The Struggle And Anger Grows With Every Passing Day

[shookwun]

I wouldn't grow a full beard if I were completely bald. I would just have it while there is some hair up there.

Nothing pisses me off more then being able to grow it on my face better than the top of my head.

Ha, ye.

Loose it on top of your head, & start to grow it every where else.

genetic trolling at its finest. Start to grow hair in places you didn't think was possible

 

[DBW]

lol DBW minoxidil shrink your penis ???? man i respect you but this is totaly impossible .

I have no problem with you not believing me - if I hadn't experienced these side effects first hand I know I would be sceptical too. Whether you believe it or not though, what I'm telling you is the truth.

 

[Schitz Popinov]

Ha, ye.

Loose it on top of your head, & start to grow it every where else.

genetic trolling at its finest. Start to grow hair in places you didn't think was possible

No doubt - trolling is the best way to describe it.

The time I devote to "man-scaping" all this damn body hair makes this experience even more frustrating.

 

[shookwun]

three years ago my chest, and stomach was completely smooth, and bare at 22. fast forward at 25 in three years... I can now grow a full chest of hair, and have a big treasure trail on my stomach.


Once a week I shave my my stomach, chest, and arms.

Ridiculous how fast my beard grows.


Seems to just creep up. I was baby smooth at 20

 

[kj6723]

I have to shave my nose hairs every few days or they get out of control. Ear hairs too

Also shave my chest and legs

Positive thing is I can grow fantastic facial hair and when I let the scruff go a little bit I'm often complimented on the look...I'd still trade it for an NW1 in a second

 

[resu]

It's amazing that scalp hair is so easily killed that even an hormone that your body produces destroys the follicles yet body hair is so hard to kill. I truly believe that if someone made a cream or gel that inhibited body hair they would make more money than a cure for hair loss plus you wouldn't have to use the cream everyday, just a few times a week, it's completely ridiculous we don't have something better than blades or laser which only works on some types of hair.

 

[shookwun]

I have to shave my nose hairs every few days or they get out of control. Ear hairs too

Also shave my chest and legs

Positive thing is I can grow fantastic facial hair and when I let the scruff go a little bit I'm often complimented on the look...I'd still trade it for an NW1 in a second

I love the day after, and second day look of a shave.

Dat shadow, then razor blade stubble.

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Always shave every 2 days though. Have no choice as the oil site I am working at has a clean shave policy in effect, especially when you are working in live areas where you might be required to wear a breathing apparatus....

 

[kj6723]

No finasteride. Only major thing I've taken was minoxidil, which was over a year ago. My face was getting even puffier and the sheds were awful so I stopped. I've spent an unhealthy amount of time researching alternatives as I'm scared to death of the cascade of problems that can occur messing with hormones - which is essentially what a dutasteride or finasteride would do.

All the research gets overwhelming though. There's been times when said screw it - let's try something already, but I tend to sink right back into my self-pity. Over on a different site, I saw a guy who had amazing results from using a mixture of herbs (Rosemary, Coriander, Nettle, Nettle) as a nightly paste. My goal was to give it a shot, along with dermarolling.

It's hard for me to stay positive. I've lived a life where as soon as I plug up one hole in the dam, another one spouts up.

Bro if hair loss is making your life as much of a living hell as you describe I think you should take the plunge on finasteride

 

[michel sapin]

shookwun, you 're body hair have grow that much even while being on propecia ?

 

[Schitz Popinov]

Bro if hair loss is making your life as much of a living hell as you describe I think you should take the plunge on finasteride

I can't lie man, it's making me miserable.

 

[CopeForLife]

whenever I do I will be f*****g short baldcel with thinning donor area and deformed face

what the point of living in this circumstances

even billions of money will not return me youth with full head of hair and at least 7/10 face and youth I will not regret, will not cure me of asperger and anxiety

will not help me to reproduce a 6'2+ nw0 child with chiseled jawline who will live fullfilling life

f*** this

 

[CopeForLife]

what an INSANE difference

 

[blackg]

The famous bald-beard backwards flip image.


Honestly, If I went bald over night, and didn't wear a hair piece I would just abuse the sh*t out of steroids, grow a beard and become a bald DHT freak. Surging amounts of androgens flowing through my veins to the point where single moms are hunting me down to empty my T bags inside of them.

You're on a high again.

 

[Schitz Popinov]

Having a moment ......

I locked myself out of the house this morning, which has set me back a few hours. I know that once I get home, I will need at least an hour and a half to shower up and get my hair in such a style that I'm ok with going out in public. But that's the thing - the time it's taking me to get ready now has really become a deterrent to the point where I don't even want to leave my place. It was already bad enough with the time I spend shaving body hair.

It's pathetic. It's freakin' 70 degrees and sunny outside here with spring training baseball starting this weekend. Yet here I am, as self-conscious and depressed as ever as to what is transpiring at the top of my head. I've weathered some insecurities before i.e. being skinny when I was younger, financial problems, and who can forget the body hair I've meticulously manscaped for the last 10+ years. But this hair loss thing is a battle like I've never experienced. Just one cold hard look in the mirror can alter my mood like nothing else on this planet.

In some ways I don't even want to be around anyone, not only because of how my hair looks but because of my mental state. I don't want them to see me so downtrodden. It's like a sickness I don't want to spread. Not to mention it's getting harder and hard to fake like I'm ok on the outside.

In a panic, I finally forced myself to buy the set of dermarollers I've been eyeballing for the last year or so. What the f- have I been doing in that timeframe? I could've already been at this giving a good shot at rehabbing my scalp - instead I've just been paralyzed with indecision from the endless researching.

You know what has also been hell? I've been without a car for the last 7 months or so. Every single day I hitch a ride to/from work with my father. That means every single day I get a good look at the end game for my hair. He's a man who has never taken care of himself and is an alcoholic whereas I workout and eat clean. All that doesn't matter though .... it's these despicable genetics I inherited from him that are robbing me of my ability to function like a normal person.

 

[pjhair]

Having a moment ......

I locked myself out of the house this morning, which has set me back a few hours. I know that once I get home, I will need at least an hour and a half to shower up and get my hair in such a style that I'm ok with going out in public. But that's the thing - the time it's taking me to get ready now has really become a deterrent to the point where I don't even want to leave my place. It was already bad enough with the time I spend shaving body hair.

It's pathetic. It's freakin' 70 degrees and sunny outside here with spring training baseball starting this weekend. Yet here I am, as self-conscious and depressed as ever as to what is transpiring at the top of my head. I've weathered some insecurities before i.e. being skinny when I was younger, financial problems, and who can forget the body hair I've meticulously manscaped for the last 10+ years. But this hair loss thing is a battle like I've never experienced. Just one cold hard look in the mirror can alter my mood like nothing else on this planet.

In some ways I don't even want to be around anyone, not only because of how my hair looks but because of my mental state. I don't want them to see me so downtrodden. It's like a sickness I don't want to spread. Not to mention it's getting harder and hard to fake like I'm ok on the outside.

In a panic, I finally forced myself to buy the set of dermarollers I've been eyeballing for the last year or so. What the f- have I been doing in that timeframe? I could've already been at this giving a good shot at rehabbing my scalp - instead I've just been paralyzed with indecision from the endless researching.

You know what has also been hell? I've been without a car for the last 7 months or so. Every single day I hitch a ride to/from work with my father. That means every single day I get a good look at the end game for my hair. He's a man who has never taken care of himself and is an alcoholic whereas I workout and eat clean. All that doesn't matter though .... it's these despicable genetics I inherited from him that are robbing me of my ability to function like a normal person.

Since you have already bought derma roller, I will suggest you use lavender oil after rolling. In some studies(on mice I think) hair count went up. But since growing hair on mice has always been easy, I am not sure if it means much.

 

[JohnsonDDG]

Having a moment ......

I locked myself out of the house this morning, which has set me back a few hours. I know that once I get home, I will need at least an hour and a half to shower up and get my hair in such a style that I'm ok with going out in public. But that's the thing - the time it's taking me to get ready now has really become a deterrent to the point where I don't even want to leave my place. It was already bad enough with the time I spend shaving body hair.

It's pathetic. It's freakin' 70 degrees and sunny outside here with spring training baseball starting this weekend. Yet here I am, as self-conscious and depressed as ever as to what is transpiring at the top of my head. I've weathered some insecurities before i.e. being skinny when I was younger, financial problems, and who can forget the body hair I've meticulously manscaped for the last 10+ years. But this hair loss thing is a battle like I've never experienced. Just one cold hard look in the mirror can alter my mood like nothing else on this planet.

In some ways I don't even want to be around anyone, not only because of how my hair looks but because of my mental state. I don't want them to see me so downtrodden. It's like a sickness I don't want to spread. Not to mention it's getting harder and hard to fake like I'm ok on the outside.

In a panic, I finally forced myself to buy the set of dermarollers I've been eyeballing for the last year or so. What the f- have I been doing in that timeframe? I could've already been at this giving a good shot at rehabbing my scalp - instead I've just been paralyzed with indecision from the endless researching.

You know what has also been hell? I've been without a car for the last 7 months or so. Every single day I hitch a ride to/from work with my father. That means every single day I get a good look at the end game for my hair. He's a man who has never taken care of himself and is an alcoholic whereas I workout and eat clean. All that doesn't matter though .... it's these despicable genetics I inherited from him that are robbing me of my ability to function like a normal person.

Listen, I don't know and I don't know your situation but you have to know that things usually become easier.

I'm not saying this in a blue pilled manner that blindly tells you to hang in there. I'm saying it as a man who was often suicidal in my early twenties. One thing that certainly changes is your ability to whether the storm and your ability to handle tough situations. When you are young it looks like too much and you think the only option is to get out as fast as possible. When you get older you will have experienced these storms a hundred times over, you will know what to do to protect yourself, and you will know that the storm will eventually pass.

All I can say is that this storm you are going through will pass.

 

[Xander94]

I've actually tried to avoid the "Impact" forum for quite some time, but I'm at the point where the struggle and the angers grows with every passing day and I need to vent somewhere.

My self-confidence arrived the day I started styling my hair with a faux hawk. Not even my progress in the gym could compare and it was a major departure for me, especially as a late bloomer. I fed off the attention I got for it (especially from the ladies) and it became an ice-breaker in a lot of ways. A couple years afterward, I ended up in a relationship that lasted almost 5 years - which ended when I was 30 .... but the damage had already begun taking shape on my scalp.

Looking back the signs of Androgenetic Alopecia were obvious. As the condition kept deteriorating, the more my reliance on hair products (clay, hairspray) and chemical straighteners grew. My hair simply would not hold or style well without them. These days my hair has receded greatly with diffused thinning all over the top. I'm absolutely mortified to go anywhere without styling it. I gave up chemical straighteners about 3 years ago or so and still have an over-reliance on hair spray - almost everything else is too heavy. The result is a poor imitation of those popular side-part haircuts with a pompadour. Every morning is a struggle with my anxiety-ridden 45-60 minute hair styling marathon.

The crushing blow to my confidence came about 6 months ago when I started adding Toppik hair concealer. Every time I put it on I feel like a complete fabrication, a phony. I worry if people notice. I worry about bad lighting. I worry ...... all the time. If I could I would just shave it off, unfortunately for me I don't have the head shape or facial features for it.

This has consumed me in ways like nothing ever has and I was already a little bit OCD to begin with. I've literally planned my days around what may or may not impact my hair. To emphasize how bad my mind state has gotten - I've been shopping around for a Halloween costume this week ..... afraid to try certain things on because it'll screw up my hair.

I hate living like this. I worked so hair to break out of my shell in my mid 20's. I'm now in my late 30's and life/genetics are bullying me back into it.

LuL middle aged man problems grow a pair and shave it. Some of us have been losing our hair from age 20.

 

[Schitz Popinov]

LuL middle aged man problems grow a pair and shave it. Some of us have been losing our hair from age 20.

Did you ever consider that some people look ridiculous with a shaved head?

Wait - it's clear you didn't. Go take your act somewhere else man. If it was that simple I would've shaved it 10 years ago.

 

[Schitz Popinov]

Listen, I don't know and I don't know your situation but you have to know that things usually become easier.

I'm not saying this in a blue pilled manner that blindly tells you to hang in there. I'm saying it as a man who was often suicidal in my early twenties. One thing that certainly changes is your ability to whether the storm and your ability to handle tough situations. When you are young it looks like too much and you think the only option is to get out as fast as possible. When you get older you will have experienced these storms a hundred times over, you will know what to do to protect yourself, and you will know that the storm will eventually pass.

All I can say is that this storm you are going through will pass.

I continue to pick myself up, but the problem is part of the "protection" has become isolating myself.

 

[Jimbo5]

You know what has also been hell? I've been without a car for the last 7 months or so. Every single day I hitch a ride to/from work with my father. That means every single day I get a good look at the end game for my hair. He's a man who has never taken care of himself and is an alcoholic whereas I workout and eat clean. All that doesn't matter though .... it's these despicable genetics I inherited from him that are robbing me of my ability to function like a normal person.

Why have you been without wheels for so long, Pop?

Also, have you pretty much thrown in the towel at this point as far as chicks are concerned?

And this is even more fun ... my old man is in his 60s and has fuller hair than me.

Got the genetic cheap-shot from my mom's old man.

Good thing the guy's dead or I might be serving a life sentence for homicide ... lol.