Hi Everyone, I had something happen yesterday at work that shook me up. I was standing at the desk, getting report from the person going off shift, there were a lot of coworkers and just people all around, one of the other workers from a differentt department (I had seen her but didn't know her) who was standing behind me reached up and scrunched the back of my hair a few times. I have Ophiasis pattern, so have no hair underneath, and because I've been losing in spots above, I'm pretty self-concious right now, my reaction was horror! Because quite a few people I work with know of my condition, I was able to ask one of them to step into a room and check my hair. I'm happy that my hair is not noticable I work really hard to style it and lots of hair spray to keep it covered. I actually teared up, and was thankful for the coworkers who gave me hugs and got me through, so glad I work in a hospital, a bit more compassion there I think. anyways, I spoke with the person who did it and appologized for my reaction, and explained to her that I have Alopecia Areata, I asked her if she knew what that was and she said "I think so" I told her its medical hair loss. I guess that I'm thankful that I was able to pull myself together, I know it may have sounded like a overreaction, but so far I've had struggles with the wind, and covering, glad I'm going a good job of it. I guess that I have lost so much this time and feeling like it's a losing battle right now. Has anyone else had a similar experience? How did you handle it?