I think people need to put hair loss in perspective

[Ahab]

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[Ahab]

We all hate balding, especially those of us that are young. It is a difficult thing to deal with. However, there are so many worse things we could be struggling with in life.

Think about the kids you see with cancer that are dying AND are bald from chemo. Are you going to tell me your life is harder than theirs?

Or what about people who need heart or liver transplants through no fault of their own?

In both of these situations, these people tend to waste away before they die in extremely physically painful situations.

Or how about people born conjoined or "little" people. You think people treat you poorly or look down on you because you are balding. Think how these people are treated.

I think it's good for us to try and seek solutions for our problem. It's good to vent occasionally and be upset. However, after all is said and done, we need to keep our ailments in perspective. I'd rather see the people I described above helped by science before people suffering from baldness because their ailments are much more severe than balding.

I'd rather have gotten cancer and died fifty years ago instead of having lived all these years with hair loss. So speak for yourself.

[Ahab]

I absolutely HATE my hair loss and wil NEVER EVER accept it in my life and will try to fix it till the cows come home. I'm very sensitive about people noticing my thinning hair. I even HATE myself for it, though people say, Youre beautiful, regardless. I don't completely believe it. maybe they'll give up. I'm calling for hair loss to be more socially acceptable for women, I wish it would change. I feel like an ugly loser because of my thinning hair. and have a very low opinion of myself I cant and wont accept it---EVER. I wear wigs and hairpieces and its the only way I can feel ok about my appearance.

Women have a perfect right to be repulsed by bald men. I don't blame women for not wanting to infect their children with bald genes by having a bald man as the father of their children.

[GroughBack]

I also will sacrifice my hair to save just one sick person!!!......................................... ................ wait a second, how's MY hair going to save a soul....... shit! I'll just keep my hair!!!

[k9gatton]

I'm a hair or nothing kind of guy. There's NOTHING I would do to NOT SAVE MY HAIR.

[Peter Harington]

I agree with the above poster... that hair is very important to many people including myself and I would do everything in my power to keep it.

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[strats]

The op is right. Put things in perspective. Hair should not define anybody's self worth. When you're balding/bald, do what you need to do and move on, but don't meditate on how "afflicted" you are - put that time and energy into good use and tackle the other aspects you can control (including hair replacement treatment). Personally, I'd rather be balding/bald but in great physical/emotional shape than have a full head of hair and overweight/sick/obsessed with keeping it and worrying all the time about it's appearance/having to take potentially life changing medication/not to mention the hefty financial investments. Seriously, other people don't put as much thought into your appearance as you do, as long as you maintain a good level of hygiene, from what I can tell. Lack of hair is NOT the end of the world if you don't want it to be.

[Ahab]

We all hate balding, especially those of us that are young. It is a difficult thing to deal with. However, there are so many worse things we could be struggling with in life.

Think about the kids you see with cancer that are dying AND are bald from chemo. Are you going to tell me your life is harder than theirs?

Or what about people who need heart or liver transplants through no fault of their own?

In both of these situations, these people tend to waste away before they die in extremely physically painful situations.

Or how about people born conjoined or "little" people. You think people treat you poorly or look down on you because you are balding. Think how these people are treated.

I think it's good for us to try and seek solutions for our problem. It's good to vent occasionally and be upset. However, after all is said and done, we need to keep our ailments in perspective. I'd rather see the people I described above helped by science before people suffering from baldness because their ailments are much more severe than balding.

I am currently faced with a medical condition that might kill me. If I had a choice of miraculously having hair again or having my medical condition miraculously cured, I'd rather have hair again and take my chances. So speak for yourself. I'd rather die with hair on my head than live life bald for a hundred years.

[strats]

I am currently faced with a medical condition that might kill me. If I had a choice of miraculously having hair again or having my medical condition miraculously cured, I'd rather have hair again and take my chances. So speak for yourself. I'd rather die with hair on my head than live life bald for a hundred years.

Sorry to hear about your medical condition. So do you have hair?

[ThinningB420]

Seven years after posting this I come back to confirm my original post. My hair continues to look worse every year. I buzz it, but I'm to the point of buzzing it with a zero guard soon.

However, life is good. I've gotten married, have a couple of kids and have gone/are going through medical complications with my family. Watching a child in the pICU and hoping they won't have brain damage from low oxygen levels really makes you think. In the time since I made my original post, I've seen my perfectly healthy dad have to retire due to autoimmune disease that forever changed him in a matter of weeks. I've taken my son to the ER twice for breathing difficulties before the age of two after he caught simple colds, and I've found out that my wife has a benign brain tumor that we will need to monitor.

I hate my crappy hair. It looks terrible and I am still self conscious about it. However, there are more important and challenging things out there. I'd go bald today if my dad, son, and wife could be completely healthy in exchange. I've occasionally looked at this site to see if there are any new treatments out there. However, I've given up logging in as I have to let go of the hair and work on all of the other challenges life has for me.

I hope they due cure baldness soon, but I'd gladly take cures for things like Cancer, ALS, and other autoimmune diseases first. I wish you all the best and I hope Ahab's medical condition will be better soon.

Thanks everyone