I'm heavily balding at Age 16: Feel like my life is over(PICS)

[Baldkid]

I'm 16 years old. Ever since I was young, I never had a good hairline. However since last year, my hairline has receded to hell. I get mistaken for someone in his 40's constantly . Kids in my class make fun of me for balding. Women reject me and make fun of me, call me a bald piece of crap and tell me that i'm ugly. My parents tell me to just "deal with it" and "hair doesn't matter. it's whats in the inside that counts"

I'm so ****ing sick of it. I see so many people with good hair and able to have good hairstyles, and I'm screwed. I'm so far gone at such a young age that I feel powerless. More pics are in the imgur link at the end

http://imgur.com/a/LbcbF

 

[Agustin Araujo]

I'm very sorry about this, I don't know what else to say. Personally to be honest, I haven't quite seen anyone with hair loss that extensive at your age on this board. It's a rare thing to happen, and it's something you don't see often. You're also a bit too young for treatment that's available, probably that's out.

When did you first start balding? How old were you?

 

[kj6723]

At your age I probably wouldn't start finasteride. Since you say much of your hair loss was in the last year, you might have a good shot at significant regrowth with just minoxidil. Try it out, see if you respond well. If so, you might be able to gain and maintain a decent head of hair into your early 20's with just minoxidil, and then you can think about starting finasteride.

Also, get yourself into shape. Since your hair isn't one of your strong points, and you have limited control over it, you're going to have to work on the parts of your appearance you can control in order to increase your aesthetic appeal. Get ripped, shave the head, maybe grow out some stubble...could end up being a good look for you.

 

[jd_uk]

I feel bad for you..16 is young. Do yourself a favour..join a gym today...research diet, fitness, bodybuilding etc and get in great shape. Get in better shape than all those other guys and don't be afraid to let them knoe about it. Chances are you're never going to have good hair but there's no harm in you looking into options. Mentally..you have to realise that those women and anyone who makes fun of you for something like balding are the real pieces of crap. If a girl does take a swipe at you then ask her at what point on her life she decided to become a shallow bully. Work on yourself in all the other areas you can control..health, fitness, education etc. You are young and your life is completely ahead of you. Yes balding will hurt your chances with women...it would be wrong to lie. But with the right attitude to life and taking care of those other areas you will do ok.

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By the way...you have a great frame/build to get in good shape if you put your mind to it. You have broad shoulders and withing a year or two could be strong as hell. You certainly wont get too many guys bullying you then.

 

[Dante92]

I'm really sorry. Unfortunately, as others already said, you're too young to try finasteride...

 

[GoldenMane]

That is so incredibly unfair, I honestly don't know what to say... If it was me, I'd say screw it, take finasteride, take minoxidil, try anything and everything and damn the consequences...

I friend of mine had similar hair at 18, and I thought he had it rough when I saw his high school year book, but 16 is just cruel. Just try anything and everything, and seriously, your parents tell you to just deal with it? **** them... They couldn't possibly understand, few people could...

 

[jd_uk]

Sorry you're going through this, but appearances don't mean to matter much for you with that much weight.

But hey I forgot, being fat is OK, having acne is OK, but being bald: "God my life is over!"

I'll never get this, either you care about looking good or you don't.

But I guess nothing changes your appearance as drastically as hair loss.

So you can be fat and still land hot chicks I guess.

Word of warning to the OP - this guy is renowned for being a bit of a pr*ck both on here and has been mocked across the internet, called 'FredThePathetic' etc. He has deep issues so don't take his words to heart. At 16 this is the time that you will be able to start getting in great shape...before that it wouldn't have been a good thing to work out heavily/lift weights or anything like that for risk of stunting growth.

Eating regular small meals with protein in them to keep your metabolism high and working out in a gym 3-4 times a week will be a great start.

 

[Baldkid]

I'm very sorry about this, I don't know what else to say. Personally to be honest, I haven't quite seen anyone with hair loss that extensive at your age on this board. It's a rare thing to happen, and it's something you don't see often. You're also a bit too young for treatment that's available, probably that's out.

When did you first start balding? How old were you?

It started when I was 15 years old.

 

[Illusions]

Sorry you're going through this, but appearances don't mean to matter much for you with that much weight.But hey I forgot, being fat is OK, having acne is OK, but being bald: "God my life is over!"I'll never get this, either you care about looking good or you don't.But I guess nothing changes your appearance as drastically as hair loss.So you can be fat and still land hot chicks I guess.

Why not post a picture of yourself since you're so keen to insult his appearance?

 

[TD500]

Unfortunate it has progressed that far at such a young age. Minoxidil and finasteride when your 18 or maybe sooner.

 

[FWIW]

You HAVE to lose weight if you want to regain some chance. For hairloss,tough to say. You are young for finasteride or for hair transplant. Only hairpiece is left.

 

[Allantint]

Hey man, im in a similar situation to you, balding at 17. Its really hard, my confidence is at about a 0 and i have several panic attacks per week because of it. I have been looking into all available treatments and concluded that i dont want to risk taking Finasteride just yet ( maybe when im older). I think im probably going to try minoxidil and some natural supplements and see how that goes. I really know its hard, i also have problems in school about my hair and it really is hard, but i try to overlook it and ever since i found this forum i have found atleast a little bit of hope. If you ever need to talk, im here.

 

[Swoop]

Get in shape. Being overweight isn't particularly healthy and doesn't do good for your hair too. Obviously it makes you less attractive too.

Start going to the gym.

 

[sachalamp]

I'd suggest you search this forum for "nofap" or "masturbation", and make an effort to eliminate arousal altogether (at least for a month so see how it goes) many people have had good results with it, myself included (itching kind of stops, hair kind of stops falling). Also, if you had/have a stressful environment, you should try to see a psychologist and change your state of mind. Also try magnesium (get a supplement and eat magneslium foods, lots of leafy greens like spinach etc) and zinc (supp and food). You can get transdermal magnesium oil, it's absorbed better, just don't use too much. Letting go of dairy is also probably a good solution, as is letting go of foods high in calcium (or calcium supplements). Stay in sun at noon to get Vitamin D (it synthesizes only under UVB light) And you definitely need to solve your diet and eat better. Sugar/fast foods aggravate hair loss. Go to sleep early. (no later than 23h)

Keep your head up.

example:

http://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/showthread.php/98779-I-m-doing-nofap-in-an-attempt-resolve-sexual-dysfunction-issues

http://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/showthread.php/98727-Masturbation-and-hairloss

also, look for nofap on reddit and for the yourbrainonporn website/

Some will jump to discredit nofap, but they rarely disclose their masturbation habits (number of times, for how long they have been doing it, how long are their "sessions" etc)

 

[jd_uk]

I'd suggest you search this forum for "nofap" or "masturbation", and make an effort to eliminate arousal altogether (at least for a month so see how it goes) many people have had good results with it, myself included (itching kind of stops, hair kind of stops falling). Also, if you had/have a stressful environment, you should try to see a psychologist and change your state of mind. Also try magnesium (get a supplement and eat magneslium foods, lots of leafy greens like spinach etc) and zinc (supp and food). You can get transdermal magnesium oil, it's absorbed better, just don't use too much. Letting go of dairy is also probably a good solution, as is letting go of foods high in calcium (or calcium supplements). And you definitely need to solve your diet and eat better. Sugar/fast foods aggravate hair loss. Go to sleep early. (no later than 23h)

Keep your head up.

example:

http://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/showthread.php/98779-I-m-doing-nofap-in-an-attempt-resolve-sexual-dysfunction-issues

http://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/showthread.php/98727-Masturbation-and-hairloss

also, look for nofap on reddit

Some will jump to discredit nofap, but they rarely disclose their masturbation habits (number of times, for how long they have been doing it, how long are their "sessions" etc)

I'm not convinced about 'nofap'. There is nothing wrong with masturbation.

 

[CopeForLife]

Holy sh*t. Friend of mine had the same hairline from same age and he was fat as well. I have same hairline from 18 (it is stopped to worse at NW3 tho), so you are not alone.

Anyway, you should LOSE THE F*CKING WEIGHT.

And say thanks to parents for feeding you so much and retarded genes. Ask them for money for hair transplant in a few years - read post of @FredTheBelgian he was in same situation like you.

And the last advice DO NOT GO TO SLYBALDGUYS.COM they'll ruin your life.

 

[Vesemir]

I feel very sorry for you. You remind me of Wayne Rooney who also started balding at a young age. Your hair loss definitely makes you look older and that must suck. Medication at such a young age is out of the question so maybe try a hair piece. Balding and being overweight are both hard enough to deal with so try to lose some weight to give your self-confidence a boost.

 

[buckthorn]

damn brother, I am very sorry to hear you're dealing with this so young. THE GOOD THING about this is that by the time you're 20-25, there will be many more options for you hopefully. When you're 18, you can try finasteride and I would attempt minoxidil now. You have a good looking, kind face and the other posters are correct, you will feel much better if you start losing weight NOW! good luck brother.

 

[kj6723]

I'd suggest you search this forum for "nofap" or "masturbation", and make an effort to eliminate arousal altogether (at least for a month so see how it goes) many people have had good results with it, myself included (itching kind of stops, hair kind of stops falling). Also, if you had/have a stressful environment, you should try to see a psychologist and change your state of mind. Also try magnesium (get a supplement and eat magneslium foods, lots of leafy greens like spinach etc) and zinc (supp and food). You can get transdermal magnesium oil, it's absorbed better, just don't use too much. Letting go of dairy is also probably a good solution, as is letting go of foods high in calcium (or calcium supplements). And you definitely need to solve your diet and eat better. Sugar/fast foods aggravate hair loss. Go to sleep early. (no later than 23h)

Keep your head up.

example:

http://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/showthread.php/98779-I-m-doing-nofap-in-an-attempt-resolve-sexual-dysfunction-issues

http://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/showthread.php/98727-Masturbation-and-hairloss

also, look for nofap on reddit

Some will jump to discredit nofap, but they rarely disclose their masturbation habits (number of times, for how long they have been doing it, how long are their "sessions" etc)

I keep seeing this ejaculating theory being referenced by multiple people on here. Can someone back it up with a credible source please?

 

[F2005]

It started when I was 15 years old.

I really do sympathize with you, man. Judging by your smile, you really do look like a happy kid and it is absolutely f***ed up that other kids are making fun of you for it. No person has any right whatsoever to make some one feel badly about themselves through words. Anyway, another thing that struck me about your High Point photo is that you look like a big, tall, sh*tkicking Southerner, haha. (I googled High Point University and saw that it is in North Carolina). I am a huge American football fan and lots of the offensive linemen in the NFL are from big southern schools. You kind of remind me of them with your bigger frame.

I agree with the "going the gym" advice. It probably will make you feel better about yourself and will provide you with a respite from all of the worrying about hair loss. I went to a very sh*tty high school and lifting weights provided me with an escape from all of that, not to mention the courage to stand up to some of the clowns in my terrible high school. Also, I believe that exercise releases endorphins that really do make you feel better.

But Pegasus is right, go see a dermatologist first. Ideally one that you trust and who specializes in hair loss, since some of them really do not know what the hell they are talking about. Your hair loss does seem to be aggressive for your age, and maybe it could even be related to something other than male pattern baldness, especially since you're so young. What is the history of hair loss in your family like?