Hello, I'm The Ugliest Kid On Earth And My Life Is Terrible.

[shookwun]

Was that called for?

Deemed necessary

Was that called for?

 

[Stanx22]

It sucks man I know what it feels like to be losing hair at a young age . Worst feeling . I use hats as a crutch also and hate situations like that where you have to take them off.

I've been on treatments for 6 months ( finasteride) and one year ( min) no improvement but also no sides. So it's worth a try.

Other then that I just hope for a cure and try to live life as normally as possible. Sometimes having hobbies that don't involve other people are nice because even if your hair is going to hell you can still find some kind of enjoyment in life.

Hairloss at a young age has definitely changed me as a person though. It's hard to explain to some people why it matters so much but I'm a completely different person now. Yet I still have parts of life I enjoy which is why I don't give up with it.

Yeah man they say constant hardships make us stronger, but i disagree. They fill you with hatred, bitterness, frustration and rage and after a period of time you'll be a completely different person and usually a worse one.

 

[hairblues]

dude you need to see some doctors about your hair asap

18 years old with serious thinning on the sides cannot be normal

it could well be salvaged through medications for underlying problem, unrelated to hair

I agree see a Dr get diagnosed...you probably have male pattern baldness but you could have something in addition making it worse like thyroid or anemia.
go to Dr.

 

[blackg]

Deemed unnecessary

Thanx.

 

[blackg]

Yeah man they say constant hardships make us more stronger, but i disagree, they make you filled with hatred, more bitter, frustrated and angry and after a period of time you'll be a completely different person and usually a worse one.

Tell me about it. I've seen this happen to good people.

 

[Stanx22]

Tell me about it. I've seen this happen to good people.

I'm a good person, but i'm slowly turning into a piece of sh*t.

 

[bridgeburn]

I've been called "Manu Ginobili", "You look like you're 40 years old", "I can see right through the front of you hair and see your bald head", "Nice hairline", had a coach tell me "He has too much hair, you should borrow some of his", and a few days before my graduation we were doing a rehearsal and someone yelled "Hey dude, you're balding!" when I was the only one walking across the stage.

That is fucked up. Those are the people that deserve to be balding

 

[ihatemylife]

I agree see a Dr get diagnosed...you probably have male pattern baldness but you could have something in addition making it worse like thyroid or anemia.
go to Dr.

Nah, I already ran a test for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, I'm within reference range but I could've been anemic for a time at least because I didn't eat for 3 months

 

[ihatemylife]

You should use minoxidil asap since it's cheap and safe. Consider finasteride as well, but at your age you should talk to a doctor first.

Unfortunately your best case scenario is probably to preserve as much hair as you can. As others mentioned, if you can stabilize with treatments then at least you can get a transplant down the road or new treatments may become available.

As for other sh*t, my only advice is try to control what you can (body, hygiene, clothes, etc), focus on goals that will improve your life (career), and do your best to not get bogged down with mental illness. Try to set yourself up to make things possibly better with time rather than definitely worse.

The problem is I already struggle with mental illness; first I had a traumatic childhood and then for a long time I hated myself because I was fat. then I lose all of the weight, I'm feeling good about my self for a while, now I'm bald. Things just can never go my way.

 

[ihatemylife]

That is fucked up. Those are the people that deserve to be balding

I know. I'm not really bullied though. They're people who are kinda my "friends" (more of acquaintances but I talk to them occasionally, I'm just lucky to be friends with almost everyone) but they think it's funny. They probably just don't know any better, I'm not mad at them, they wouldn't be too happy if it happened to them either, they just don't understand.

 

[bridgeburn]

I know. I'm not really bullied though. They're people who are kinda my "friends" (more of acquaintances but I talk to them occasionally, I'm just lucky to be friends with almost everyone) but they think it's funny. They probably just don't know any better, I'm not mad at them, they wouldn't be too happy if it happened to them either, they just don't understand.

Yeah, I understand, I lost a big chunk of my hairline at 17. Absolutely hate it when friends or family members point it out. I know it's a very "normal" way of thinking to not think that it is rude or mean and that balding is funny. But to me it seems like it should be Common sense!! their way of thinking makes no f*****g sense at all, Especially when balding young, it's devastating. How in the hell can someone percieve an 18 y/o balding as funny, I can never understand.. It's the same as making fun of people with a disease.

I hardly ever hear people tell others how fat they are, especially adults, and yet it's more acceptable to point out balding???? what the f***, that's totally backwards, weird thinking.

 

[sisenegonan]

I started balding at 14, but only at 23 did I have a job to finally afford treatment. Life is sh*t.

 

[real kombo]

Sir, proceed to the Impact section, please.
https://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/forums/the-impact-of-hair-loss.28/

Your hairloss is very rapid and side sucks as well.

Was your father abusive because of being bald (just asking)?

Excuse me, but is that you in your profile picture? If so, you're hair is stunning, I'm speechless. How old are you? Mind answering a question I posted?

 

[real kombo]

I'm 18 years old and everything in my life has always been terrible. My father was abusive and died when I was young, my mother is never around, I have no money in a pretty affluent area, and if I didn't have enough going on, I literally hate myself now with a passion to the point where I can't sleep at night from worrying about my hair because guess what? I'm 18 and I'm further into balding than any 18 year old I've ever seen, and I haven't even seen any of my peers even begin balding. Hell, all of the adults I know have more hair than me. So yeah, I seem to be doomed to life a horrible life and now I'm going to be forever alone too. I'm way too ugly to ever have a girlfriend and I don't want to hear the "life is better bald" sh*t because I tried it, hated it, and couldn't leave my house for weeks unless I had to for work (where I'm lucky to work in a professional environment with adults who wouldn't say anything). But I've had comments about it in school, overheard family talking about it, and and had an anxiety attack because I wouldn't take off my hat to have a picture taken for a school ID. When I came back from summer to my senior year of high school I got the great pointer that I was going bald (like I didn't know) and I'll give you guys a rundown of other comments about it this year. I've been called "Manu Ginobili", "You look like you're 40 years old", "I can see right through the front of you hair and see your bald head", "Nice hairline", had a coach tell me "He has too much hair, you should borrow some of his", and a few days before my graduation we were doing a rehearsal and someone yelled "Hey dude, you're balding!" when I was the only one walking across the stage. I don't want to be bald and be the only bald person I know and I don't want to live my life alone because no one will ever date me when I look like this. I decided last night that if I still don't have at least my first kiss or anything by the time I'm 25 I am going to kill myself. I'm sorry to be so negative and I do have a lot else going for me but this is a pressing issue in my life that I'm too embarrassed to talk to anyone I actually know about and I'd like some empathy and support and this seems a good place to do it because I can be somewhat anonymous. Thanks guys. https://imgur.com/a/Ijo81

Not bad, but I'll do you one better. I started balding at 16. 16!!!!!!!!! I'm 20 now, maintained most of my hair with finasteride and minoxidil.

Dude, try finasteride, give it 6 months to a year, minoxidil is good too but worthless without finasteride. You need a DHT blocker. Best of luck.

 

[Roberto_72]

Yeah, I understand, I lost a big chunk of my hairline at 17. Absolutely hate it when friends or family members point it out. I know it's a very "normal" way of thinking to not think that it is rude or mean and that balding is funny. But to me it seems like it should be Common sense!! their way of thinking makes no f*****g sense at all, Especially when balding young, it's devastating. How in the hell can someone percieve an 18 y/o balding as funny, I can never understand.. It's the same as making fun of people with a disease.

I hardly ever hear people tell others how fat they are, especially adults, and yet it's more acceptable to point out balding???? what the f***, that's totally backwards, weird thinking.

Four reasons why people will mock the bald:

1. It may be considered a male sexual impairment, as bald men are less sexy.
Male sexual impairments have always been the object of ridicule. Think of all the v****-related jokes.

2. Baldness is a type of nudity. You expose a nude head. And male nudity is ridiculous. Think of the naked king story. The king is naked... and everyone laughs.

3. It is not an illness that people recognize as such. Obesity, for instance, a disease per se. You die from obesity. Baldness is a disease because of it consequences on your psyche, but a bald person does not die because of the lack of hair.

4. It is mostly males who have it. This society has reached a point in which everything bad that happens to men is kind of a payback for everything they have done in the past to women.
As if it were the same men and the same women.

 

[ihatemylife]

You're so full of sh*t.

By the way, OP, the users giving you advice about looksmaxing are all good-looking, so don't bother considering them. If you truly are unattractive, that is.

I don't know if I'm unattractive. I'm told I'm not but I'm also body dysmorphic and and have social anxiety so Idk.

 

[redpilled]

Thank you, this means a lot. I've already run a comprehensive metabolic panel, CBC/D, and TSH, and I found them to be withing reference ranges. I suppose that those aren't the only causes and tests though so I'll do more. If it's telogen effluvium it could already be corrected because I eat normally now and I just have to wait. I guess at the end of the day, I'll see a dermatologist and we'll see what the future holds.

You're old enough to be on finasteride - give it a try ASAP. Save for a hair transplant - it will give you a goal to work towards.

 

[JeanLucBB]

You're old enough to be on finasteride - give it a try ASAP. Save for a hair transplant - it will give you a goal to work towards.

He has donor thinning though. His only option is hairpiece or try blasting it with 1mg of dutasteride and nizoral 2%.

 

[CopeForLife]

Excuse me, but is that you in your profile picture? If so, you're hair is stunning, I'm speechless. How old are you? Mind answering a question I posted?

of course, it's some pic of a girl I found on the Internet

she has excellent hair indeed

 

[CopeForLife]

He has donor thinning though. His only option is hairpiece or try blasting it with 1mg of dutasteride and nizoral 2%.

even a rug is not an option with these thinned sides