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Been through way worse.

Norwood One

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Yeah but one must be satisfied in order to move up to the other pyramid height, so in essence, struggles with belongingness and love needs will affect both esteem and self actualization.
 

hellouser

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It doesn't mean you can't skip it, you can have self fulfillment and self esteem without the belongingness/love.

Only works if youre a recluse.
 

cocohot

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Well if that means that I don't care so much about being loved by others, that it's more like an icing on a cake for me then yeah I am. I still have the cake when I don't have the icing.

Why not go the whole hog and just become a homeless alcoholic then? You won't have to worry about paying for a mortgage then and you already don't care what other people think apparently? The beer will make you feel good on the inside and that's what counts isn't it?
 

pgain

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Comfort makes us complain about things that we find bad.
I bet people with lots of hair have some self-esteem issues too
 

hellouser

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I bet people with lots of hair have some self-esteem issues too

Bingo. It's been said that 'pretty girls' have self esteem issues greater than others.
 

resu

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I think the issue is that if you have problems like the ones you mentioned you can fight and win them over, with hair loss there ain't any journey to success because there's no gold pot at the end, it's not like when you're overweight, you start fighting the food addiction and when you reach your goal you get happy about your journey to recovery and the hardships it took to get where you are now, with hair loss there's no winning, you can't do really much besides what everyone knows, I think this what people mention when you have a permanent scarring condition such as hair loss when they say it's way worse.
 

F2005

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Baldness comes in at the middle; belongingness/love. Baldness holds you back from those things.

Baldness also comes in at self-actualization too. In terms of achieving one's full potential with regards to attracting the type of woman you'd want to date and perhaps eventually marry, outer looks is often an absolute necessity and oftentimes hair loss unfortunately erodes a person's outer looks. Also relative when it comes to feeling comfortable in one's own skin. When we look good, we feel good. And when we feel good, we are more prone to fulfilling our full potential and succeeding. Unfortunately hair loss can cause mental depression, which is just a tremendous burden, which makes sometimes even the most menial tasks tough to accomplish.
 

Baldingat188

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Balding is pretty ****ty . And most of us would rather be In poverty , ect even I agree on that

The one thing I can not agree on is losing an arm/ leg for baldness . To me that's ridiculous . Maybe it's because I enjoy spending my time outdoors so I can't fathom why I would rather give up a leg and have full hair

I would rather be bald then have cancer

However I would rather be in poverty , have a ****ty job , weight problem or some other kind of problem other then balding .

It's all relative , and unfortunately a lot of times the problems seem to stack up . I happen to feel I have gotten very unlucky with my life . I am lucky to be in middle class and live in a house , but as far as the qualities and things beyond my control I feel I am very unlucky
 

infinitepain

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Your an idiot, cutting off a foreskin is the most sensitive part, and is going against millions of years of evolution. And at least baldness is natural and actually can have some health benefits (more vitamin D production)

Way to cope. Being bald has 0 advantages. Any advantages you come up with aren't advantages, they are just copes.
 

Onyx3266

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When you have gone through experiences that you think are worse than balding, of course you would use that line of logic. However, some people haven't really had "hardship" in their life. For example, my brother struggled with acne, and at the same time, he dealt with hairloss. He really hated acne, so when he was losing his hair, he was focused on acne still. When he cleared his acne, he just shaved his head, and he never really thinks about it anymore, good or bad.
 

F2005

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When you have gone through experiences that you think are worse than balding, of course you would use that line of logic. However, some people haven't really had "hardship" in their life. For example, my brother struggled with acne, and at the same time, he dealt with hairloss. He really hated acne, so when he was losing his hair, he was focused on acne still. When he cleared his acne, he just shaved his head, and he never really thinks about it anymore, good or bad.

I agree with what I bolded. Not everyone goes through similar problems. Some people have easy lives, others experience terrible hardship and often for no reason at all. We all do not suffer the same. I remember a friend of mine complaining to me how he was bored at work. Oh, you poor thing! If the biggest problem I ever had was being underworked in an air conditioned office, I'd surely be sitting pretty.
 

marco75

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Some people on here should be seeing psychologists some of the statements being said are insane. Buzz/shave it and get on with your life.
 

FWIW

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Be a rapist. Because that is how people will see you with slick horseshoe.
 

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F2005

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What would that consist of?

At least Marco is following his own advice though since he is an NW5 or 6. As a matter of fact, I think he is the first truly bald guy that I've ever seen on here who gave such advice and was not an NW2 or lower.
 

swingline747

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At least Marco is following his own advice though since he is an NW5 or 6. As a matter of fact, I think he is the first truly bald guy that I've ever seen on here who gave such advice and was not an NW2 or lower.
i wasnt mocking him, i was asking him.
Im saying what would that consist of?
The 2 major areas I would consider that personally would be
1) relations, be it long or short term styles
2) professionally

Sometimes the first can be VERY difficult once hair loss sets in.
I agree completely you have to still try to excel but simply saying "get on with your life" can be very subjective especially depending on your other circumstances. Im rather short at 5-8 and once my hair loss set in meeting women became pretty much non existent. I still work, invest, hit the gym, have hobbies and friends but honestly if/when Im out of this relationship Im in now I have come to terms Ill be pretty much relegated to either sexual "services" (which are illegal in this country) or pretty unattractive (by my standards) women.
I see the difference in attention by the caliber of girls I get now compared to when my hair was good, its NO contest.
 

FWIW

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At least Marco is following his own advice though since he is an NW5 or 6. As a matter of fact, I think he is the first truly bald guy that I've ever seen on here who gave such advice and was not an NW2 or lower.
You are wrong. He said he started to go bald very slowly at 30. He is your typical Norwood 2.
 

Eren

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What a ridiculous forum, just read the first post. A bald dude asking himself why everyone on slybald forum is 'so awesome' compared to guys like us on HairLossTalk.com. Strange forum... almost like they're delusional.

http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=0hb9beajm845sv3n9mf4sc8sh2&topic=25188.0

'Yes, baldness my friends is a huge advantage! Being bald is a gift and I am reminded by it everyday. ' ROFLMAO
 
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