Acceptance and coping (836)

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Finding it hard coping with hair loss. How to adapt to wearing wigs full-time and how to tell people about hair loss!

I am having trouble coping with my hairloss. I have lost 50% of my hair with my hair very thin all over. I have hair on most of my head it…

Started by Jennah

36 Feb 20, 2016
Reply by Ana74

Acceptance is hard for me

Hi all. I am 25 this year. I had gorgeous thick hair since young until about 7 years ago I started losing a lot of hair. I have been struff…

Started by Jamie

2 Feb 14, 2016
Reply by WILDSTAR

Venting

I wonder if it is dumb of me to pray and plead God for my hair back? Sometimes I think it is just hopeless. Now don't get me wrong I am str…

Started by rshakiyla

1 Feb 3, 2016
Reply by Sweet Pee

New to this new life

I was just diagnosed with alopecia and am in need for support. I lost all my hair except for my eyelashes so far and a sprout of hair on my…

Started by Calicj

21 Jan 25, 2016
Reply by AmyS

Hi! I'm New Here. How Many Of You Are "Out" With Your Alopecia?

Hi! I'm a little nervous, so if you make it to the end of this post, thank you for reading. OK, here goes... I have had alopecia since I w…

Started by Dollhead

17 Jan 21, 2016
Reply by LyndaM

Treated me like a dog with mange!

I just flew out to see my favorite sister - the one closest in age to me, and I am SOOOO sad and disappointed.  She treated me like I was d…

Started by Still Me

42 Jan 16, 2016
Reply by Debwp

How has alopecia changed you in a positive way?

I love hearing peoples growth stories. When I first got it, I thought- How could this happen to me at 21 years old right when I am graduati…

Started by Rach1992

5 Dec 20, 2015
Reply by Bagiral

Strength

My universal loss of all hair has created a strength I could not have recreated without this catastrophic loss. I will always be at a loss…

Started by swifteddie

6 Dec 15, 2015
Reply by Alicia

To shave or not to shave?

All the stressing about shaving my head or not. I thought I was finally getting answers.  ugh! I thought I'd update... Apparently my doct…

Started by Swirly

2 Dec 4, 2015
Reply by Swirly

Diagnosed with Alopecia Universalis

Hello, I shaved my head last year because my whole head hair was thinning quickly, so when the Raiders beat the Niners last year and used t…

Started by Spuddy

8 Nov 27, 2015
Reply by Aimee

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