Acceptance and coping (836)

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First wig... Horribly self conscious

Starting in high school my hair started to thin (could just be coincidence that it was when I started to dye my hair a lot... Plus everyone…

Started by Elise8

8 Dec 20, 2016
Reply by None

Help, it's happening again

I'm a 17 year old girl and I originally was diagnosed with areata in January of 2015. It accelerated to totalis and I was bald but wore a w…

Started by Livkerp

1 Dec 10, 2016
Reply by Alo-mom

Wigs are ok, bald is ok, and anything in between

I am not sure if this is a rant, or what, but lately I have come into some comments that really really bother me.  I have been wearing wigs…

Started by Cathryn F.

31 Dec 7, 2016
Reply by Barbara B

What is your favorite thing about yourself?

I bring this up because Alopecia has definite emotional complications; shame, fear, lack of confidence... you name it. For many people thei…

Started by Finley

2 Dec 5, 2016
Reply by Finley

Recent AA diagnosis

Hello folks, new to the forum as I recently got diagnosed with AA. Someone close to me said around 4 months ago, hey I see a bald spot behi…

Started by n8t

6 Dec 1, 2016
Reply by n8t

Trying to cope

Hi I've never been on anything like this before I'm not really sure how it works but I am a 17 year old girl I've had alopeica for 5 years…

Started by Kelljohn

3 Nov 29, 2016
Reply by Finley

How Many Here With "Lifelong" AA?

Hi! I'm new here, but not to alopecia. I was wondering how many of you here have had alopecia since childhood/late teens and then well into…

Started by Dollhead

4 Nov 22, 2016
Reply by Lizzy

Should I ?

Hi :) , So i am in Netherlands these days, Doing my research project here. I normally don't like to talk a lot but here people ask me a lot…

Started by Monika

1 Nov 20, 2016
Reply by Return_life

WIGJACKED on the subway in NYC.. Yeah, so, that happened!!! Girl hit me and STOLE my wig, entirely unprovoked.

Have any of you ever had anything like that happen?!  Also, have you ever been rejected for a job because you have a "look" (ie. fake eyebr…

Started by VisualBrat

3 Oct 24, 2016
Reply by VisualBrat

I have alopecia ophiasis

So I have had the Ophiasis pattern for almost a year now and my entire back of my head is gone and now above my ears is falling out. I have…

Started by MatthewN97

7 Sep 30, 2016
Reply by Linda

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