So, I woke up one day last February, styled my hair as usual and went to work just like any other day. I went into the bathroom and was doing what most girls do..checking your hair before you walk out when I noticed a bald spot about the size of a nickel on the top of my head. I honestly thought that I must have somehow pulled my hair out without realizing (As if you could pull a clean chunk of hair that big out without noticing) but It was the the only logical explanation I could think of at the time. That is until two weeks later it was the size of a quarter. After two months, I came to the realization that this was something more and went to the dermatologist. That was when I was diagnosed with AA. He immediatly started injections and Atopic solution treatments daily. Although the spot grew to the size of a golfball, it stopped and hair started growing back. In fact, today you can barely tell where that original spot was. Some parts are slower than others to grow, but the fast areas are already about three inches long. I was under so much stress last month that three more small spots appeared. This leads me to believe that stress does affect this disease and I have tried my hardest to not stress. These new areas havent been getting any bigger and are easily hidden for now. I just wonder..how long will this go on? I know that nobody can answer this but its so frustrating. Whenever I start getting upset, I tell myself "You will get through this!"..and it helps. I suppose that if I have to have a disease, this one's not so bad. There are alot worse out there. Everyday I just hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Its really great to find a place where people are going through what you are and understand. Sometimes I get sick of hearing "It will be fine..It's just hair..It will grow back".