Does this look funny?

[I.D WALKER]

Yes it does seem that we humans always need a good laugh at some other less respected person(s) expense.:shakehead:

 

[Deadman1]

Unless you are applying the Toppiks to the sides and hairline, those pictures don't do any good at determining if it looks OK.

 

[wutdahair]

Unless you are applying the Toppiks to the sides and hairline, those pictures don't do any good at determining if it looks OK.

Yes, I apply toppik at the front fading towards the hairline, and on the side where the part is.

 

[wutdahair]

Why posting this in the impact of hair loss section?

Out in the public with that head of hair (even if it's fake) does not make you someone who's life is impacted by hair loss.

A lot of us couldn't get that head of hair even by pouring an entire bottle of toppik on our heads.

The way I see it: you posted that to feel better about yourself.

And you know very well that there's nothing wrong with the appearance of your fullish head of hair.

If i felt there was nothing wrong with the appearance of my disguised hair, i wouldn't frequent these forums. Just because you have it worse doesn't mean I should be less depressed about my own situation. I posted because hair loss has made me paranoid and insecure of the way my hair looks...and wanted a second opinion. Doesn't that qualify?

 

[CaptainForehead]

Out in the public with that head of hair (even if it's fake) does not make you someone who's life is impacted by hair loss.

Anyone who uses Toppik is feeling an impact of hairloss.

 

[wutdahair]

Hair loss at any stage impacts lives. Sometimes even more so at the beginning with all the sheds, losing ground...and the realization that you are going bald. The transition from perfect hair with all the girls you want to having to sprinkle toppik and strategically placing each strand, hoping not just girls but an old man doesn't see it...is very damning. The sun, once welcomed each morning, now becomes something feared.

Not to diminish the impact on the more aggressive stage sufferers, but I think by that time acceptance starts to kick in...and you just ride it out.

 

[yadayada029]

Hair loss at any stage impacts lives. Sometimes even more so at the beginning with all the sheds, losing ground...and the realization that you are going bald. The transition from perfect hair with all the girls you want to having to sprinkle toppik and strategically placing each strand, hoping not just girls but an old man doesn't see it...is very damning. The sun, once welcomed each morning, now becomes something feared.

Not to diminish the impact on the more aggressive stage sufferers, but I think by that time acceptance starts to kick in...and you just ride it out.

You hit the nail right on the head. Sunlight, harsh indoor lighting, or different angles of view, can reveal hair loss on what would appear to be a full head of hair. You like so many others, are probably hyper-aware of just which situations reveal thinning areas the most. Where other see a hairline, you see the curvature of your scalp through the hair. It puts immense stress on you, and jacks up feelings of inadequacy.

I will say, to balance that out, what you see, and what others see can be complete opposites. The people around you probably do not have such the harsh opinion of your hair, that you do, and would likely be a little off balance if you were to say "I'm balding".

 

[wutdahair]

You hit the nail right on the head. Sunlight, harsh indoor lighting, or different angles of view, can reveal hair loss on what would appear to be a full head of hair. You like so many others, are probably hyper-aware of just which situations reveal thinning areas the most. Where other see a hairline, you see the curvature of your scalp through the hair. It puts immense stress on you, and jacks up feelings of inadequacy.

I will say, to balance that out, what you see, and what others see can be complete opposites. The people around you probably do not have such the harsh opinion of your hair, that you do, and would likely be a little off balance if you were to say "I'm balding".

Yes i agree, and I think it's mostly relative to what a person is used to seeing. I've gone from a thick head of hair, so at the current state it looks depressingly thin. But if i were to look back at those pictures in 5 years, i'm gonna think "Man, that's a lot of hair...", but the embarrassment is still fresh in my mind. With this freaken disease on our heads (visible to the world), It's hard to adapt and become immune to the embarrassment...and for someone to say there's no impact, is totally clueless.

 

[VeprSuper]

I think there is some truth to the saying, "we are our own worst critics". Balding is bad, but maybe not as noticeable to others.

 

[I.D WALKER]

It's so true, like you've implied Vep, how self criticism and/or self castigation come to us all too automatically. We are much too eager to make enemies within. It's perplexing to me why we continue to punish ourselves so regularly. We know we don't deserve maltreatment from other's nor do we take it very well. If only it would work both ways and we could accept ourselves as easily as we reject ourselves.

 

[wutdahair]

Well said guys.