I need sympathy and an ego booster

I use powder to cover up my spots cause I have AA not Totalis so today I went to the mall with my sister and because I was trying on clothing a lot of the powder came out and my spots showed. I felt so stupid because my sister was trying to help me cover it up in the dressing room by moving my hair around, and she didn't mean it in a bad way when she asked me if they sell the powder in a regular drug store (they dont) ; I usually keep the powder with me 24/7 but I didn't have it on me today. I just felt so diffrent and vulnerble and uncomfortable ..... and I started thinking that whole though process of how I hate being different..... I know you all will understand these feelings and it's a safe place for me to express them.
Thanks for listening

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Permalink Reply by Storm_Uchiha on February 20, 2012 at 11:19pm

Don't worry about what other people think. It's hard sometimes it really is. Instead of powder try making your Alopecia a fashion statement. I sometimes wear gothic temporary tattoo's on my head and it looks cool and plus at the end of the day you can just wash it off. Everything happens for a reason and I have AA too...When I lost all of my hair I was showed how to tie scarves around my head and it felt like I had a ponytail again, or my friends and I wore matching outfits complete with hats. It may fade away when something in your body changes. I met one woman who told me her daughter had alopecia and after she had her first child her hair grew back and she never had another problem. But for some of us it never grows back. Make what you can with it. Like I said temporary tattoo's are fun to use and they come in a lot of varieties. Butterfly's, roses, celtic knots, skulls, wings, flames. Your beautiful the way you are and should flaunt it. Anyone who tries to put you down is jealous because they're not as amazing as you.

Permalink Reply by Ktownnana on February 23, 2012 at 12:33pm

I tried the "powder" too and could just kick myself because I didn't buy a wig sooner. I would suggest saving all that money on powder and purchasing a beautiful wig. Wish someone had given me this advice before I wasted all that money trying to cover it up with powders, creams. etc.

Permalink Reply by Laura on March 6, 2012 at 11:19am

I used to use pancake make up in dark brown, the color of my hair, to cover my spots. It worked very well and did not come off until I washed my hair. I used a make up sponge, wet it and then rubbed in the pancake make up, then applied it to the spots. I did this after styling my hair.

Joan Rivers also has a product out that is designed to hide thinning hair and spots.

When I was depressed about my spots, which at the worst point left me nearly completely bald on the crown of my head, I was thankful that at least I did have some hair, which some alopecia sufferers don't have.

Permalink Reply by You can do it : ) on March 31, 2012 at 11:25pm

Thank you all for your responses

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