A boss once said this to me, and I found it to be true quite often. Who is going to know you appreciate him/her if you say nothing and just wait like a bump on the log or a hopeful Cinderella behind a door? Be your own champion or magic godmother and GET OUT THERE! Make the first move and talk to someone in a friendly, not morbid, way. Everyone likes attention...to himself/herself...and will most likely come back for more. If someone at home is griping or sulking about your concerns with alopecia, it MAY even be because of a desire that you pay as much attention (positive, fun) to him or her instead. Make it honest, make it real, make it accepting. Sometimes people disappear when they are ignored or exposed to too much sadness!

Where do YOU place your emotional energy? With shallow people, or friendly people? Which are you, yourself? Consider how you will get your alopecia answers here, then give of your time at home to those who need your full attention and charming smile. You do NOT need the judgmental ones, by the way. You are on a different road now.