Hey all I've had alopecia areata since september 09 and ive had it twice before that. However this is the worst its ever been. In that short time ive had two large patches go bald and slowly grow back, but the regrowth is very thin unlike other times its grown back thin then got thick really quickly anyone else experience this? As those 2 patches are growing back another patch got large really quickly on the other side of my head getting harder to cover up each day and shedding tons of hair. Now another 2 small patches on the back of my head have started and i know they are only going to get worse. I cant handle this mentally anymore im so worried that it will progress into totalis, how rare is this? So many people on here seem to develop it eventually. From all the stress aswell i seem to be shedding all over my head and my hair has become thin not sure if its telogen effluvium or just natural balding but its driving me insane. I'm going to Canada in september to live for the snow season and i know my hair will be a mess by that stage. Im so worried that im not going to enjoy myself with this alopecia as i hate waking up everyday now hating life, but cant help it. I just wish things were back to the way they were before i used to love life and be fairly happy but now im a shadow of my former self.