I have had alopecia Areata since I could remember. When I was little I would get a spot here and there but it would go away and when I was little I didnt even care I was too worried about kid things haha. In 5th grade I had gotten a big one right on the top of my head. I had a big perfect circle on the top as if i were a balding grown man. I actually cared about this one because people could notice it and would ask me about it thats when I felt self conscious. I got over it and so did my friends and they would joke about it and I would laugh with them. I didnt get any 6th grade maybe one or 2 at the most but small ones. In 7th grade i got it the most. I remember combing my hair and watching clumps of hair fall into my hand and eventually I was only left with a few spots of hair on my head and before that happened my eyebrows were patchy and falling out. That was the hardest time because I was in middle school and people would make fun of me and ask if I had cancer or if someone shaved my head. I didnt even want to go to school anymore. I finished the year and the next year I went to a school not because of being made fun of but because my family wanted me to have better opportunities, it was a charter school the school I currently go to. This school allowed me to wear a hat to school I was so happy it mademme feel so comfortable. By this time I had no eyebrows eyelashes facial hair or leg hair or even arm hair. The only hair on my body that never fell out was in the private area even though I could wear a hat there was still those people that would try to make you feel bad by making fun of you. It was mostly embarassing when kids would knock off my hat I felt so embarrassed. I wore a hat for almost a year untill my hair grew back all the way. I was amazed. My doctor always prescribed me mediceines that never worked but out of all those things the thing that worked was generic rogaine from walmart! Its pretty funny. Before you knew it I had a full head of hair. Still no eyebrows , well some eyebrow hairs but I had a mustache and chin hair. Even though I felt extremely ugly I was still able to get a girlfriend and she was beautiful (shes me ex) but never let your looks affect how you socialize if someone likes you they dont care about your condition trust me! Anyways i had gotten my hair back and then it was the thickest it ever had been and curly too. Fast forward to my sophmore year I had started to grow my eyebrows and eyelashes more. Then the summer came and I finally had full eyebrows and eyelashes. This year junior year I come with 2 years worth of hair long and healthy I looked like a hippie. I just cut it but I cut it because very unfortunately I had a huge tangle in the back and I felt bald spots in the back. This made me cry because I thought in my head that it was completely gone so why come back now. I now have a short haircut and you can see my bald spots but I continue to use the rogaine. I see the little blue hairs poking through the skin barely so they arnt completely smooth. All I did was pray. Thats all you have to do. God will answer your prayers if you accept him and let him. Its so amazing you just have to try for yourself. I dont let the spots get to me bwcause I know they will go away. You just have to trust god. By all means. I want to shed some hope on all the people who share the same pains as me and as I did for years. Stay faithful and don't let anyone tell you that alopecia is incurable! Because I know first hand that God will answer your prayers if you put your trust in him. It feels really good to tell whoever is reading this. God bless you guys and don't let anyone who judges you tell you how things are going to go because if you believe miracles do happen everyday (: you guys are all amazing and should always stay positive and keep a smile and most of all praise God