and I still hate it. I started losing my hair when I was 19. Too young to have to worry about something like that.
It ruined the first half of my 20’s completely. During this time, it completely robbed me of my self-esteem with the opposite sex. I was very self-conscious about how I looked and this basically ruined my social life for several years.
Call it vanity if you want to, but I don’t think that’s what it was. When you’re in your early 20s you’re dealing with a lot of change in your life, and most people at that age have their fair share of stresses. The last thing one needs at this time, when they’re essentially transitioning into adulthood, is to feel like they are less attractive than they otherwise would be, because of hair loss.
When I look back now, at the age of 32, I realize that the way I handled my hair loss was a mistake. I cared too much about what superficial and insecure people thought about how I looked, and I passed up a lot of opportunities.
But I know what it’s like to have to live with hair loss day in and day out. I have learned not to let it bother me as much as it did when I was in my 20s but it still bothers me.
However, I do feel now that I am less effected by it. I don’t feel that it really effects my social life all that much any more. I am a lot more confident that I was. Partly I think this is just me growing up, and partly its because the people I interact with on a daily basis in my life have grown up too!
All I know is that for me, even though my hair loss has increase with time, my confidence as increased and that’s all that matters really when you can’t control the situation.
Will I continue to fight my hair loss?
You bet. I may even go for a hair transplant at some point.
I just won’t fret over it as much as I used to.
Moral of the story: if you’re young and losing your hair, you can do things to improve your confidence and your appearance, and this will have a positive impact on your life. You may not be able to control your hair loss very much, but you can control how it impacts your life. You have a choice.