I have been learning to cope with the daily shedding, seeing 1/2 of my head patchy bald, wearing a wig. I cycle between decent days and depression, with tears drying much quicker now that it's been nearly a year since my first patch appeared. But today, I feel ANGRY because I feel LIMITED.

I cannot just tuck my wig hair into a pony tail when the office is warm, or behind my ear. I find my sunglasses bump into my wig making neither sit right. I HATE wearing a scarf during my workouts…

It is really easy for people to say, "It's only your hair" and it's easy for them to laugh about my situation. But it isn't easy for me. This is an entire life adjustment. Not once, could I ever have imagined that one small spot would completely change my life and become three large patches. If I thought I had worries before, well I obviously didn’t think things could get worse. It’s only now that I am beginning to appreciate my silly little life worries more now. Throw them at me; just give…

It's been 2 months since Devin was diagnosed with having alopecia areata. I'm happy to say that his hair has started growing back but it is growing back white. I'm excited as well as anxious to see what the next few months and years will bring. My family has been so supportive and definitely gave me the strength to be a strong mom for Devin. I'm content with what he has and I'm okay either way. He's still too young to fully understand what is going on but every now and then he'll ask if he's…

Some one told me mixing monistat 7 with olive oil, coconut oil, or castor oil will promote hairgrowth. I googled this and came across an ehow article about this. Has anyone heard of this mixture or have they tried it? For more info search on ehow.com and read the story.

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I have had alopecia since I was tweleve years old. I am now 28 and it is a normal part of my life. It is a bit frustrating because it comes in the form of patches all over.I have alopecia areata. Right now I have 9 patches. I have some rather large ones on the sides and the vertex area (learned that terminology from the derm). I can cover it, but I am very self conscious of it when I go out in public becasue one false move will expose my patches and then I have to either come up with a…

I had collected my new wig today and although its really nice it was reality that this was happening again. I still have alot of my hair but alot of patches and cant hide it at y fringe bit unless i wear a headband, i need to find some strenghth in me to cope with this all again as its the questions from people and remarks i struggle with. I get embarrassed about my alopecia and i still dont the reason!! I am going to a support group for alopecia in edinburgh in June so looking forward to…

For the first time this year I wear a scarf around my head and i kinda liked it .
I got a lot of compliments from my freinds so im full of confidence that it looks good !
A picture of me with a scarf will come later xx <3

So...I am just curious if anyone has ever had full regrowth of the hair meaning grew it all back to there previous hair length?? If so how long did it stay? The reason I am curios is I had lost ALL my hair and its been 5 years since I lost it all and now have regrown it back to where it was before any hairloss.

Hello my name is Karrie, My boyfriends daughter is 11. She first had bouts with Alopecia at the age of 5. Last October she began losing her hair and lost it all by Christmas. We were all devastated. In the past she would only lose a patch here and there which could be covered by her beautiful long hair. We were forced to get her a flash, and then a full wig. We went with a European wig with real hair that cost us $1600. It was a custom wig, but when we went to pick it up it was too big!!…

This is the first time I write something down on my Blog.

First of all I will introduce myself.

My name is Karlijn I am 15 years old.

I am from the Netherlands so my English isnt that well

This year I am doing my exams and with the lots of stress that it brings me all my hair felt out this year again..

When I was 6 years old my Mom found a little spot on my head where I didn't had hair. So we went to a dokter and he told me I had Alopecia

They didn't know the…

This is the third article I have had printed about me, just wanted to share it with my alo-friends!! http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765572279/BYU-Idaho-student-explains-coming-to-terms-with-alopecia.html

Firstly I'd like to congratulate you on this wonderful site. In the past people have mentioned your site to me. I haven't had a lot of time on my hands but I've wanted to have a good look round your site, I have a spare hour this afternoon so I'm going to do that now.

I have had so much incredible support from people. Lots of people have poured out their hearts to me,explaining that Alopecia has taken a hold of not just their hair but their 'whole being' but seeing me perform with no…

So, I tried applying aloe vera gel on my scalp last night, and guess what...it doesn't hurt anymore. Usually, I have a lot of tenderness in my crown, since that's where the area that the alopecia seems to be targeting right now...I've been hearing a lot of good things about aloe vera, so I decided to give it a try. I heard that it decreases the inflammation of the scalp, and soothes it. So far, so good. I'm going to get the actual plant to have 100% natural aloe...wish me luck. I haven't…

Its JUST hair. We have all heard this. My personal opinion is YES. It IS just hair. It is not needed for daily life. It serves no purpose other than esthetics. Im talking about the hair on our heads. As someone with alopecia unversalis, I do miss having natural hair protection for my eyes and nose. I also know that after 29 years of alopecia with the loss, regrowth, loss, regrowth never ending cycle; I am much more content not having hair. The lessening of the stress is overwhelming.…

Today was the day. I decided to go out without any covering on my head. I stepped out my home with my head held high, got into my car and drove to a department store. I sat in the car a little while and got up the nerve to get out and go in. What a relief! No one gasped or took a double take. Everyone I encountered were very pleasant and cordial. Well, I passed that test. My next test was to pick up my college age daughter and go to shopping (to the mall). The same experience happened at the…

...and my first wig. It's a little poofy at the roots at present compared to my natural hair shape. I was told to give it a few days to settle down and then come back to have it thinned if it's still too big. It was REALLY full on top when they first put it on my head-- I looked like an 80's hair band rocker dude, but they thinned it some and used the flat iron, and this is the result. Better than bald patches by a long mile, but I still dearly miss my long hair and just being natural. It…

I’m filled so much gratitude right now. The dermatologist just called with my test results. Everything came back normal! At first I was a little disappointed then I was relieved and grateful. I accept that no one is able to give me a definite cause. I’ve also seen my endocrinologist. It’s funny how last Friday I was so anxious and worried that the dermatologist was going to tell me my hair would never grow back. While waiting for those test results this week, I had all sorts of thoughts…

I am interested in quality of life for people with alopecia areata and am involved with the Alopecia Areata Support Association in Melbourne Australia http://home.vicnet.net.au/~aasa