lovemyhair
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Hi all, I am a 29 year old asian male from vancouver bc. I first became aware of hairloss in the sixth grade when another boy passing by my chair said "hey your going to bald!" I checked the mirror at home and sure enough their was a bald spot on my crown the size of a loonie. Well I figured that was normal and didn't pay attention to it for years as the rest of my hair was very thick.
For the rest of my high school years I didn't worry at all about hairloss, but was going thru a period of low-self esteem didn't have many friends. Upon graduating high school and working at my first job at a supermarket, I began to gain self-esteem working out, taking care of what I ate , exchanged my thick glasses for contact lens and spiked my hair instead of leaving it uncombed. What a difference this made, cause I felt truly happy for a few years and even managed to get a girl friend
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When I turned 22, I was going thru a very stressful 6 months because of a personal issue and yet again someone pointed out that i was getting a horseshoe! My scalp at this time was very tight, itchy and had big red bumps all over, but i never attrubted this to hairloss. I looked in the mirror close and sure enough my temples were receding, my right side worse than the left. At this point I went into a deep depression lasting for 6 years until I sought therapy and anti-depressents. I worked up the courage to final get on finasteride; on it for about 2 years and recently started foam on my 29th birthday. I still worry everyday about hairloss. But am overall am mentally better. Wished I hadn't wasted my twentys with worry.
For the rest of my high school years I didn't worry at all about hairloss, but was going thru a period of low-self esteem didn't have many friends. Upon graduating high school and working at my first job at a supermarket, I began to gain self-esteem working out, taking care of what I ate , exchanged my thick glasses for contact lens and spiked my hair instead of leaving it uncombed. What a difference this made, cause I felt truly happy for a few years and even managed to get a girl friend
unk: When I turned 22, I was going thru a very stressful 6 months because of a personal issue and yet again someone pointed out that i was getting a horseshoe! My scalp at this time was very tight, itchy and had big red bumps all over, but i never attrubted this to hairloss. I looked in the mirror close and sure enough my temples were receding, my right side worse than the left. At this point I went into a deep depression lasting for 6 years until I sought therapy and anti-depressents. I worked up the courage to final get on finasteride; on it for about 2 years and recently started foam on my 29th birthday. I still worry everyday about hairloss. But am overall am mentally better. Wished I hadn't wasted my twentys with worry.
