I've posted a few times before, around when it really started to hit me that I've got a receding hairline and I was freaking out (around half a year ago). Lately I've been feeling insecure about it again, and I really can't go into denial thinking that this is a problem that will just "go away"....it only gets worse.
I admit that my hair doesn't look bad per se, but it's certainly a bit worse than it was a year ago, which was worse than it was a year before that, etc. What bothers me most, though, isn't so much how it looks now but the fact that it'll get worse, and I really dread that. Here are a couple pictures I took today. Sorry if the lighting isn't great:
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5323/img90649ho.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3500/img90658sw.jpg
I should note that the bald areas on the sides of my forehead go back a bit further than it looks in that first pic, there's just some hair covering it up.
The "giant U" shaped hairline has only gotten worse, and it's quite thin at the front....very diffuse, and those hairs are getting thin. So far I'm not noticing any balding elsewhere, although as you can maybe tell from the pic it seems to be thinning a bit along where the hair naturally parts, on both sides, although maybe that's just partially the parting effect.
It seems it's at its worse at the very front of the hairline, like maybe the first inch or so, but I've notcied that when my hair is either wet or standing up the top of my scalp is kinda visible under certain lightings, so I can't really tell where all it's thinning out.
I'm sure there are lots of people here who have it a lot worse, and by god, know that I feel for you.
But this is still really bothering me, especially since I already have sh*t for self-esteem and confidence, despite being an otherwise good looking guy. I've had 'personal' problems in the past, and at 24, I've never even been on a date or had a girlfriend, so the idea of balding before I've even done any of that just KILLS me. I'd perhaps even opt for the shaved head, but I really don't think I have the face for it (if I had a smaller nose and longer, more defined eyebrows then maybe I'd go for it...my eyebrows really suck under some lightings).
So, what options should I consider? I hate the idea of using some itch-inducing topical treatment twice a day that doesn't even address the root of the problem. And Procia with its countless side-effects I've heard of (everything from sore nipples and growing tits to loss of sex drive, messing with your prostate, whatever the hell lowering your DHT does to you) scares me. Ideally I wish I could just use something that doesn't have any weird side effects and halts my hair loss for a few to several years and hope some miracle treatment is available by then. But it doesn't look as though that's realistic. What should I do?
I admit that my hair doesn't look bad per se, but it's certainly a bit worse than it was a year ago, which was worse than it was a year before that, etc. What bothers me most, though, isn't so much how it looks now but the fact that it'll get worse, and I really dread that. Here are a couple pictures I took today. Sorry if the lighting isn't great:
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5323/img90649ho.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3500/img90658sw.jpg
I should note that the bald areas on the sides of my forehead go back a bit further than it looks in that first pic, there's just some hair covering it up.
The "giant U" shaped hairline has only gotten worse, and it's quite thin at the front....very diffuse, and those hairs are getting thin. So far I'm not noticing any balding elsewhere, although as you can maybe tell from the pic it seems to be thinning a bit along where the hair naturally parts, on both sides, although maybe that's just partially the parting effect.
It seems it's at its worse at the very front of the hairline, like maybe the first inch or so, but I've notcied that when my hair is either wet or standing up the top of my scalp is kinda visible under certain lightings, so I can't really tell where all it's thinning out.
I'm sure there are lots of people here who have it a lot worse, and by god, know that I feel for you.
But this is still really bothering me, especially since I already have sh*t for self-esteem and confidence, despite being an otherwise good looking guy. I've had 'personal' problems in the past, and at 24, I've never even been on a date or had a girlfriend, so the idea of balding before I've even done any of that just KILLS me. I'd perhaps even opt for the shaved head, but I really don't think I have the face for it (if I had a smaller nose and longer, more defined eyebrows then maybe I'd go for it...my eyebrows really suck under some lightings).So, what options should I consider? I hate the idea of using some itch-inducing topical treatment twice a day that doesn't even address the root of the problem. And Procia with its countless side-effects I've heard of (everything from sore nipples and growing tits to loss of sex drive, messing with your prostate, whatever the hell lowering your DHT does to you) scares me. Ideally I wish I could just use something that doesn't have any weird side effects and halts my hair loss for a few to several years and hope some miracle treatment is available by then. But it doesn't look as though that's realistic. What should I do?
