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Can I please rant all my problems here? 18 y/o female newbie
Okay I don't know how to start....but I will try my best.
I am a young adult who is 18 years old, and I have been diagnosed with androgenetic alopecia at 16. Before my hair loss started, I had thick, beautiful curly hair that everyone always complimented on. Now that I have less than a quarter of that hair, it is really traumatizing and truly a devastating blow to my self-esteem. To make things better, I am also hard of hearing (Please note: I already have a hearing device so I am just ranting my problems, not seeking advice on how to cope with my hearing loss) and have a speech impediment. I have gone through years of speech therapy and my speech has improved considerably to the point where most people can understand me. However, when I was at school and I was talking to people today, I have noticed that I was getting stares from people around me. I think it is because my speech is getting worse to the point where it is becoming difficult to understand. This is what has got me feeling paranoid. I have never received these stares but out of nowhere I am only when I'm talking to a different person around them. I don't know why but this always happens every single summer. This is the reason why I feel dread when it's summertime - my problems regarding my alopecia and speech come out of nowhere.
I am on Rogaine Foam % for five months and I am seeing less scalp visibility on my back (that was the origin of my hair loss). But it hasn't increased my thickness or started new hair growth. I absolutely f****** hate my life.
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Permalink Reply by chris for hair on
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You have a lot to deal with in life! Living with many issues can change who we are, but we all can make a choice to be better because of these issues. Met with another young member this past weekend, (don't want to say who it is) and we talked about living with Alopecia as a young girl. Her attitude was so inspiring! She thinks it is easier when one is young to accept things like this and I believe she is right. An occasional rant if fine, but if you let this change who you are, the condition wins.
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Permalink Reply by Lilac on
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I definitely agree with you - a positive attitude is the key to overcoming this condition. I'm constantly surprised when people tell me that they love my positive attitude but I wasn't aware of that until I read your post. It now makes sense.
What is really bugging me is the physical appearance of my hair. I feel so ugly with my thin hair and because it is summertime, whenever I go outside for a walk, I would feel a panic rat gnawing at me from inside when I see my alarmingly thin and transparent hair in my shadow on the pavement.
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And I am desperatingly hoping that my hair will grow back thicker with Rogaine Foam. It is this despair that is driving me nuts.
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Permalink Reply by MaddiiBoo on
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I lost all of my hair over one summer to AU and I used to think it was the worse thing that could happen to me. I used to always complain etc. This was just last year. Now I've accepted my hair loss, faced the world with a wig and with just the shiny bald head that God gave me. It's not as hard as I thought it would be. If you're confident in yourself, no one will stop to judge you. You're young and have a long life ahead of you. If your hair doesn't grow back, there are great wigs out there that are super discreet. Don't despair because of it. If God brings you to it, he'll bring you through it. I promise it will get better soon.
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Permalink Reply by Richard on
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Hi Mariam. Lately (after many years of alopecia / hair programs and finally shaving) I have been reflecting back on some thoughts of those I respect a lot. It has helped that there are not many of these insightful thoughts around but when I find one I dwell on it and things do get better. One of these is that 'you can only live in today.' Try as you might you can not live in tomorrow (or in the past). What this means is take your time with what is presented in front of you and in each moment and try to relax a bit. A lot of what you are thinking is probably not the case at all.
I wish you all the very best of everything and please find time for YOU.
I don't want to sound like life is always roses, only to think more of YOU when the roses are not around for a while.
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Wow, i don't know where to start. I have AU and have been completely bald for 5yrs. Im not going to sugar coat it... This sucks so much. I suffer from depression and Ur comment bout hating Ur life scares me. u need to find a counselor to help u move thru the grieving.. The loss of Ur hair is like a death. if u lost a family member or friend u would seek help getting thru the hard time. This is just a hard. If not worse. Plz find someone to talk to. Tonia
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