Hairloss made me crazy. what about you?

[southerndrawl]

I was just talking to my roommate the other day and he brought up a good point. We were watching something on tv and I pointed out an actors NW2. My roomie then treated me to a barrage of insults. He said he didn't care and noboby else notices. He also said that he is tired of hearing about "hair loss crap".

Even with my girlfriend I'm always pointing out the actors who are losing it or had hair transplants. Both my roomie and girlfreind think I am paranoid for thinking that I'm losing my hair. Even my parents think I'm paranoid and have threatened to put me into treatment for BDD. They're the ones who are crazy.

Sometimes I will point out my friends' hairloss in hopes that they treat it before it gets too bad. Which brings me to my next point. I can't stand the guys who are in denial. I have a friend with diffuse thinning and a receded hairline, but claims his hair has always been thin. I try to tell these in denial that it will only get worse but they just can't accept it I guess.

Have any of you guys have any similar stories?

 

[Smooth]

Actually when i started losing my hair in my early twenties, i shared with family and friends (and my Doctor) they all used to tell me that its all in my head.... im nw3+ maybe 4 now diffusing in patterns of nw5.. :whistle: the funny thing that one of my best friends keeps telling that my hair is EXACTLY how it was 10 years ago, he is a perfect nw1 and every time we go out he is asking me if he is losing the hair lol

 

[jonsie150]

I was just talking to my roommate the other day and he brought up a good point. We were watching something on tv and I pointed out an actors NW2. My roomie then treated me to a barrage of insults. He said he didn't care and noboby else notices. He also said that he is tired of hearing about "hair loss crap".

Even with my girlfriend I'm always pointing out the actors who are losing it or had hair transplants. Both my roomie and girlfreind think I am paranoid for thinking that I'm losing my hair. Even my parents think I'm paranoid and have threatened to put me into treatment for BDD. They're the ones who are crazy.

Sometimes I will point out my friends' hairloss in hopes that they treat it before it gets too bad. Which brings me to my next point. I can't stand the guys who are in denial. I have a friend with diffuse thinning and a receded hairline, but claims his hair has always been thin. I try to tell these in denial that it will only get worse but they just can't accept it I guess.

Have any of you guys have any similar stories?

i dont think its cause other guys are in "denial." i think people just dont want to talk/hear about it all the time. i mean, if i hung out with an overweight friend and that friend kept pointing out people who're overweight then....well, thats just really weird and off-putting. i'd probably want to stop hanging out with that friend

basically, i think you should stop talking to other people about it. i mean, obviously its good to share and open up about it, but then sometimes you cross a line and it makes everyone feel a bit uneasy. i dont mean any offense, honestly.

 

[barcafan]

I was just talking to my roommate the other day and he brought up a good point. We were watching something on tv and I pointed out an actors NW2. My roomie then treated me to a barrage of insults. He said he didn't care and noboby else notices. He also said that he is tired of hearing about "hair loss crap".

Even with my girlfriend I'm always pointing out the actors who are losing it or had hair transplants. Both my roomie and girlfreind think I am paranoid for thinking that I'm losing my hair. Even my parents think I'm paranoid and have threatened to put me into treatment for BDD. They're the ones who are crazy.

Sometimes I will point out my friends' hairloss in hopes that they treat it before it gets too bad. Which brings me to my next point. I can't stand the guys who are in denial. I have a friend with diffuse thinning and a receded hairline, but claims his hair has always been thin. I try to tell these in denial that it will only get worse but they just can't accept it I guess.

Have any of you guys have any similar stories?

You sound like a good friend. :jackit:

 

[Happy as Larry]

They're the ones who are crazy.

I love it when people say that!

"It's not me that's crazy - it's that heterogeneous group of people that are crazy!".

No buddy, it's more likely to be you that's crazy. Not you specifically, just generally.

 

[Belmondo]

I started to lose my hair when I was 17 y.o. (today I'm 33) and yes, it was driving me crazy. I kept thinking about it night and day. I did the right thing, though: instead of just suffering in silence and pretend that it didn't matter (which is what most men do), I started looking for solutions. I found out about finasteride and 14 years later, I'm still a NW2.

 

[treeshrew]

if you hung around this board for any amount of time you'd realize there are TONS of people who are freaking out about hair loss with absolutely NO visible signs of loss. so no, it's not that crazy to believe it might be in your head. let's see some pics.

anyway, most people don't notice or, at least no consciously. they might find someone less attractive, but not realize why. once i started losing my hair i definitely starting noticing it all around me, even guys in the most earliest stages. however, i would NEVER warn someone they are losing their hair, or suggest medications. that is something they will need to find on their own, and make their own decisions about.

also, some people can start to recede and thin and not get any worse. just because the balding pattern has begun does not mean the person is going to go completely bald. plenty of guys will get hit with some thinning in their 20s but never lose all their hair.

 

[southerndrawl]

I will be posting pics in a few months. My before and afters on propecia. I was going to do it at the 3 month mark which I am almost at but I decided to wait till the 6 month mark. As much as I wish it were it is most certainly not in my head. I'm a Norwood 2 maybe 2.5 with thining at the hairline and miniaturized hairs. I feel I caught it early enough that if propecia works and at the least stops further thinning, then it won't be noticable enough to make me "unattractive" by western standards. Stay tuned though, I will be posting those pics in 3 months.

 

[BrightonBaldy]

Yeah it drove me crazy for a while but I calmed down when I read the success stories on here, I think I will see results from treatments given what I've seen on here.

I'm in my mid 20's and the relatives I'm taking after hairwise have similar hairlines (poor quality thin hair all over top, no bald spot, just very diffused) in their late 50's, one of my uncles actually buzzed his hair and the only difference between our head stubble is that his is grey and mine is brown, I think with the big 3 I can thicken up and improve the quality of my hair as I know it shouldnt naturally all fall out.

Maybe I'm in denial? It'll effect everybody slightly differently, theres nothing wrong with going crazy over hairloss, especially when youre young.

 

[Oknow]

I was just talking to my roommate the other day and he brought up a good point. We were watching something on tv and I pointed out an actors NW2. My roomie then treated me to a barrage of insults. He said he didn't care and noboby else notices. He also said that he is tired of hearing about "hair loss crap".

Even with my girlfriend I'm always pointing out the actors who are losing it or had hair transplants. Both my roomie and girlfreind think I am paranoid for thinking that I'm losing my hair. Even my parents think I'm paranoid and have threatened to put me into treatment for BDD. They're the ones who are crazy.

Sometimes I will point out my friends' hairloss in hopes that they treat it before it gets too bad. Which brings me to my next point. I can't stand the guys who are in denial. I have a friend with diffuse thinning and a receded hairline, but claims his hair has always been thin. I try to tell these in denial that it will only get worse but they just can't accept it I guess.

Have any of you guys have any similar stories?

It has driven me nuts, the worse is when you think you have maintained only to have second thoughts.

Funny you should mention that abouts spotting actors hairloss, I'm 24 now, and since being aware about hair loss patterns I notice hair loss from a mile away. Incidently many of my friends that I went high school with, they all now have hairloss of varying degrees.

 

[BrightonBaldy]

Thats true, I bet theres fat people out there who view thin bald guys with envy, 100% is in my work with me, I eat absolute mountains of food infront of them and have taken comments about having a 32 inch waist since starting there from them (pizza's, curries, 3-4 big meals a day often given unsociable hours).

I guess thats one genetic trait I can take comfort in, there must be people out there who spend fortunes on diet pills and gyms like we do on dodgy internet drugs. Maybe all humans are stupid, men especially, how many people on this site want their hair back to look good to women? I'd guess a round number like 100%

 

[Bald Dave]

Thats like me Brightonbaldy! I have a 34 inch waist and i eat pizza, mcd's, currys, chinese, kebabs etc and i drink beer, Guiness, cidar etc basically all fatty stuff but yet im in reasonable shape. I know people who live on salads, go to the gym twice a day, drink diet coke instead of alchohol and still can't get slim! Given the choice i would rather be slim and bald than fat and hairy so at least i've got that to be thankful for

 

[BrightonBaldy]

I'd agree with that, being slim and bald is better than being fat and hairy everytime.

 

[Obsidian]

I ain't short, I just got something heavy weighing me down. :whistle:

 

[uncomfortable man]

Obsidian is by far the most sane person on gourmetstylewellness.com. That is cause for you to not trust him. :whistle:

 

[alijame]

I have NW2 at max but could hide easily. My girlfriend never pointed out that I was loosing hair till I told her I was. After that she always says yes I am and she feels sorry for me which I never wanted. Guess it was a big mistake to tell her. Now I feel uncomfortable with her.
Actually little bit of hair loss doesnt have much impact on the way you look. Its the impact on the way your personality changes that bothers girls and other people.

 

[superfrankie]

bullshit. remember slybaldguys phrase: you look good! smile :woot: