When is the right time to tell someone?

I'm a 16 year old girl, am going on my 7th year with alopecia. At times I find it hard to open up escpecially to guys that I like about alopecia. Not many people know I wear a wig and it makes me so anxious and scared to tell people about it. I fear that they will look at me differently or that they won't understand. Being a teenager is hard enough and adding this ontop is even worse

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Permalink Reply by louisa may on February 8, 2014 at 9:15pm

Tell me about it. I am 18 and have had au for 10 years. I can't talk to boys at all. What makes it worse is that everyone knows i have alopecia and i feel like a big pity case. I just tell myself that adolescence doesn't last forever.

Permalink Reply by Janita on February 9, 2014 at 2:44am

Hi!

ust wanted to say that I know the feeling. Got Alopecia when I was 15. Whit al the boy tings, partying, friends, school, its hard as shit! And I get the part that you’re scared that they’ll look at you different. I felt that the only reason people thought people where whit out hair is cancer.

But now more people know, and I try to think about “if people can accept extensions an loose hair and party wig, why can’t they accept me losing my hair and using a wig to cover it up?”   

But you’ll find a way to cope, because you’re not alone! :) 

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