well, i was told i had alopecia areata when i was in the 8th grade. i was always the one with the longest, prettiest hair and losing my hair was honestly the hardest thing i ever had to go through, which sounds pretty selfish. i am now a freshman in college and i rectlenty shaved my hair because i went through a really bad phase of my hair falling out. i couldn't be happier with how things are going and how supportive evrybody is. even though, we have this devestating disorder God has a plan for everything.