The above is the reality. Noone wants to be bald. There are a few exceptions that shave their heads (without male pattern baldness) and that's their look, but for the most part, male pattern baldness sufferers are just that - sufferer; victims.
I f*****g hate it. Honestly if this sh*t hit me at 35 years of age well thats one thing, but ive been fighting it since ive been 20 (im now 24) and i can say its a factor in my life. So far it hasn't caused me any problems with women etc (my hair loss is noticable - diffuse, but since my hair is thin when i style it i can still look quite good albeit with alot of effort.
So as i said, its all about damage limitation. This is what propecia is all about. Slowing things down, hoping you can maintain or atleast stifle male pattern baldness's evil tracks. However, for most diffuse thinners like me the sad reality is that one day you'll be that bald guy either with the awful hair-do that tries to hide it, or shaved which very possibly doesn't suit you.
The reality is you will lose ATLEAST a point on your looks, probably a 1.5. You can mitigate this with other things like being fit, having good skin, white teeth etc etc. These are things we should all choose to do.
I will fight this battle to the end. But seriously, if it gets to the point its stops me from meeting the type of girl i want to marry i'll be seriously devastated. Thats the only element of hair loss that bothers me. The ONLY one. Right now im doing well with the ladies - very well in fact, in terms of options. But as my hair loss progresses i anticipate this will slow down (note, i wont act any differently but i bet they will). This is the ONLY true concern you guys should have. It wont change your relationships with friends, family or coworkers unless you let it. Often it weakens people's personalities and that happens accordingly but it is not a direct effect unlike the ladies problem.
Seriously, if i reach the situation where i feel i have to "settle" for a girl because my hair loss stifled me, that's where i'll become bitter. I pray to God that never happens me and i hope nooone on here is experiencing this currently, because that is sad. I could cry thinking about this because deep down in the long run i want to find the girl of my dreams and share all my success (good job, nice home, family etc) with her. That's how i am. I also have high standards because...well....i always have had.
Sorry guys i know this post hasn't much direction beyond how im feeling right now, but basically this male pattern baldness feels like a decay in my mind in that know its SLOWLY and INEVITABLY eating away at my scalp and my looks. People who havent experienced male pattern baldness really cant imagine what its like to know year by year you will become less attractive. Like seriously, wtf?
Ill fight to the end , im confident i can overcome the hurdles but my main gripe is that im in a fight i really shouldn't be in. Im worrying about something that most people dont even understand (but yet react to in a ignorant manner). I guess its a pretty lonely place.
Brothers, chin up and keep fighting. We are bigger than this, we can beat this injustice so cruely served on us.....i hope.
:/
I f*****g hate it. Honestly if this sh*t hit me at 35 years of age well thats one thing, but ive been fighting it since ive been 20 (im now 24) and i can say its a factor in my life. So far it hasn't caused me any problems with women etc (my hair loss is noticable - diffuse, but since my hair is thin when i style it i can still look quite good albeit with alot of effort.
So as i said, its all about damage limitation. This is what propecia is all about. Slowing things down, hoping you can maintain or atleast stifle male pattern baldness's evil tracks. However, for most diffuse thinners like me the sad reality is that one day you'll be that bald guy either with the awful hair-do that tries to hide it, or shaved which very possibly doesn't suit you.
The reality is you will lose ATLEAST a point on your looks, probably a 1.5. You can mitigate this with other things like being fit, having good skin, white teeth etc etc. These are things we should all choose to do.
I will fight this battle to the end. But seriously, if it gets to the point its stops me from meeting the type of girl i want to marry i'll be seriously devastated. Thats the only element of hair loss that bothers me. The ONLY one. Right now im doing well with the ladies - very well in fact, in terms of options. But as my hair loss progresses i anticipate this will slow down (note, i wont act any differently but i bet they will). This is the ONLY true concern you guys should have. It wont change your relationships with friends, family or coworkers unless you let it. Often it weakens people's personalities and that happens accordingly but it is not a direct effect unlike the ladies problem.
Seriously, if i reach the situation where i feel i have to "settle" for a girl because my hair loss stifled me, that's where i'll become bitter. I pray to God that never happens me and i hope nooone on here is experiencing this currently, because that is sad. I could cry thinking about this because deep down in the long run i want to find the girl of my dreams and share all my success (good job, nice home, family etc) with her. That's how i am. I also have high standards because...well....i always have had.
Sorry guys i know this post hasn't much direction beyond how im feeling right now, but basically this male pattern baldness feels like a decay in my mind in that know its SLOWLY and INEVITABLY eating away at my scalp and my looks. People who havent experienced male pattern baldness really cant imagine what its like to know year by year you will become less attractive. Like seriously, wtf?
Ill fight to the end , im confident i can overcome the hurdles but my main gripe is that im in a fight i really shouldn't be in. Im worrying about something that most people dont even understand (but yet react to in a ignorant manner). I guess its a pretty lonely place.
Brothers, chin up and keep fighting. We are bigger than this, we can beat this injustice so cruely served on us.....i hope.
:/