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Hey there, internet fellas.
The title says it all... It seems like I am starting to go bald.
Firstly, I must confess that I had already accepted a bald fate a few years ago, due to my genetics. But I wasn't expecting it to come for at least another 15 years or so... And now that the curse has made its first appearance, I am completely desperate.
I am quite the testosterone dude, when it comes to puberty. I had a very severe puberty that kicked in really early with some terrible acne (thank god it is gone though). But also the good stuff came in early. My facial started to thicken up when I was only 15. And so did chest hair, deep voice, hairy legs, and more "adultish" features. And, as you can expect, it felt good. It felt good to look around and see that I was ahead of the other guys in the beard game. And if felt good to be treated as and adult, go to concerts, buy some booze, and other stupid stuff that teenagers do to feel older than they are. But, unfortunate also brought me something earlier: the baldness.
Some months ago I noticed some 'shedding' (hair falling out? I'm new to these terms)during shower. When I ran my fingers through my head to wash, a few hairs would fall and wrap around my fingers. Not many, if you ask me. But I don't know much is many. Other than that, no shedding at all. Zero hairs on my pillow and sometimes just a single hair would gently land on my desk at school. I freaked out a bit and then I switched to another shampoo. And apparently the problem disappeared for some time.
A few days ago I went to the barber and got a haircut. I used size two clippers on the side and cut the top much shorter than it was before. And I experienced some more shedding on the following two or three days, which is gone for now. Until a few days ago some hairs would wrap around my fingers when I washed my hair, but I think it's gone now. And it seemed that it would only shed during shower.
But after getting this haircut, two close friends of mine started to say that my hairline is creeping its way up my forehead, which pretty much brought my world down. Even though we pick at each other, I think they were serious this time: it is what it is.
I snapped a few pics and posted my story on other hair loss communities that seemed serious. But the members where incredibly mean to me. I was told to either go see a hair transplant specialist (I am only 17 years old and I am not even out of high school yet!) or shut up and deal with it, because that's just life. And it only made me feel even worse.
This problem is bringing my down real bad. It gets me depressed, self conscious and it is bringing me self esteem problems that I did not have before. This 'condition' is affecting even my relationship with my girlfriend! I know it sounds way too exagerated, but we all have to agree on something: Going bald itself is bad. But going bald AS A TEENAGER brings the problem a whole new dimension. It sucks, man. My condition is not that noticeaeble yet, but it might become very apparent. in the upcoming months. I AM NOT READY TO EMBRACE BALDNESS YET! And I am also not ready to go for a hair transplant, what the heck!
I need some doable solutions here, guys. And some advice. And some biological lecture, if that's possible. What if this is all just madness? What if my hairline is just 'maturing'? The following link will take you to an imgur album with a few photos of my hair:
Thank you all.
Seriously.
The title says it all... It seems like I am starting to go bald.
Firstly, I must confess that I had already accepted a bald fate a few years ago, due to my genetics. But I wasn't expecting it to come for at least another 15 years or so... And now that the curse has made its first appearance, I am completely desperate.
I am quite the testosterone dude, when it comes to puberty. I had a very severe puberty that kicked in really early with some terrible acne (thank god it is gone though). But also the good stuff came in early. My facial started to thicken up when I was only 15. And so did chest hair, deep voice, hairy legs, and more "adultish" features. And, as you can expect, it felt good. It felt good to look around and see that I was ahead of the other guys in the beard game. And if felt good to be treated as and adult, go to concerts, buy some booze, and other stupid stuff that teenagers do to feel older than they are. But, unfortunate also brought me something earlier: the baldness.
Some months ago I noticed some 'shedding' (hair falling out? I'm new to these terms)during shower. When I ran my fingers through my head to wash, a few hairs would fall and wrap around my fingers. Not many, if you ask me. But I don't know much is many. Other than that, no shedding at all. Zero hairs on my pillow and sometimes just a single hair would gently land on my desk at school. I freaked out a bit and then I switched to another shampoo. And apparently the problem disappeared for some time.
A few days ago I went to the barber and got a haircut. I used size two clippers on the side and cut the top much shorter than it was before. And I experienced some more shedding on the following two or three days, which is gone for now. Until a few days ago some hairs would wrap around my fingers when I washed my hair, but I think it's gone now. And it seemed that it would only shed during shower.
But after getting this haircut, two close friends of mine started to say that my hairline is creeping its way up my forehead, which pretty much brought my world down. Even though we pick at each other, I think they were serious this time: it is what it is.
I snapped a few pics and posted my story on other hair loss communities that seemed serious. But the members where incredibly mean to me. I was told to either go see a hair transplant specialist (I am only 17 years old and I am not even out of high school yet!) or shut up and deal with it, because that's just life. And it only made me feel even worse.
This problem is bringing my down real bad. It gets me depressed, self conscious and it is bringing me self esteem problems that I did not have before. This 'condition' is affecting even my relationship with my girlfriend! I know it sounds way too exagerated, but we all have to agree on something: Going bald itself is bad. But going bald AS A TEENAGER brings the problem a whole new dimension. It sucks, man. My condition is not that noticeaeble yet, but it might become very apparent. in the upcoming months. I AM NOT READY TO EMBRACE BALDNESS YET!
And I am also not ready to go for a hair transplant, what the heck!I need some doable solutions here, guys. And some advice. And some biological lecture, if that's possible. What if this is all just madness? What if my hairline is just 'maturing'? The following link will take you to an imgur album with a few photos of my hair:
Thank you all.
Seriously.
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