How to deal with or supress ridiculous insecurities?

[UK_]

Why do I remember a thread exactly like this being created last year?

[mpb47]

Why do I remember a thread exactly like this being created last year?

Well I don't know if it is the same one, but I have brought it up before...at least the contest anyway. I was going to write down exactly what the previous contest said, along with the results , but could not find it

I have more to add, but about to meet some friends..more later tonight...

[Exodus]

I've just got back from meeting some friends who I used to go to School with. Instantly my hairloss became the topic of conversation (where has it gone, wow you're losing you're hair, grow it long etc etc). Typically my first reaction was to play it down laugh it off and move on, but I dunno I know in every other way Im doing 'better' then them, but you can really see the immaturity in some people.

Man hairloss sucks ass, but I refuse to be the topic of a nights discussion!

[baldy1990]

I've just got back from meeting some friends who I used to go to School with. Instantly my hairloss became the topic of conversation (where has it gone, wow you're losing you're hair, grow it long etc etc). Typically my first reaction was to play it down laugh it off and move on, but I dunno I know in every other way Im doing 'better' then them, but you can really see the immaturity in some people.

Man hairloss sucks ass, but I refuse to be the topic of a nights discussion!

ofcourse it will be a topic cause it makes a big difference in you,if they knew that you would be hurted they wouldnt tell anything to you but they would still thinking it

[drybone]

Here is an interesting link , outlining about hair loss sufferers

http://www.statisticbrain.com/hair-loss-statistics/

Found it quite interesting.

It takes 50% density loss before anyone notices, so by age 35 only 40% of men have lost so much that that people can notice they have hair loss.

by age 60, that process is now noticeable in 65% of men and 80% by age 85.

So as we can see, a young man under 30 is going to be beleaguered to say the least as his grouping is going to have even a smaller % as the process hasnt shed enough hair to be noticeable.

[mpb47]

I've just got back from meeting some friends who I used to go to School with. Instantly my hairloss became the topic of conversation (where has it gone, wow you're losing you're hair, grow it long etc etc). Typically my first reaction was to play it down laugh it off and move on, but I dunno I know in every other way Im doing 'better' then them, but you can really see the immaturity in some people.

Man hairloss sucks ass, but I refuse to be the topic of a nights discussion!

I am short on time but want to respond to this when I have more time. ....

[Exodus]

Please do, I'd love to hear other tales, views etc. Hopefully a positive one. In all fairness, it's the group of people Im with, they're in their early 20s, still act like their 15. Still live in the same town, at home etc. Sigh I gotta move somewhere else :P

[mpb47]

Please do, I'd love to hear other tales, views etc. Hopefully a positive one. In all fairness, it's the group of people Im with, they're in their early 20s, still act like their 15. Still live in the same town, at home etc. Sigh I gotta move somewhere else :P

Still short on time so here is short version:

My main point is I want to overcome being insecure about comments, the contest etc. The problem is really me, not them. I did get rude comments, but that was really a long time ago (more on that later when I have the time).

Now I get more like what you are saying. Comments without any ill intent, but they still bug me. Sometimes they are even well meaning: For instance I played match maker to 2 friends and they have been together now for a long time.
He actually appeared much younger than her till he started going bald in his late 30's. He never would take any meds. Well this girl is not a Dr. but does have a med degree and thinks she knows a LOT about mpb and keeps nudging me to get on propecia before mpb can creep up on me. It's a long story and I am short on time, but even though she means well, it is still embarrassing to me. In so many words, she thinks I will never go bald if I use it, but otherwise I will slowly get horseshoed without it. Hearing this should not bother me but it does. So am I being overly sensitive or what?