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helping a friend
Hello all. My friend Candy has very low self esteem. She had long beautiful blond hair before she lost it all 7 years ago. She never really recovered. What can I say to her? How can I help her see that hair don't make you who you are! She is a wonderful person but the hair lose really broke her spirit! If anybody can help me help her, please let me know.
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Permalink Reply by Judie Pokakaa on
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Thank you. she signed up tonight! Her name is Kandi here. she loved the site. So i hope it will help her. thanks.
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Thank you very much. she is here now. I just got her to go on. i know it will help Kandi!
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Permalink Reply by Rose Marie' on
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Hi
It makes me sad when I read posts like yours. I understand it is very difficult to know how to help someone with hairloss.
I agree with the other ladies get her to join here and also see if there is a support group in your area. It helps a heap to meet in the flesh someone else that is dealing with this condition.
This is what I say to people when I feel they are stuck. Because that's what I feel your friend is. Stuck and frightened.
Why aren't you living your life??
What makes you feel so bad about yourself??
How can you make this better for yourself??
What solutions can you see to make this stop ruling your life??
I have a daughter with this condition and these are the things I have and do continue to ask her over the last five years.
They have helped.
Rosy
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Permalink Reply by kandi on
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Thank you, I will ask these questions. I did get her to join. Many wonderful people here have sent her messages. I think that the longer she talks to everybody here she will get better.
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Permalink Reply by Lori Powers on
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Aw, honey, you're such a good friend to want to help. Please give her my email (I've found that you can't force anyone to accept help, but if you offer a non-invasive way...sometimes they take you up on it.)
I had Alopecia Areata 12 years ago. All of my hair, (and then some) came back. I thought I was home free. Suddenly (and I mean, like, in the shower ... pulling enough hair out of my head that I could make fur coats for all of the chihuahuas in the world), I lost it all.
My eyebrows? gone. My eyelashes? going. My pit-hair and my leg-hair and my...well, you know...gone. There's one thing I've learned - having people who feel sorry for you (um, my MOTHER) - is not what we need. We need people who love and accept us. (like you accept Candy).
Anyway, it's reereep(at)gmail(dot)com.
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Thank you so much. I will give her your email.
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