anon123123
07-05-2009, 01:25 AM
Hi,
I am 20 years old and started having hair loss around the senior year of highschool. At first I freaked out, but with the reassurance of my mom I pushed it off as abnormal shedding as I reached womanhood. But as I progressed through college my hair has become gradually thinner. And by gradually I mean very slowly. Sometimes I think maybe my hair is the same thickness as last year or even the year before, because every year I fret over my hair but when I check I still feel I can hide it in public. But I have had people, without my solicitation, tell me my hair is thin when looking closely. 2 hair stylists told me that the top of my head is sparce and thin. And this year, for the first time, my boyfriend finally made a comment about my hair (he told me lately he noticed my hair is getting thin). I never told him my worries about it and the latest comment has got me even more stressed. He told me that he loves me and he doesn't care if I go bald. He is very caring and I really appreciate that he approached my situation in that light.
But, personally, I love my hair and the thought of going bald really really makes me sad. I am sure the women here have gone through similar emotional experiences. Also, I am a student with a very tight budget so I don't have a lot of expensive options available. I feel very cornered and depressed.
A little about my family history: My father has male pattern baldness and started balding at a young age (his late 20s). I asked him if any women on his side of the family bald, and he said no. I saw pictures of his side and did not notice any hair loss in the women in his family. My mother has very thick hair, I can say without a doubt that she has thicker hair than me. The men in her family also have very thick hair.
My own physical history: Since senior year I feel that I was under a great deal of stress. Senior year was when I started applying to college and I suffer a great deal from stress from trying to achieve my goals. In college I constantly felt stress to get good grades. My college grades have been a rollercoaster and I still feel stressed about them. I feel that maybe I have the appropriate amount of stress to produce long term gradual hair loss. But I don't have any evidence to back that up medically so I am still unsure about that.
I have not approached the doctor about this but I probably think I should. For me, I have bouts of stress and then sometimes life gets so hectic I just forget about my hair. But during those bouts of stress I frantically look online for products and see if there is a cure. I read about different treatments, but because I am a student and I think academics is important I tend to forget and just go about my daily life without treatments or anything. I am realizing the internet is just a huge mess of lies, scams, and few truths. It's been hard picking out everything. But after much research I found this forum and realize its legit. I am now realizing hair loss is a complex problem and I have no easy solution. So I am wondering if any of you lovely people can head me in the right direction? Your help would be much appreciated. Thank You.
I am 20 years old and started having hair loss around the senior year of highschool. At first I freaked out, but with the reassurance of my mom I pushed it off as abnormal shedding as I reached womanhood. But as I progressed through college my hair has become gradually thinner. And by gradually I mean very slowly. Sometimes I think maybe my hair is the same thickness as last year or even the year before, because every year I fret over my hair but when I check I still feel I can hide it in public. But I have had people, without my solicitation, tell me my hair is thin when looking closely. 2 hair stylists told me that the top of my head is sparce and thin. And this year, for the first time, my boyfriend finally made a comment about my hair (he told me lately he noticed my hair is getting thin). I never told him my worries about it and the latest comment has got me even more stressed. He told me that he loves me and he doesn't care if I go bald. He is very caring and I really appreciate that he approached my situation in that light.
But, personally, I love my hair and the thought of going bald really really makes me sad. I am sure the women here have gone through similar emotional experiences. Also, I am a student with a very tight budget so I don't have a lot of expensive options available. I feel very cornered and depressed.
A little about my family history: My father has male pattern baldness and started balding at a young age (his late 20s). I asked him if any women on his side of the family bald, and he said no. I saw pictures of his side and did not notice any hair loss in the women in his family. My mother has very thick hair, I can say without a doubt that she has thicker hair than me. The men in her family also have very thick hair.
My own physical history: Since senior year I feel that I was under a great deal of stress. Senior year was when I started applying to college and I suffer a great deal from stress from trying to achieve my goals. In college I constantly felt stress to get good grades. My college grades have been a rollercoaster and I still feel stressed about them. I feel that maybe I have the appropriate amount of stress to produce long term gradual hair loss. But I don't have any evidence to back that up medically so I am still unsure about that.
I have not approached the doctor about this but I probably think I should. For me, I have bouts of stress and then sometimes life gets so hectic I just forget about my hair. But during those bouts of stress I frantically look online for products and see if there is a cure. I read about different treatments, but because I am a student and I think academics is important I tend to forget and just go about my daily life without treatments or anything. I am realizing the internet is just a huge mess of lies, scams, and few truths. It's been hard picking out everything. But after much research I found this forum and realize its legit. I am now realizing hair loss is a complex problem and I have no easy solution. So I am wondering if any of you lovely people can head me in the right direction? Your help would be much appreciated. Thank You.