metalheaddude
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My little story really began about 4 years ago when I was living at home with my parents and fellow siblings. I grew up in a family who was renowned for their good looks and ultra thick hair, I felt incredible pressure to disguise my hairloss. Most of the time I would just throw on a baseball cap and it was a great short term solution, but the cap wearing became more and more extreme, to the point I was wearing it the moment I woke up, to the moment I went to sleep. People were beginning to notice. I would only remove my hat when I knew 100% no one could see me for fear of being laughed at or people thinking im ugly or unattractive. At this time I was on no meds whatsoever, I had not even heard of propecia, although I had heard of Rogaine. I actually drove 2 hours out of town, to find a completely anonymous obscure chemist, so that I could purchase some Rogaine without fear of being recognized. It was truelly one of the most embaressing, stressful moments of my life, bringing myself to pick up that packet of Rogaine off the shelf and present it to the cashier. I mean could you imagine a young baby faced guy in a baseball cap buying Rogaine? Needless to say I was sweating profusely, then the cashier proceeded to tell me all about Rogaine. I was thinking damn! Just shut up so I can get the f-uck out of here! If only I had a credit card or new more about ebay and the internet at the time I could of saved myself alot of trouble! Anyway I began to use this liquid minoxidil on my hairline and I was incredibly optimistic about my prospects and what it could do for me, until a few weeks later when my head started shedding MASSIVE amounts of skin. I was at breaking point and the constant baseball cap wearing was actually giving me headaches. I had become completely anti social, avoiding friends and family, skipping my univeristy classes and staying in my room practically all day claiming to be "studying." Then one morning it happend. I just woke up and in a snap decision I grabbed a pair of scissors and cut off all my hair and used a razor to shave my head completely bald. I looked in the mirror and actually cried. No way I could face my family or friends looking like this. So that very moment I packed my bags and within 2 hours of packing I was on my way. I drove across two states with only $200 in my pocket. I wanted a new life. A life free of the pressure of having GREAT hair and peoples expectations. It was one of the most liberating things I have ever done in my life. It was hard at first, but I dont regret it. I sacrificed everything for my hair, family, friends and a really good university position. I have learned alot since that day, namely how little people actually care that you're walking around with a bald head, I made new friends and even found a job, I was no longer ashamed. I saved up for a computer and internet and began researching hairloss treatments and 2 years ago I got on Propecia and in the last year Rogaine Foam. Since then I have had some good re-growth and maintenance. Turns out my hairloss was not as bad as I originally thought it was. But going from having such thick hair through my teens and having it turn whispy thin, was quite a shock.