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New chapter in my life
First of all i wanna say that this is my first post on alopeciaworld. I am a part of this community only a few weeks now and while reading lots of posts and responses for the first time i felt like i am not alone.
Since i never met a person with alopecia i always thought than no one can know how i feel and how hard and sometimes frustrating it is to go out in the world with alopecia. Lots of times in these 6 years of battle with alopecia my family and friends told me that it is only aesthetic problem and that i should be grateful that it isn't something more serious.I never replied to those comments and i thought it was probably meant to be cheerful. The problem with alopecia is much more than just aesthetics.It crushes your self confidence and throws you from a hard depression to disappointment in life.It plays with all those bad,sad feelings and emotions that at some point you just don't know can you withstand.
I really have a feeling that here on alopeciaworld i will get honest support from you and give it back when i can.
As far as my history with alopecia at the age of 13 in just a few months i developed AU.Just out of nowhere it hit me.Two years not a single hair grew up.I used bunch of drugs corticosteroid injections,cremes,shampoos and none of it worked.Than,when i started losing hope that my hair is gonna grow ever,it started growing back spontaneously. At equal rate 90% of scalp hair,eyelashes,pubic hair,armpit hair and about 50% of legs and arm hair grew back.It happened in maybe 2 years .But since then it didn't grew to 100%.My eyebrows didn't grew as well only left eyebrow maybe 10%.
I asked myself what was different in my life since hair started growing back.The answer is :I lived healthier.Started doing sports,avoiding junk food and reducing stress.But i know it is not healthy enough.I don't train regularly,i sometimes eat bad food,get drunk on a party and catch myself being nervous over some stupid thing.I live in a small place in a big family with lots of obligations to it.(farm life)
So why is this post called ,,New Chapter in my Life''?
Because i graduated high school and in 15 days i am going on a college.In a big city with a scholarship.
My expectations:I plan on being gluten free and i am gonna start doing yoga,i will go to gym and go jogging,i am gonna be happier ,more confident,im gonna study and i wont get anywhere near alcohol,caffeine, cigarettes etc. I'm gonna be a better person.
I also want to finally have a girlfriend.Yeah i never had one...
I have a strong feeling that if i stick to this plan it will grow 100% everywhere :)
College starts on October 1st and i am gonna report to you on how im doing through the whole year.
If someone actually replies haha :D
Cheers
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Comment by Lyndsi on November 17, 2013 at 1:35am
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I was diagnosed during my Senior year of college (2 years ago in January). I was in a sorority and knew tons of guys, was out all the time with my sisters, very outgoing and loved to have fun. But once I was diagnosed, I went through a deep depression. I locked myself in my room, wouldn't socialize with anyone, etc. My closest friends were there for me and were the most supportive people no matter what I needed. I was truly blessed to have had them in my life through that insanely hard time in my life. When I started losing my hair, it started on the top mostly, so I would try to hide it with a thick headband and pull what little hair I had left up into a ponytail. This went on until about March, when all I had left on any part of my head were a few strands on the back that wouldn't even hold a ponytail anymore. I still remember in vivid detail the night I decided to hand my friends the scissors to cut off what hair I had left and purchase a wig. In this way, I was beating the disease before it had a chance to utterly defeat me. By the end of the year, I was walking around campus with no wig and no scarf, completely bald (even around those fraternity boys ;)! Today, I hear all the time how inspirational it is that I am so accepting of my disease. The truth is, I'm still not sure I am; but I see no sense in bringing myself down for something I'll never be able to change and I would never be in the place I am today had I not had such supportive friends and family. I guess what I'm trying to say is, don't see college as a challenge. It will be what you make of it: if you decide you want to surround yourself with people who accept you completely for who you are, you will have the best time of your life there! Good luck!!
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Comment by Mayo on November 19, 2013 at 4:30am
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Hey Jason how's it going?
I have to tell you I walked to work today singing I was so happy. This morning when i was doing my daughters hair (trying to hide the bald patches) the light was shining perfectly on her head for me to see lots and lots and lots and lots of white hairs growing!!! I can't believe it. We have been following the gaps diet (full diet not intro) for the last 6 weeks and I can't believe I can now see her hair growing!! It is such a great feeling. I know they're only white hairs but they're hairs!! How are you going having started college? Are you still following a paleo diet? Are you feeling like you're fitting in with everyone now you're in the big smoke!! Thinking of you and I hope you're getting some success of some sort!!
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Hey Mayo, great to hear from you. So happy to hear about your daughter... that's fantastic news. I'm still doing paleo and pursuing the squaric acid treatment simultaneously. I feel fantastic, been going to the gym a lot and I have no symptoms of anything else besides hair loss. I am going to focus on the mental approach to healing more now (being more optimistic, using visualization, etc.) .. I think that's important. I'm reading a book about the connection between mind and body and the only thing I haven't really focused on is the mind part too much because my hair loss is stressful. I'm going to try this new approach and see how it goes. There are a lot of good books on it and I am reading about how the mind can heal the body. I'm a junior in college and my year is going well. I'm trying to be as confident as possible and just live my life and not worry too much about the future. I actually just bought an infared sauna for my house to help with relaxation and detox, if nothing else, I hope to my health to even a higher level. Too early to tell if the squaric acid will work yet. I'm heading to Italy in January and a change of scenery may be just the thing I need.. mentally and physically. What is your daughters typical day of eating look like? I've never tried gaps and I feel like everyone has a different underlying cause. I do eat ton of vegetables and fruit and some very nourishing foods, I feel like the mental piece is missing so I am going to focus on that right. Focusing on now and not tomorrow or yesterday. I do have hair on certain parts of my head, more probably than I have had in a few months but nothing significant yet :)... I know my hair is going to grow back for myself and for your daughter. It's about being pro-active and finding the underlying cause. We will do it, being patient is the hardest part. I am getting better at handling everything each and everyday because I feel so good from the diet and the gym, the hair will come. I may look into gaps myself but I only have about 6 weeks before going to Italy and I'm not sure how well I can maintain my diet over there. I know the food is super fresh over there though so thats exiting to me. Thanks for reaching out and I hope 2014 brings us both some exciting things. I am looking forward to starting the year off in a different country and see how it affects my physical and mental health. Talk soon and please stay in touch and keep me posted on your daughters progress!!! :)
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