Hey. Just having a really bad day. I bought a topper and planned to start wearing it over the holidays. To this point I have been able to cover my hair loss patches although you can tell my hair is thinning (it's been about a year of steady thinning and small patches. I have Lichen Planopilaris (scarring alopecia). Well, I had a stylist thin it and she did it too much. Now it sort of looks like a chia pet in spots. No wearing that on Monday to work! Anyway, I've been crying all day and the tears just keep coming. Working up to the point of having to wear a piece I've thought, I'll wear it and noone will be able to tell and I'll be okay. Not so much! Even on the few days I did wear it (before we totally chopped it up) I was just completely self-conscious and walked around with a lump in my throat all day. I feel so hopeless. It's just so hard and my friends mean well but they just can't really understand and I can't handle hearing "you're so pretty just wear a wig and noone will know". If it were only that simple. Can anyone relate?