Paz
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Hi, I'm new to the board, but have spent some time in looking over some of the recent messages posted.
Of myself, I am 25 and have been concerned about the state of my hair for nigh on five years now. I have tried propecia/proscar on two occasions but lasted about 6 months each. Currently I am using nothing but am siffictiently worried to be posting here. I would rate myself at a Norwood 2 - so minor recession round the temples, no loss at the back or mid-scalp area.
Looking though some of the messages, it would appear that members fall in part into a specific, well defined group. Young men in their late teens or very early twenties who define themselves as having obstensibly minor hair loss. This is of course not eveyone. Some of the pictures I have seen generally show little to no loss (to me) but dont show the psychological burdens we see to carry about our hair.
There is a condition called Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) - you may have heard of it and to me (I am no psychologist) some of the members here show classic signs - an intense conern and preoccupation with a percived or minor defect. I think to many young men, the first stages of a percieved hair loss are the worst - you still have hair but you know the end is coming. I remember when I was 21 thinking 'I will be bald by 23' well hey, I'm nearly 26 and have lost a small amount but I worry about it daily.
Hair is an important part of our self image, the thought of losing it young is almost like being diagnosed with cancer. Yes that sounds harsh and perhaps an isult to cancer sufferers, but that is what if feels like sometimes. Hours can be spent checking and often you dont want to be seen by anyone. The worse thing is, people dont seem to understand that, and think it is excess vanity, which in turn can envoke a deep shame and guilt. Treating hair loss is a natural reaction - hell, its what I do, but hair loss is a symptom in many of a deep seated lack of confidence. No one wants to lose their hair, but espcecially not in your teens or twnties. The high incidence of younger suffererers here confirms this.
I am not offering solutions, just another way of looking at things. There is a good book I have read, called 'The Broken Mirror', I think many people here will be able to indentify with some of the issues.
If anyone wants to doscuss this, please reply. If not, good luck to you all with dealing with this.
Paul
Of myself, I am 25 and have been concerned about the state of my hair for nigh on five years now. I have tried propecia/proscar on two occasions but lasted about 6 months each. Currently I am using nothing but am siffictiently worried to be posting here. I would rate myself at a Norwood 2 - so minor recession round the temples, no loss at the back or mid-scalp area.
Looking though some of the messages, it would appear that members fall in part into a specific, well defined group. Young men in their late teens or very early twenties who define themselves as having obstensibly minor hair loss. This is of course not eveyone. Some of the pictures I have seen generally show little to no loss (to me) but dont show the psychological burdens we see to carry about our hair.
There is a condition called Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) - you may have heard of it and to me (I am no psychologist) some of the members here show classic signs - an intense conern and preoccupation with a percived or minor defect. I think to many young men, the first stages of a percieved hair loss are the worst - you still have hair but you know the end is coming. I remember when I was 21 thinking 'I will be bald by 23' well hey, I'm nearly 26 and have lost a small amount but I worry about it daily.
Hair is an important part of our self image, the thought of losing it young is almost like being diagnosed with cancer. Yes that sounds harsh and perhaps an isult to cancer sufferers, but that is what if feels like sometimes. Hours can be spent checking and often you dont want to be seen by anyone. The worse thing is, people dont seem to understand that, and think it is excess vanity, which in turn can envoke a deep shame and guilt. Treating hair loss is a natural reaction - hell, its what I do, but hair loss is a symptom in many of a deep seated lack of confidence. No one wants to lose their hair, but espcecially not in your teens or twnties. The high incidence of younger suffererers here confirms this.
I am not offering solutions, just another way of looking at things. There is a good book I have read, called 'The Broken Mirror', I think many people here will be able to indentify with some of the issues.
If anyone wants to doscuss this, please reply. If not, good luck to you all with dealing with this.
Paul