17 Balding Badly Ruining My Life And Don't Want To Live

[Alex Johnson]

Hello, I'm just going to post this here because this year my life has gone from being happy full of life to completely losing motivation to do anything.


I'm 17 years old and am a musician with long brown hair which everyone tells me is my best feature (WHICH DOESNT HELP AT ALL) and i've always been a good front man in bands and love to perform just like my dad does (whom is 50 and completely bald like patrick stewart) his dad is also the same and he's 70/.


I remember my drummer early this year commenting that I had an M-Head as he called it AKA a receding hairline and immediately I was heart broken when I pulled back my long hair in the mirror and saw my thinning temples slowly fading away.

Then I started taking a hat everywhere I went and still do now in fact as I'm typing this I have a beanie on my slowly balding young skull but that's besides the point.


Cut to now and my hairline has officially turned into an m head where my temples have disappeared completely and I cant even stand to get my hair out and even wont shower just so I don't have to look in the mirror and see my slowly widening forehead.

All I've ever wanted my entire life is to be in a band and perform and have fun and as much as some of you will say OOOH IT DOESNT MATTER you're f*****g wrong. I don't feel motivated to do it anymore I don't want to get on stage and perform because of how horrible it looks.


None of my mates are balding all their dads have full heads of hair and I even resent my dad slightly even though I know it's not his fault it still hurts me to the point where I'm just considering suicide.

I try to kid myself and believe I don't care but I do oh god damn I do care it haunts me I cannot bare that its happening this f*****g early its NOT FAIR. I just want to jump out my window because all ive ever wanted is to perform in a semi famous band HELL MY ROOM IS FILLED WITH MUSICAL EQUIPMENT TO WHERE IVE WRITTEN 50 ALBUMS ON MY OWN THE LAST 3 YEARS. ITS ALL WORTHLESS TO ME NOW I DONT CARE THIS IS KILLING ME AND I CANT f*****g BARE IT.

 

[CopeForLife]

Welcome to "Impact" section:
https://www.gourmetstylewellness.com/interact/forums/the-impact-of-hair-loss.28/

 

[WMQ]

Welcome to "Impact" section:
https://www.gourmetstylewellness.com/interact/forums/the-impact-of-hair-loss.28/

What a perfect way to ruin a young man's prospect.

 

[Walt White]

I know how you feel, dude. I started losing hair at 16 and I too contemplated suicide many times because of it. However, I want to tell you that hope isn't lost. There are many things you can do to stop your hair from thinning further. You can try taking finasteride. And even if all else fails, you can get a transplant. Try to think of it this way: as long as you have life, you CAN get your hair back. But if you don't have life, well then nothing else matters really. Just my two cents.

 

[CopeForLife]

What a perfect way to ruin a young man's prospect.

What do you suggests? Slybaldguys?

Or just shave it?

 

[WMQ]

What do you suggests? Slybaldguys?

Or just shave it?

If you want to help a balding teen, you explain to him medications, sides and risks, transplants. Basically try treating it first.

If the meds don't work or are not really suitable, you offer advises regarding how to live the best of your life. And yes, even cope and shaving included when there's absolutely no turning back.

Reading into the impact section and getting infected by the negativity of all the bald beta losers, is especially harmful for a 17 yo who's personality and view on his life/the world has yet to take shape.

Common, you can tell that OP leads a normal and fulfilling life before hairloss. The impact section is flooded with people whose problems are not at all limited to balding and have extremely distorted views towards life. Even I, as your fellow depressed baldie, can tell that.

 

[CopeForLife]

If you want to help a balding teen, you explain to him medications, sides and risks, transplants. Basically try treating it first.

If the meds don't work or are not really suitable, you offer advises regarding how to live the best of your life. And yes, even cope and shaving included when there's absolutely no turning back.

Reading into the impact section and getting infected by the negativity of all the bald beta losers, is especially harmful for a 17 yo who's personality and view on his life/the world has yet to take shape.

Common, you can tell that OP leads a normal and fulfilling life before hairloss. The impact section is flooded with people whose problems are not at all limited to balding and have extremely distorted views towards life. Even I, as your fellow depressed baldie, can tell that.

worthy opinion

 

[otis]

After all you wrote in this message board I don't understand why you are not in a good dermatologist office who treats hair loss.He would have you start Propecia right right away.

 

[Dante92]

You should see a good dermatologist at once, don't waste precious time, if you're 17 your Androgenetic Alopecia is probably aggressive. Get a move on and see a derm, he'll choose the right treatment for you.

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

That's scary. I'm also a musician and 17 years old.. I know exactly what you mean, dude. No words can explain it, and it's basically a fcked situation. I'm diffusing super-heavy. Can't take finasteride, and even minoxidil gives me sides. My dad is harassing me for claiming that I'm balding. That was one year ago, and recently he has shut his mouth. Hah, bet he finally realised... I also live in Norway, and the people here are superficial.
Yet some dumbass people claim: "it's just a cosmetic old mans problem, we should use science for something useful.." No words...

All this happens right after I got my first girlfriend. Yey.. Wonder when she notices. She always says: "oh, you should get that haircut, or: "oh, that picture two years ago was nice, you should do that to your hair again" Lately she said she loves me but is no longer in love with me. I feel you.
Ahh

 

[Dsport]

1. You need to get help here and quit talking about suicide

2. Get on a plan and work it

3. Start saving for transplants

4. Wear a system in the meantime. Millions of musicians and entertainers wear one. Life is hard. Through effort we make it better. Be thankful you don't have cancer

What a perfect way to ruin a young man's prospect.

 

[CopeForLife]

Lately she said she loves me but is no longer in love with me.

 

[CharAblaze]

1. Wear a rug

Hahahahaha, you are 36, sir. And you have no shame suggesting a teenager to wear this.
Whatever you do, listen to the advice Fred once gave us, never go full blown bald, rug is not an option.
Those who advise you to shave it all off are delusional.