i am reaching outto anyone out there with alopecia[ESPECIALLY ALOPECIA UNIVERALIS,iam 57 years old and have this terrible condition for 38 years now, is thereanyone out there who would like to get in touch with by way of email, i do feel so al alone, god bless you all.

Let's face it, I'm addicted to wigs.

Before I shaved my head, I had hair of all colors and have used different methods of extensions (don't do clip in, they put too much stress on the hair and eventually leave bald spots) and anything to morph my hair into art.

I've been feeling like I bought all the wigs I like in my area, and was wondering if anyone had specific brands or sites they've had luck with. I'm going to include a wig site I love, and it's full of…

Went to my first support group today! I drove out to Chino and heard Dr. Richard Strick, who was fantastic. This was only my third day out of the house since shaving my head. Yesterday I ran into an acquaintance who told me that I looked younger! LOL That didn't bother me a bit!

Thanks to Patricia for doing such a great job today.

Ironically, I stopped to get take-out from a favorite restaurant tonite where I was sure the manager was an Alopecian. I had not seen him since my…

So I have had Alopecia Universalis since I was 14 and I have been wearing a wig since I was 14 dealing with the torture of others and being the laughter of all the other kids at school. People always thought I had cancer that's why I wore a wig some girls even tried to pull it off of my head.I am currently 18 and college student. Nobody has seen me without a wig except my mom my sister & my boyfriend. I am finally beginning to accept myself and love myself without the hair. I want to go…

So about 3 weeks ago I received my new Freedom wig. I was really scared at first because I didn't want to get my hopes up about it. I didn't want to get it, put it on, and hate it! I didn't want to find out that after all the time, effort and money that went into getting it, it wasn't for me.

Well my fears were quickly put aside...I LOVE IT!! It is so comfortable and realistic. I have found that it makes me more satisfied with me. What I mean is that having been bald for as long as I…

Every day i think if only???? If only i had hair

If only, would my life be different

If only, i would be treated different in this society

If only, I could have normal relationships

This constant thought of if only..... brings this aching pain that i am unable to shake

I have felt over the past few months out of it, i wish i had my hair.... i ask my mum why wont my hair grow, i ask my mum in a playful yet sad way.... and considering i am now 24..... i understand why…

Hey everyone!:)
I've been looking for a good wig store. Well most of you are from the countries with a lot of wig shops, unfortunately, I'm not... There is only a couple and from what I have seen it's terrible quality and very high prices. So where I am going with this is maybe you know some good budget online wig shops witch actually ship internationally? Pleas help out a fellow eastern European alopecian:)

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I started using Rogaine a few years back because i thought that my eyelashes were falling out. my doctor suggested i put it on my eyebrow area every night and blood flow would supposedly bring it to my eyelashes and hopefully stop them from falling out. Within a few weeks my eyelashes stopped shedding and in a few months they had mostly grown back. Maybe six months to a year later, I noticed that I had eyebrow hairs coming in. I used temporary eyebrow tattoos at the time so I had to shave my…

So my eyebrows are beginning to fall out really bad now. I'm going to the dermatologist on Tuesday to learn my fate and see weather or not I have Alopecia or some type of other condition that could be cured. No bald spots on my head, but I fear that will eventually change. My eyelashes are beginning to thin as well, and I'm Trying to prepare myself for the inevitable. None of my friends know that I'm facing this condition, I'm to embarrassed to say anything plus I know a lot of people will…

I have had alopecia areata for about 6 years now and had lost most of the hair on my head, but am at the stage now where i have several patches of dark hair, several patches of white fuzzy hair and only a couple with no hair. This gives me hope but i want more progress and am determined to make this happen.

I am not interested in steroid injections anymore or chemical medications so I am starting to try different herbal and natural remedies.

I want to hear your success (or failure)…

I was diagnosed with AA 2 month ago. It was really difficult to see my hair falling everyday on the pillow, bathroom, and everywhere in my house and at my work. I felt like as though I was going to look like a monster... I finally shaved my hair off a month ago, and I've been feeling much better since then. I finally felt like I was getting a control of myself and this disease. I still have up and down, and have a good cry once in a while. While all this was happening to me, I had to deal…

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Hi I was just diagnosed with alopecia areata:'( its really hard to deal with, I don't know what to do, I feel as though my world has fallen apart. How do I keep the faith and stay strong? Any advice please?

Society has an interesting way of trivializing alopecia; passing it off as simply cosmetic.

So then I suppose that those of us who dare to feel saddened by this uncontrollable condition which leaves us looking almost supernatural and unspeakably unhealthy should also feel guilty for having such petty, vein, and juvenile emotions....damn. that's a lot.

I am a First Lady. I am the wife of a pastor of a church in Houston. I am also a preacher. I have alopecia. I am bald headed. Wow! What a relief that was. I was told by a preacher friend of mines not to share my condition with anyone at the church for fear that they would mock me or spread rumors about me. I wore wigs and hats and covered the shame of a bald head and bald spots. I cry late at night and all throughout the day not able to share my pain with anyone. I am fearful of their…

Lots of people on this site talk about dating, alopecia, and where the two overlap. I have found that I can get just as much action bald as I did when I had hair. I don't currently have a boyfriend, but I have utter faith that I'll get one eventually.

That being said, I have a profile on OkCupid, a free dating website that's popular among college students and twentysomethings. I've met a few guys in person, messaged a bunch more, and I'm meeting another one today! Wish me…

'Seems it might be easier to tell the world that I've lost my hair battling cancer than it is to say that I have some immune disorder that attacks hair follicles deeming me bald indefinitely. #justsayin'

Ever scared that you wont find anyone to love because of what you look like.. or that maybe if you meet and like someone but how do you tell them you have been wearing a wig the whole time, what if they find out you are really bald and leave...

i have a boyfriend right now, weve been together for 6 months, but he's been in my life for two years, we were together for awhile but broke up as things were weird and I was moving away but now i am back and we are together, he was there from…