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Recovering from DEEP DEPRESSION. My hair loss chronicles

I have looked under the bed, I have checked my pockets, I have searched high and low and my hair was nowhere to be found. You see, since I was 21 I have been losing my hair and have done everything short of sending out an Amber Alert for it! My name is Scott and this is my story how I fell into Depression when my hair fell out and how I recovered from it.

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Added by SMC on June 5, 2013 at 4:30am — No Comments

Friends and my hair

I just read the blog post from a sister asking how friends took the news about Alopecia. I've not told any friends which is why I thought I'd do my own blog about my experience with people finding out..

With having alopecia for what feels like all my life my mum, dad and brother obviously knew from start. I remember my mum having alsorts of ointments to try all which smelled horrid.

She also used to cut me and my brothers hair. I don't think this helped me in long run as she would use… Continue

Added by KFlame on June 5, 2013 at 1:00am — No Comments

Trust

In my last blog post, Acceptance, I mentioned that I told my boyfriend that I have alopecia. Well, two weeks ago, we broke up. He was my first boyfriend that I've told about my alopecia. And for that reason, I withheld the part about wearing a hairpiece (he just knows about the loss of hair everywhere else, like eyebrows, eyelashes etc). I would of eventually told him if we continued dating but I'm glad I didn't tell him. Because two days ago, on twitter, he tweeted: "Lmfao if your a girl…

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Added by Jackie on June 4, 2013 at 6:06pm — 3 Comments

Alopecia and GMOs

Just throwing this out there. I have watched countless videos on Youtube (as I'm sure many of u have as well) about Alopecia and how many people seem to have positive effects of regrowth from organic diets. I am weak in that regard and am currently working on gettimg better with my diet, but I wondered if even in some small way there might be some connection, and if the incidences of alopecia are higher here in America than in other countries? This is just a curiosity, but I know that none of… Continue

Added by Kat on June 4, 2013 at 10:24am — 2 Comments

Back to reality

Ok this is my first blog ever so here it goes. My name is Nicole and I'm 24. I have a beautiful 4 year old princess and an amazing fiancé. Back in November 2012 I noticed a small spot on the back of my head. I didn't think anything of it. Come January it grew bigger and I finally went to my doctor. I found out it was alopecia areata. I assumed it was from my birth control mirena. I got my bc removed in January and noticed growth. I came back to reality about a week ago when I found another spot… Continue

Added by Miss_nikki_b on June 4, 2013 at 9:56am — No Comments

Baby John Hunter Seger 5-19-2013 @ 9:09 AM

SO A LOT HAS GONE ON SINCE I WAS LAST ON HERE, SO UPDATE WITH ME, WELL ON MAY 19, 2013 AT 9:09 AM I WAS TAKING IN FOR AN EMERGENCY C- AT 27 WEEKS AND 3 DAYS DUE TO BEING IN FULL LABOR, AND THEY TOOK HIM BECAUSE HIS UMBILICAL BEING IN FRONT OF HIS HEAD, AND I WOULD HAVE LOST HIM IF I DELIVERED HIM NATURALLY. OUR SON WAS 2 LBS 5 OZ AND 14 1/2 IN LONGS AND HE IS DOING JUST FINE HE IS A LITTLE FIGHTER. AND HE KEEPS GETTING STRONGER EVERY DAY. AS OF 6-3-2013 HE IS 15 DAYS OLD AND IS GETTING BIG.…

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Added by stephinee L Dawson on June 3, 2013 at 10:22pm — 3 Comments

Hello all. Just a bit of an update

I haven't been on the site for a while, but its good to see so much happening as far as help, support and advice.

I first started losing my hair back in Oct 2011. I was 41 then. I had just been through a marriage break up and having never had hair loss before I have staunchly put it all down to stress. I started with just a small bald patch on my chin. I didn't worry and thought it must be "one of those things" A week or two later my daughter was giving my hair a trim and told me I had…

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Added by Carl on June 3, 2013 at 8:30pm — 6 Comments

Strange

I must must must stop getting pleasure of out freaking ppl out, although my hair is now short I can still wear my long hair pieces, which I did to show a friend how natural they can look (ironically). Anyway a group of teenage girls, who had sow me the day before (with short hair) were asking if it was a wig/hair piece/extensions ect (genuinlely interested in extension), and a smart mouth teenage boy shouted 'What r u going bald or something??' I shouted back 'Yes, wanted to see' wiped off…

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Added by Jo-Anne on June 3, 2013 at 4:27pm — No Comments

Any recommendations for non-allergenic wigs?

I have had allopecia for 40 years now and have worn just about every type of wig there is. For a long time, I wore human hair wigs that were made for me, but then we moved to Hong Kong for a while and they would not withstand the humidity there- and I couldn't learn to do them myself. So I changed to wigs with mono-caps, but synthetic hair. I liked them a lot better because I could maintain them. But a couple of years ago, I found a wig that really gave me a nice new look and I get…

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Added by Sara on June 3, 2013 at 3:20pm — 3 Comments

Am I strong?

For that matter, am I brave?

People seem to think I am. But in all honesty I don't know that I'm any different from the next person who just doesn't let things stop them. Especially the things that may seem impossible from the onset.

Maybe it's Faith - Faith in the knowledge that things just have a way of working out in the end.

But, for all my seeming to be strong and comfortable in my skin, I do have a few concerns. One in particular is me trying to wrap my head around…

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Added by KimH1266 on June 3, 2013 at 1:38am — No Comments

T-shirts for seventh grade

Hey, its me again!!! Okay so first of all I am going to be going into seventh grade in August. Second I am seeking help on ideas or cute sayings about alopecia to put on some T-shirts me and my mom are making for school. We already have a few like " I'm to sexy for my hair that's why there is isn't any there" (Summer Hopper) and "God is good, God is fair to some he gave brains the rest he gave hair" (Erik Kern)or a totally random one "If you don't know what Alopecia is then you need to go…

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Added by Jessica Hoschouer on June 2, 2013 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments

My child

Is there anyone in the Toronto area that Alopecia, the reason I'm asking is my little girl as alopecia and she does not know anyone that as alopecia, like her it would be nice for her to have a friend who is just like her, she is a good kid, she loves to dance,sing,etc Thank you.

Added by penney on June 1, 2013 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

Alopecia phase II-Scalp changes

Back in January I wrote about being diagnosed with shingles on my head. I had a burning red patch on my scalp. It began at night, on my way home from a gig. I didn't feel it at first, but my husband noticed it saying to me "Lili your head is bright red". It burned. That was a Saturday. I went to my primary care physician. He said I had shingles. Gave me an antibiotic and a cream. It did nothing to help. 3 weeks later I saw my dermatologist. Since the condition persisted he thought I had…

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Added by Lili Añel (aka Eulalia) on June 1, 2013 at 1:30pm — 15 Comments

I have no hair! Now what?

“It’s a wig!” I’m all too happy to tell you this upon our first meeting. I really don’t mind informing you of that whatsoever. I’ve always felt a bit like I’m a made-up, false Hollywood façade. You know the kind of fake building facades that you might find on a Hollywood Studio backlot? Wearing a wig and being complimented on my hair makes me feel like this.

But I’ve jumped way ahead. So, let me back up a bit…

To begin, I was diagnosed with Androgenetic Alopecia nearly 13 years…

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Added by KimH1266 on May 31, 2013 at 12:30pm — No Comments

I am new to Alopecia World, I am here hoping to cope

Too many typos: type on my smartphone...my fingers hurt :(



On May 29, 2013 my doctor confirmed alopecia areata... For the past 3months I began to realized an unusual amount of hair shedding wayyyy to much than your regular day by day hair falling. I will break down in tears while showering, thinking the worse was happening to me I imagine writing a will for my sons, planning my death, and wondering what type of cancer I had. Last month, I decided to take a deeper look at my scalp. I… Continue

Added by Astrids Extras on May 31, 2013 at 2:30am — 8 Comments

I just decided...

It's now... after another dermatologist opinion and tired of this stressing hair loss i decided... Tired of waking up everyday and saw them at my pillow, tired of being afraid of touching my hair, washing it and brushing it, tired of being sad about my bald spots i'll save it! In a few minutes i'll become bald! thanks everyone from all the support, best regards, Cátia

Added by Catia on May 30, 2013 at 10:30am — 22 Comments

Reactions to my alopecia

I'm feeling pretty frustrated right now, so sorry for ranting. I'm just really confused by all of the reactions to my hair loss. My mother is acting like it's the end of the world and keeps telling me how sorry she is, even my dad keeps muttering things like, "it's not fair," and then my friends (the few who know) are acting like I'm a huge, to quote them directly, "drama bomb." I excitedly told my friend that I got a hair piece, and she responded by saying, "Yeah, I know. What's the big…

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Added by Madeline on May 30, 2013 at 12:46am — 39 Comments

Day 1 with squaric acid treatment

Today is day one, May 29th 2013. I am to apply it every night to my head for 2 weeks and then every other night following. I sure hope this works, I would love to have something work! I try to be tuff, keep a stiff upper lip and say I don't care that I have no hair, but I do.... I want to have something....even if it is short I don't mind. I guess time will tell, wish me luck!

Added by Tamera on May 29, 2013 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

Hope and anger

Hope and a lot of anger are the new emotions that are running through me after I finally ditched the dermatologist I was seeing. He was very dismissive with regards to outside opinions or suggestions. He diagnosed me alopecia areata. He would not take a biopsy of my scalp to rule out any other possibilities. I endured his ignorance for a little over 3 months and with it more steroid injections to my face, neck and scalp than I care to remember. I made an appointment with a new Dr. this past…

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Added by michael on May 29, 2013 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

First step: getting a short haircut

So that's it: I'll be bald in the future.

I have androgenetic alopecia and after much searching, go to several doctors, do a lot of things to keep the hair on the head I realized that it is not worth having all this psychological (and financial!!) distress just to maintain aesthetics. It may work for others but not for me.

I'm 25, I've always had long hair, but after a time of confrontation with alopecia I decided that the best thing is to adapt to the inevitable! My alopecia is at…

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Added by Carol Martins on May 29, 2013 at 12:37pm — 6 Comments

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