It's only as bad as YOU make it

[DeuceWillis]

Hey guys just thought I would come share a positive story with you all since most of the content of this site is just down right depressing. I am 23, probably a NW4-5 on the scale, completely shaved for the past 10 months. For the most part I've come to terms with this whole hair loss thing. From the age of 20 I noticed I was receding pretty badly, and by 21-22 I was severely thin. Other people told me it didn't look bad, but I didn't agree. I hated it. Finally got sick of worrying with it and seeing hair fall out literally right in my face, and shaved that shit to the bone. It took me a while but I finally got up the nerve to show my friends and family. Reactions weren't nearly as bad as I expected, to my surprise no one gave a shit. A couple friends made some comments, but I just talked shit right back about them. My girlfriend loves the look and loves rubbing my head after a fresh shave so that's a huge plus, and definitely makes getting on with my life a lot easier. I still wear hats a lot, but I always have even when I had a thick full head of hair. So a lot of people know I shave, but some I come in contact with don't know bc I always wear hats. Well anyway, this past weekend I was the best man in my friends wedding. I've known for a while that I wouldn't be able to wear a hat and for a few hours I would be bald for all the world to see. It was kinda nerve racking thinking about it, but I convinced myself that I wasn't going to give a shit what anyone thought and I was just going to carry on like I normally do. A friend of mine who's never seen me shaved without a hat greeted me and complimented the look an said I was rocking it. I had two female friends (who are at least 9's if not 10's) go out of their way to approach me and say how good I was looking,with both my attire and my new "hair style". At the end of the night I was sitting in my friends truck getting ready to leave, when I was approached again by a friend of mine and his wife telling me it was good seeing each other and catching up. Right before he left he turned back an said "oh yeah bro, I like the shaved head, keep doing that" and his wife agreed. I guess the point of this is to help anyone on the fence of just accepting hair loss and shaving that dome. I worried an worried about what people would think, until I told myself "fu*k it" who cares what they think. And no one had anything but great shit to say to me about it. Its all what you make of it my friends, just like anything else in life. -take it easy fellas, DeuceWillis