i cant stand this shit nemore, im about to just bick my head. bicking my head doesn't scare me, just fucking blowsw im not tryign to hide balding im tryign to fucking fix it. and all these shitty medications. " WE DONT KNOW EXACTLY HOW ROGAINE WORKS" "IT MAY NOT WORK ON EVERYONE" doesnt this seem like a fucking ceo was just like fuck it i have no idea lets just snakeoil these products. i hate my fucking life. fuck propecia too.

thats the spirit!
exactly what i did until i was 34.bic it, forget about it.i felt like a weight had lifted every time i did it.

I got so fed up i did the same, although i just buzzed down to a #1 guard. The stubble was fun to play with. and i actually loved the look for a few years but then decided i wanted options so i got the ht, but would still consider buzzing down in the future....

Jupiter,

Trust me, I completely understand your frustration. Looking in the mirror became more and more depressing as the years passed and Rogaine wasn't doing anything but giving me some extra peach fuzz that never matured in the crown.

As much as we hate losing our hair, being bald (shaving our head, etc) is the style today.

As much as hair loss sucks, don't let it ruin your life. Women are much more attracted to radiant personalities and confidence then hair and even how we look.

Falc

I agree w/ you falc, but it's hard to have confidence and radience when your always self consious. I do shave my head down "even though i've already had a HT" and it looks better than it does when it's not shaved, but then im self consious about the scar. We cant win can we? If you keep your mind in the future "you can make it up if you want" then you always have something to look foward to. AKA a good HT and a fuller head of hair.

I can understand your frustrations, but I honestly must say I hope you don't talk like that in real life.

Just from a social standpoint I guess, you'll be much more successful in almost anything you do (except a rock star of course) wtihout all the F words, imo. I say an occasional one myself, but damn!

Also, I used to force myself to think about people with real serious afflictions; like the movie actor that has to walk on his hands and sort of scoot across the room. I saw a young kid a couple months back who had to do that.

How about being a little person? That'd suck worse. It's bad, but a lot of people in this world have bigger problems than a thinning head. Try to keep it in perspective.

Easier said than done! it is really frustrating to go through hair loss. It does not matter what age you are but its more frustrating when your young.

Jupiter, hang in there! you are definitely not alone....

as hairthere stated, just put a 1-guard on and shave it. Give it a try. You might like it and save yourself a boat load of money. Some people have the head for it.

I just did shaved my head last week. It was definitely shocking at first when seeing myself in the mirror, but I have grown to like the lack of having to worry about any kind of styling (not that I really did before?!?) or windy day.

Is this look for me? I don't think so. The GF says she likes it, friends say it looks good, my mom screamed and dad said "you are growing it back right?", and my sisters have mixed feelings about it. But ultimately it is what I think about it.

As much as I didn't want to shave my head, I feel now was the time to do it as once you have a HT a 1-guard is not really possible. I didn't want to always ask myself, what if I had just shaved my head? Now I know and making the HT decision has become a lot simpler for me.

Get the clippers out and give your melon a buzz!

The reason why a "thinng head" is so horrific is that it sits at the precipice where it inflicts maximum damage amongst those afflicted, yet it also is "not so bad" to the point where it gets zero public sympathy, and is actually a point of vicious mocking.

The worst of both worlds, and when MPB pimp-slaps you at a young age it is a true psychological affliction in addition to the purely aesthetic carnage.

Jupiter, shave your head to a #2.5 or so, or try some concealer as a last resort. Your hair isn't at the point where it won't look very solid buzzed down -- I don't think you "need" to bic it.

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Originally posted by Dewayne:
Also, I used to force myself to think about people with real serious afflictions; like the movie actor that has to walk on his hands and sort of scoot across the room. I saw a young kid a couple months back who had to do that.

How about being a little person? That'd suck worse. It's bad, but a lot of people in this world have bigger problems than a thinning head. Try to keep it in perspective.

no offense but no i don't talk like that in real life, but i don't go around on hair forums talking to people i have no idea who they are. its the internet if you cant handle an f word go away.

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Originally posted by Jupiter:

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no offense but no i don't talk like that in real life, but i don't go around on hair forums talking to people i have no idea who they are. its the internet if you cant handle an f word go away.

You don't? And if everyone used it like you I'd probably go away. But, you're about the only one.

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Originally posted by whymewhy:
Easier said than done! it is really frustrating to go through hair loss. It does not matter what age you are but its more frustrating when your young.

Jupiter, hang in there! you are definitely not alone....

Uhh, I know. It was first pointed out to me that I was thinning a college fraternity party at 20 yrs. old.

Hair loss is emotional and gets to all of us. I was very upset with the way I looked and would wear a hat everywhere I went.

Dewayne and Jupiter, let's remember that we are all on the same side. Though I certainly don't choose to use swear words regularly, I certainly have the burning drive to use them when I'm really angry or upset, and sometimes, well, I must admit that I do.

Falc

dewayne. your a douchebag.

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Originally posted by Jupiter:
i hate my fucking life. fuck propecia too.

I'd go ahead and end it if I were you.

Cant we just get along

dewayne and jupiter, totally uncalled for guys. make nice.

*puts both Jupiter and Dewayne in the SANDBOX, gives them toys and tells them to play nice*

Maybe ban them for two weeks...LOL