Do you sometimes feel like a social worker too? - Alopecia World2024-03-29T08:45:29Zhttps://alopeciaworld.com/forum/topics/do-you-sometimes-feel-like-a-social-worker-too?x=1&id=2022678%3ATopic%3A1065069&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLOL! My husband says that I s…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2017-01-22:2022678:Comment:13537612017-01-22T23:04:12.358ZDebbi Fullerhttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/DebbiFuller
<p>LOL! My husband says that I should get a 900#!! I spend so much time on the phone "counseling" people! I don't mind. I've been there and done that and if I can help someone skip over a few of the hurdles of having AU or AA then I'm happy to do that.</p>
<p>LOL! My husband says that I should get a 900#!! I spend so much time on the phone "counseling" people! I don't mind. I've been there and done that and if I can help someone skip over a few of the hurdles of having AU or AA then I'm happy to do that.</p> I feel the same way.tag:alopeciaworld.com,2017-01-22:2022678:Comment:13539482017-01-22T22:21:42.209ZJennyhttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/PianoJenny
<p>I feel the same way.</p>
<p>I feel the same way.</p> omg you made my day! folks ca…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2013-07-21:2022678:Comment:10713702013-07-21T17:29:13.059ZRosehttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/Rose992
<p>omg you made my day! folks can be so ignorant, they just don't know what to say. most folks ask me how I am feeling. I have gotten to the point where I just say "great, how bout you?" I keep wondering when they will figure out I don't have cancer as they have seen me for over a year now checking out at the grocery store. and yes, I too, end up comforting them and playing social worker when they tell me their loved one cancer stories. what can you do, they mean well I guess. thanks for…</p>
<p>omg you made my day! folks can be so ignorant, they just don't know what to say. most folks ask me how I am feeling. I have gotten to the point where I just say "great, how bout you?" I keep wondering when they will figure out I don't have cancer as they have seen me for over a year now checking out at the grocery store. and yes, I too, end up comforting them and playing social worker when they tell me their loved one cancer stories. what can you do, they mean well I guess. thanks for posting, you gave me a good chuckle.</p> Hi Debbi, it's been a while.…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2013-07-16:2022678:Comment:10696732013-07-16T18:22:38.537ZCinder B. Randhttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/CinderBRand
<p>Hi Debbi, it's been a while. I was pleased to see your reply to this as I completely agree. I do not think that most people are looking to be mean or intrusive to us...they are just curious about what might be going on. Although I do usually wear a piece at times now I do not. It is an excellent way of teaching people about alopecia as many many many people just do not know what it is OR they have someone that is in their family OR they know someone (who has no one to talk to about this).…</p>
<p>Hi Debbi, it's been a while. I was pleased to see your reply to this as I completely agree. I do not think that most people are looking to be mean or intrusive to us...they are just curious about what might be going on. Although I do usually wear a piece at times now I do not. It is an excellent way of teaching people about alopecia as many many many people just do not know what it is OR they have someone that is in their family OR they know someone (who has no one to talk to about this). So...then we can turn them on to some of the sites, good pieces if they are so in need of one and the list goes on. All the best Peace!!! Cinder</p> Yes to all of it!!! It is so…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2013-07-15:2022678:Comment:10693002013-07-15T21:10:58.978ZBetyhttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/Bety
<p>Yes to all of it!!! It is so nice to know that I'm not alone, and it is people like you that inspiring me to forget about my baldness and go on with my life. I really hope that one day I can write: "I face the world with my naked truth", so far, I'm on the hats and scarves stage (not brave enough to face my "naked truth" yet!) THANK YOU!!</p>
<p>Yes to all of it!!! It is so nice to know that I'm not alone, and it is people like you that inspiring me to forget about my baldness and go on with my life. I really hope that one day I can write: "I face the world with my naked truth", so far, I'm on the hats and scarves stage (not brave enough to face my "naked truth" yet!) THANK YOU!!</p> Hej Brandy,
I agree with you,…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2013-07-15:2022678:Comment:10691352013-07-15T06:45:46.646ZRici*https://alopeciaworld.com/profile/Rici
<p>Hej Brandy,</p>
<p>I agree with you, especially the point that whatever is on your had : try to think of it as a fashion, and you have all these choices on what to waer and how to wear it and you can mix them up depending on how you feel today, or just at the moment. Sometimes I start a day without anything on my had and go to class, later for the super market I fell like wearing a wig so I put it on, and when I can't concentrate in home office: maybe that wig that makes me feel like a…</p>
<p>Hej Brandy,</p>
<p>I agree with you, especially the point that whatever is on your had : try to think of it as a fashion, and you have all these choices on what to waer and how to wear it and you can mix them up depending on how you feel today, or just at the moment. Sometimes I start a day without anything on my had and go to class, later for the super market I fell like wearing a wig so I put it on, and when I can't concentrate in home office: maybe that wig that makes me feel like a secretary helps concentrating... the important thing is that you feel well with whatever is on your head. My very favorite always is either nothing or: a cozy double Beani for extra warmth :)</p> Hi Maudy,
Women with alopecia…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2013-07-15:2022678:Comment:10691062013-07-15T01:21:44.352ZBrandyhttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/Brandy216
<p>Hi Maudy,</p>
<p>Women with alopecia have tbree choices:</p>
<p>1) Wear nothing on your head. Boldly declare that bald is beautiful, and if anyone has a problem with you being bald, than the problem is that person's not yours.</p>
<p>2) Middle path - wear a head scarf, bandana, turbin, or other type of hat.</p>
<p>3) Wear a wig or hair piece.</p>
<p>Over a decade ago, I developed androgenic alopecia. The doctors told me that my hair would never come back and that I should get a hair piece. I…</p>
<p>Hi Maudy,</p>
<p>Women with alopecia have tbree choices:</p>
<p>1) Wear nothing on your head. Boldly declare that bald is beautiful, and if anyone has a problem with you being bald, than the problem is that person's not yours.</p>
<p>2) Middle path - wear a head scarf, bandana, turbin, or other type of hat.</p>
<p>3) Wear a wig or hair piece.</p>
<p>Over a decade ago, I developed androgenic alopecia. The doctors told me that my hair would never come back and that I should get a hair piece. I found option 1) impossible because people would mistake me for a male, and the hostility from men thinking I was a feminine man and women calling the police when I tried to use a bathroom, was unbearable. So, I gave into society's prejudices and wore a hairpiece for over a decade.</p>
<p>I have recently discovered that option 2) head scarf / bandana / hat is just as effective at keeping me safe in the world. I get mistaken for a male less often when wearing a bandana than I did when wearing a hair piece. It's also much more comfortable and less financially traumatic.</p>
<p>So, I recommend getting a collection of bandanas that blend in with your clothes. Since I've switched to bandanas and hats, everyone now knows that I'm bald, I have not encountered any hostility, and I feel that I am being true to my ideals. I am no longer destroying my finances to create the illusion that I have hair.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Brandy</p> I recently just in the last m…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2013-07-14:2022678:Comment:10691632013-07-14T21:07:14.386ZSimonehttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/Simone103
I recently just in the last month I suppose went completely bald myself. After wearing wigs an weaves I made the decision to just "go with it" as the extensions and camouflages were just as as taxing as the lack of hair. I too get the sympathetic looks and sometimes the mean spirited frown (due to their ignorance of course) as well as the what made you do it and when I respond I has Alopecia here it comes.... The childhood stories or the "my mothers friend has that too, you're brave to come out…
I recently just in the last month I suppose went completely bald myself. After wearing wigs an weaves I made the decision to just "go with it" as the extensions and camouflages were just as as taxing as the lack of hair. I too get the sympathetic looks and sometimes the mean spirited frown (due to their ignorance of course) as well as the what made you do it and when I respond I has Alopecia here it comes.... The childhood stories or the "my mothers friend has that too, you're brave to come out like that" *blankstare* I do prefer hair on my head no doubt but this is who I am that's it that's all. Stay encouraged : ) I agree, Brandy. These ladies…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2013-07-14:2022678:Comment:10690702013-07-14T15:43:51.060ZCindiehttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/Cindie
<p>I agree, Brandy. These ladies ARE brave. At my age (almost 60), I've not yet gotten the courage to do what they do, although I LOVE my shaved head......Life -- at least mine -- is stressful enough, and I maneuver through the world better by wearing "hair" when I am out in it.</p>
<p>I agree, Brandy. These ladies ARE brave. At my age (almost 60), I've not yet gotten the courage to do what they do, although I LOVE my shaved head......Life -- at least mine -- is stressful enough, and I maneuver through the world better by wearing "hair" when I am out in it.</p> Hi Brandy, I wear my vacuum w…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2013-07-14:2022678:Comment:10689102013-07-14T12:51:41.629ZDebbi Fullerhttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/DebbiFuller
<p>Hi Brandy, I wear my vacuum when I go out mostly, but I also just wear a ball cap or a doo rag when I'm in the garden or hanging around the house. I've learned to be really happy with how I look with hair or without. Try to think of your hair as a fashion aid rather than a crutch. It's like adding a cute purse or a great pair of shoes to your outfit. If you accept yourself, others will too. Don't be a slave to it.</p>
<p>Hi Brandy, I wear my vacuum when I go out mostly, but I also just wear a ball cap or a doo rag when I'm in the garden or hanging around the house. I've learned to be really happy with how I look with hair or without. Try to think of your hair as a fashion aid rather than a crutch. It's like adding a cute purse or a great pair of shoes to your outfit. If you accept yourself, others will too. Don't be a slave to it.</p>