About The Myth Of People Not Spotting Early Norwoods

[Matt3535]

Story time: I work with teenagers. We had a game where everyone had to come up with some sort of random nickname and one of the guys (~14-15 yo) chose my colleague's name. The guy I'm working with is about my age (around 30 I'd say, don't know exactly) and has a solid Norwood 2.5-3 - probably. I'm not exactly sure because he hides his admittedly big forehead under bangs. When it's windy, you can see his temples are somewhat receded but he's still got good coverage overall. If you see him from far away, you'd probably not think of him as balding. Still, it's somewhat apparent.

Anyway, back to the game where one student picks my colleague's name, lets call him Mr. Smith, and then added "Mr. Smith's Islands" to the list. I didin't know what he meant by that but I was intrigued. So I asked what it meant and he said, "Well, you know, since his fringe covers his big forehead, sometimes there are these spots inbetween where you see his skin That's what we call islands." I made him change the name.

So yeah, I'm also taking finasteride 0.5 since last week.

 

[givemeregrowth]

Kys

 

[Toms]

Back in the early days of college I was working as a waiter with 19-20 year olds. I didn't even know that I was balding, yet there were multiple colleagues who pointed out that I will be bald in a few years. Looking back at it I had extremely minor recession at my right temple, but it was nowhere near obvious.

So yeah, people not spotting early norwoods is in fact a myth. Especially when hanging out with younger people there will always be someone who would comment on something like that.

 

[Balding Boulder]

I think some people are more tuned into it than others. When I was a child, I had that typical dichotomous way of thinking, where I would either see someone as bald or have hair. I never saw that in-between stage.

My biggest insecurity was having a big forehead, and the concern about that was what was on my mind. In fact, when I looked at photos of myself, it was that which was at the forefront of my mind — not any actual balding that might be going on (it had already started). It's interesting how it started to shift at 19 when I started getting comments about my receding hairline. Then the focus became all about that. In fact, looking back at pictures I took of my scalp when I was in my early 20s, I can't believe how unaware I was of the diffuse thinning that I had at the time, particularly around the crown. It was displayed in the photos — clearly. But I was obsessed by my hairline, to the point where I would apply two splodges of minoxidil on both of my temples and completely ignore other parts of my scalp.

 

[justinbieberscombover]

You're a good person for making him change the name. Mr. Islands is really offensive.

 

[blackg]

I'm suspicious about this story actually being true.

 

[Matt3535]

What makes you think so?

 

[blackg]

What makes you think so?

It just seems as though it was written by a guy heavily concerned about developing his own "island" of hair at the forelock.

I've never hear 14-15 year olds mention an island at the front of a middle aged man's head.

 

[1knox1]

They notice it. Believe me. I’ve worked in offices/retail with young people who speak about the older managers.

 

[soundnvision]

Most are oblivious unless your past nw3 and/or you have a bald spot or bad diffuse thinning.

 

[Matt3535]

Most are oblivious unless your past nw3 and/or you have a bald spot or bad diffuse thinning.

I'm not so sure about that. A lot of people always say that the first time they noticed something themselves was because they got called out by their friends in high school or something. I think people do see it but don't say anything or act like it's not so bad (because it isn't).

It just seems as though it was written by a guy heavily concerned about developing his own "island" of hair at the forelock.

I've never hear 14-15 year olds mention an island at the front of a middle aged man's head.

Oh I will be the first to admit that I'm worrying a lot about my NW1.5-2 beginning to make my Bieber-Fringe look less full but why would I feel the need to create such an elaborate story if I could just cry about it here like so many others do? I think my post history speaks for itself and telling me to kill myself because I wanted to share something that really kind of hit and shocked me for a few seconds (especially considering we're in the impact section) speaks for itself as well. @givemeregrowth

 

[Hairicane]

I noticed my recession at 22 and was extremely paranoid about it, but if I brought it up in conversation people would look at me like I was out of my mind. Nobody ever said a thing about my receding hairline until I was 37 or 38, when I was about nw3.

 

[Curioushair97]

I noticed my recession at 22 and was extremely paranoid about it, but if I brought it up in conversation people would look at me like I was out of my mind. Nobody ever said a thing about my receding hairline until I was 37 or 38, when I was about nw3.

I feel exactly the same way. I've discovered recession this year at 22 but when I bring it up in conversation people dont want to hear it.
If you could check my posting and give your opinion on where my hair is at I'd eally appreciate it.
Thanks