Comment by CSue on October 13, 2008 at 9:42pm

When I first started wearing a wig to work it was after I had spent several months of wearing nothing but hats, plus I had switched jobs so my new co-workers didn't know what my hair really looked like. I really didn't care if people knew that I was wearing a wig, so when people started complimenting me on my hair, I simply told them it was a wig (depending on who they were & how comfortable I was with talking about it with them). I found that it seemed to make some people uncomfortable (more uncomfortable than me) and at one point one of my co-workers flat out told me to stop telling people it was a wig because it looked good. I took her advise and learned to take the compliments gracefully.

If I were you, I wouldn't go out of my way to lie about your new "hairstyle", but it doesn't hurt if they assume that it's your real hair. I'm sure that you're giving it way more thought than anyone else. Give it time and they'll forget all about it.

Comment by Reen on October 14, 2008 at 4:41am

Bogie sums it up! I hope to be as confident in my "wiggy-ness" some day.

I think the more you worry about how it looks, the less you'll want to wear it. Accept the comments with a thank you. Most people only gloss over the surface, and I'm doubtful that anyone is focused on you wondering. People will forget about it soon. The more confident you look, the less people will take notice.

I had the same problem when i wore mine in public for the first time. Everyone who knew (my choir) was going on about how good it looked, and it made me uncomfortable. Hang in there. It will get easier.

Comment by Lori M on October 14, 2008 at 10:42am

Yes the comment thing is a killer isn't it. The first time I wore a wig was 4 years ago for hairloss that had happened as a result of a surgery. I had real long hair before so showing up after six months of being off with this "new do" which was a wig was a real shock to most people and they thought it was my hair that had just been cut. I got soooooo many comments on that hair. I even had people come up to me in restaurants and tell me how nice my hair was.... It was always on the tip of my tongue to say "Great when I am done with this hair you can have it". LOL

Now that I have Alopecia and my real hair is absolutely nothing like that wig I am on the wig hunt to get the perfect wig that doesn't look big now because it will be so obvious that it is a wig. The first time was a charm but this time it is going to be completely different. I may just have to bite the bullet and say that it is Alopecia and deal with it that way. I told people last time that it was a wig and that I had lost a lot of hair from the surgery. I even pulled that wig off in the middle of a meeting with my group just to get a reaction...LOL!!!

I am so glad that it is working out for you your new do. You will get used to it and in fact I am sure you will really come to enjoy the fun you can have with it. I used to love my first wig because my hair was perfect and none of this blasted fussing around with your hair. You just got up and slammed that wig on your head and went out and enjoyed all the envious looks you got because your hair looked so healthy.....Work it girl work it!

Comment by Lori M on October 14, 2008 at 10:46am

Do you have any pics of your new wig or am I just blind as all get out and missed seeing a pic? LOL
I still have my first wig even though I won't go back to it. I had soooo much fun with that wig. I used to go wild with the style. I just couldn't face getting rid of it after wearing it a year and a half so upstairs it sits on my teddy bear in a closet. He looks pretty styling too in that Raquel Welch Sizzle wig! LOL

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