Hi. Just as the title says, I'm 17 and have been developing this receding hairline since I was 16. I noticed it last year when I had gotten a haircut and realized that my hair looked strangely thin above the left side of my forehead. Sure enough, I went through MAJOR hair loss within the past year and a half.
I now have a bald spot that basically destroys my appearance. I have not had a haircut since a year and a half ago when I first noticed it, and have been growing my hair out ever since. Up until now I have been able to sort of conceal it by just keeping my bangs parted, but now that doesnt even work.
At first I was extremely depressed, and I still kind of am, which is why I am looking for some emotional support I guess. But recently, I think I have begun to care slightly less about what people think of me.
Even though I do care about that first impression when it comes to meeting girls, and friends. How can anyone explain being bald or balding between the ages of 16 and 25? You can't really. Not even my own family believed me until it became undeniable, which really screwed me up mentally. Since everyone refused to accept that they saw anything, I questioned my sanity and thought maybe I was going crazy.
I don't understand why family members don't just be honest up front. It wastes insane amounts of your time when you're lied to. Time you could have spent accepting what is, instead of questioning if its really true or not.
Anyway, how do I reverse this loss of hair? Or at least halt what is happening and retain my remaining hair? I have no job and no money. I will be 18 soon, and do not want to go to clubs or job interviews with a bald spot. There's really no other way to explain how unacceptable it is, but leaving it to continue as is just really isn't an option. Regardless of how much anyone can cope with it. You won't get laid, you won't have friends, etc.
I now have a bald spot that basically destroys my appearance. I have not had a haircut since a year and a half ago when I first noticed it, and have been growing my hair out ever since. Up until now I have been able to sort of conceal it by just keeping my bangs parted, but now that doesnt even work.
At first I was extremely depressed, and I still kind of am, which is why I am looking for some emotional support I guess. But recently, I think I have begun to care slightly less about what people think of me.
Even though I do care about that first impression when it comes to meeting girls, and friends. How can anyone explain being bald or balding between the ages of 16 and 25? You can't really. Not even my own family believed me until it became undeniable, which really screwed me up mentally. Since everyone refused to accept that they saw anything, I questioned my sanity and thought maybe I was going crazy.
I don't understand why family members don't just be honest up front. It wastes insane amounts of your time when you're lied to. Time you could have spent accepting what is, instead of questioning if its really true or not.
Anyway, how do I reverse this loss of hair? Or at least halt what is happening and retain my remaining hair? I have no job and no money. I will be 18 soon, and do not want to go to clubs or job interviews with a bald spot. There's really no other way to explain how unacceptable it is, but leaving it to continue as is just really isn't an option. Regardless of how much anyone can cope with it. You won't get laid, you won't have friends, etc.
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