From personal experience, it usually gets better with age.

People who tease you for being bald are usually just insecure or miserable people;for instance, the kid who made fun of me the most in high school was teased because he was about 5'4" and skinny. The interesting thing is that everyone who has ever trashed me for being bald has multiple imperfections themselves;I just laugh it off. Unless you look like a male German super model or you look like Jessica Beal(spelling?), you have no right to make fun of anyone for anything physical.

[Britney]

nido

hi i wanna get those nido implants too

Nice to meet you

[Mr. 4000]

I've noticed a lot of people on this blog and others are still encouraging people to shave their heads and get on with life. I used to find this recommendation extremely distressing when I first started losing my hair, and still do. I would like to make a few points about head shaving for the people who still don't get it:

1) People who recommend shaving your head name the same five or six celebrities that suit the look. I can name hundreds of people who don't suit the look. You probably can too.

2) Most people's heads are funny shapes. Therefore, their shaved head looks terrible.

3) The shaved head is the look of choice for neo-Nazis.

4) It involves a lot of work to maintain a shaved head, including an extra 15 minutes shaving every single day.

5) Men who are not fit look terrible with a shaved head, so an extra hour of your life has to be given up to the gym. You also have to cut out all the foods you like for 'the look.'

6) You'll increase your chance of skin cancer with a shaved head. Better to cover up with a HT, hat or wig.

7) You didn't like going bald, so you'll hate being 100% bald.

I think I've made my point!

which doctor do you work for? Keep up the good work....

[Adam7]

u dont have to shave it....just get a number 2...its not a big deal

[antmn]

im sorry, im usually very empathetic, but you all arw really trying to "rationalize" to yourself why having a shaved head is soooo horrible, its completely guilty of the delusional people you speak of, trying to qualify why it looks so good.
the verdict is what will be will, be, and wont you cant control yo wont. and im sorry but let this be the worst f*%$@!? thing that happens to any of us.
lifes alot bigger then hair my friends, and if you really go seek self employment because you dont want to see other people, then you truly have already lost.

[redbone]

I still dont understand the mentality of dwelling on hair loss. Life is not based on hair. To me its almost pathetic like a bunch of females bitching and moaning about appearance. I know it sucks to lose hair but deal with it and move on with your life.

[greatg]

I just had to say, especially to "fixed at 35" but many others; you really just need to see a psychiatrist and get on medication rather than seek a cure for baldness. I can't believe the extreme and pathological way some of you are approaching this. I say this as a medical professional. Seek psychological help, you will get much more relief from a psychiatrist than you will from hair tonics and pills. You can't cheat your genes. I am not saying that it is wrong to resent baldness and seek alternatives; but coming at it from a point of hate is unhealthy and bigoted. Not to mention the plain straight forward bigotry coming from some.

To the others that don't seem to be mentally ill. DON'T feed their sickness. It does no good to have it publicly posted; let them withdraw and disappear. In other words, don't feed the trolls.

Incredible. I think I'm going to shave my head just so I can feel farther separated from the feeling of pity and disgust I have for those people that have been spouting symptoms of their mental illness.


Other topics for healthy things to obsess over- Your lack of calculus skills, or need to polish them up, safe driving, avoiding that prostate exam.

[headshape]

Fixed By 35,

Congratulations on being quoted in the New York Times. You're now a "Z list" celebrity like Spencer!

[Mr. 4000]

Fixed By 35,

Congratulations on being quoted in the New York Times. You're now a "Z list" celebrity like Spencer!

that is great! but must add to the misery of this person

[Weedwacker]

It seems as though some are offended by Fix's comments. He has the right to say whatever he wants, even if some of it is along the lines of affectation. Perhaps some people are so insecure about their hairloss they can't deal with any negative criticism; if that's the case, grow up.

Hairloss is in no way a severe disease; it is a genetic error. There are serious things, for instance, cleft lip or palate, with which 500,000 children are born each year. The cause, as far as I know, is a paucity of folic acid in the diet. Many of these children have to live with these birth anomalies because of a lack of adequate health care; moreover, they are teased and can't eat properly. The children are often very poor, living in countries such as India, Bangladesh, the Philippines or Africa.

There is one gentleman on this forum who claims to have had testicular cancer, and states his hairloss affected him more than having a testicle removed. The moral of this is that people are affected by things in different ways. Some people are terrified of death, others are terrified of hairloss. In a perfect world people would not be judged by, or concerned about something as superficial as baldness.

My Mother died from ovarian cancer the same year I began losing my hair; I was 17. One of the only times I ever saw her cry was when her hair fell out; I can still remember it vividly to this day. I have heard more than one woman say that hairloss was more bothersome than cancer itself. So, I suppose people are different.

Baldness is just one of many 'insignificant' things people complain about. Some people bitch if they don't have the latest cell phone, or the best car or flat screen TV. Others bitch if they don't go to a name brand college or university, which may cost $150,000 dollars. Anyone who blows $30,000 on a car is as mentally deranged as a person who bitches about hairloss to the point of insanity. By donating $250 to Smile Train, a surgeon will perform a cleft palate surgery for a child for free. The child's life will be changed forever. When I was 24 I bought a Tag heuer watch for $1,000. I could have paid for 4 cleft lip surgeries with that money. Was I a moron? Yup. Worse, I bought $10,000 worth of hairpieces. The more you know, the less you need; and that includes hair. Keeping up with the Jones' is as rediculous as bitching about hairloss, and that is something many people(especially in the West) do.

[gmonasco]

The big bald truth

Some refuse to accept what's happening to them and decide to do something about it; others grudgingly let it happen, but maintain a simmering resentment about it.

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/the-big-bald-truth-2515976.html

[moses0324]

i have been waiting to comment on this thread...

i have a lot of my hair left but continue to recede in the temple area...as a result I choose to shave it close. for me it is a much cleaner look. If a guy is thinning in the crown area or has a receding hairline, it simply doesnt look uniform. for me, to shave it down looks a lot better. people concentrate on my face instead of my hairloss.

everyone brings up the idea that no one looks good with a shaved head...i disagree completely. it looks good especially with tanned skin, nice clothing, positive attitude, and toned body. its all about confidence...i will post pictures of myself tonight and you guys can judge...i honestly cant picture myself with long hair. to be continued...

[Dude]

Don't understand

Weedwacker, Redbone, greatg, You guys say accept it (balding) or go see a psychiatrist. If your so accepting of your balding...why do you still visit this forum?
Also, I don't think Kelly Slater would be shaving his head if he wasn't bothered by balding. Same goes for all those shaved head guys. They ARE really bothered by it. That's why they shave it off. For some...it looks pretty good. But it really depends on your head shape and face. I personally look like a POW with my head shaved. Just not a good look on me.

[moses0324]

here judge me...^^^i visit this site to provide info to those who are looking to have HT's...sometimes being fully informed persuades someone to look at hairloss differently.. let me know what you guys think...ill be shaving it regardless...so i dont care what you guys think. just trying to prove a point for those who are scared to shave.

[dgman21]

moses how old are u? 20's?