Hey everyone

I hope you are all well. I haven't been on here in a long time.

I felt it was important I wrote this blog to let you know how I have been and how my Alopecia Universalis has 'changed'.

Those of you who read my previous blog will know that I experienced my hair loss at quite a fast pace, literally within a few months I had gone from having a tiny bald patch at the top of my head, to having complete hair loss all over my body.

My last blog in 2010 spoke about how my hair was starting to come back. Well, I can now let you all know that I have had full regrowth all over my body. My hair is back to its natural colour and past my shoulders. My eye lashes, eyebrows, everything has returned.

I thought it would be good to write on here to give you hope. When I first joined alopecia world, I didn't know what to expect. I was scared and also 100% certain that my hair was gone for good. I had a lot of support on here from some great people who saw the positive in everything, which helped me remain positive throughout the few years I had to wear wigs and was completely bald. However, I also experienced some very negative people who, understandably, could not find any positive out of the situation they were. This small amount of people tried to put their negativity on to me by telling me I should stop thinking my hair would ever come back and that they were sure it was gone for good.

However, I remained positive and look at me now. I'm not saying that everyone with Alopecia will have full regrowth but what I am saying is don't give up hope and the possibility that some day your hair might come back.

I also think it is important to let you know that my hair came back naturally. I took no medication, did not change my diet, refused to take injections. I just let nature take it's course.

Of course, I know there is always a chance that my hair will go again, and I still get tiny bald patches every now and again but they always grow in without anyone noticing.

I am not sure I am prepared for this to happen a second time but if it does, I'll deal with it. I have a wonderful boyfriend who thinks the world of me and who I met while I still wore wigs. I was completely bald when we met and it made absolutely no difference to his feelings towards me at all.

One thing I am finding hard to deal with though is anxiety. I don't know if this is something I have started to feel due to me losing a lot of self confidence but I was never anxious before alopecia. If anyone has any advice on how to deal with this I would really appreciate it. I am finally in a loving relationship and very worried about the possibility of my anxiety ruining it. I know this is never going to happen, but that it the thing with anxiety.. it makes you think of too many hypothetical situations.

Anyway, hopefully this blog has given hope to some of you. I will also upload a pic to let you see my progress

Sarah