Am I going bald, or do I just have a naturally high hairline?

[Ryukil]

Or both?
Let us go through an obsessive progression of my hairline. Firstly, me as a little kid:
http://imageshack.us/f/51/u5ra.jpg/ (notice that high pushed back area on the right side of my head, which is the area of trouble today. Apparently I have always had that)
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/g9aq.jpg/ (my God, that is some ****ing awesome hair)
Here is me at 15/16. Is it possible that I could have been going bald then?
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89/68xy.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/202/1vb9.jpg/
Here is me at age 18:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/40/rk5g.jpg/
And here is me from five minutes ago, age 20:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/y3aa.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/94/2rzv.jpg/

Could I have been balding at age 18, or even 15/16, without realizing it?
I have had chronic anxiety since I was 8 or 9. Like I am literally always anxious, and always have been. Is it true that stress can contribute to hair loss? Could me chronic anxiety caused me to start balding at 20 instead of 25? It really is incredibly stressful, and takes a toll on your body.

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Here's a bad video of me singing from over two years ago:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2NAufDnBoc

There's definitely in difference in my hairline now vs. then, right?

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Basically, I probably should have started taking propecia 2 years ago, right? lol. This all has just crept up on me.

 

[anonymous]

Pull back the front of your hair and snap a picture of that hair line. Let's see the temples.

Also, tell us about your dad's hair, your uncles, your aunts, brothers, grandfathers, anything.

Let's get this straightened out! I can't tell if you have male pattern baldness or if that's just the way your hair is. Does look suspicious.

 

[Ryukil]

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/1808/2le6.jpg

 

[anonymous]

Yeah, looks like recession. But your hair won't look bad if you maintain where you are now. Educate yourself about finasteride. Be warned you will be scared. Read through the success stories and get yourself some finasteride. Start with a lower dosage, and increase over time.

 

[Ryukil]

How fast do you think my hair is falling out? I mean, if I take it in the spring or something, will it make a big difference?

 

[talmoode]

it's best to go see a doctor to confirm if you are losing hair and if so, it's male pattern baldness related. You sure have a big forehead and judging by those pictures, there seems no much changes in your hair since you were a kid. But if you have a family history of balding, you will be very likely to be balding too. No one can tell you for sure what's going on so please go see a doctor. Good luck

 

[DoctorHouse]

If you have the balding gene and are exposed to alot of stress and anxiety, it is possible to express the gene earlier. Definitely looks like you are thinning and receding. The term balding is usually not applied to someone until they reach a NW3. From the looks of it you are reaching NW3 territory.

 

[Ryukil]

If you have the balding gene and are exposed to alot of stress and anxiety, it is possible to express the gene earlier. Definitely looks like you are thinning and receding. The term balding is usually not applied to someone until they reach a NW3. From the looks of it you are reaching NW3 territory.

Actually, I suffer from chronic anxiety, which has made my life incredibly stressful. Is it really true that anxiety can contribute to hair loss? Damn it, I have tried to stop my anxiety for years, but I have never been able to.

I got a haircut today. Does it look any better?
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4647/whgq.jpg
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/843/5fbf.jpg/

 

[DoctorHouse]

Actually, I suffer from chronic anxiety, which has made my life incredibly stressful. Is it really true that anxiety can contribute to hair loss? Damn it, I have tried to stop my anxiety for years, but I have never been able to.

I got a haircut today. Does it look any better?
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4647/whgq.jpg
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/843/5fbf.jpg/

You should get more of a Caesar cut with different layers and comb it more to the front and then mess it up a little. You need to go to someone who can make a receding hairline look fuller. My hairstylist is a master at it. He has recession like yours but he just knows how to style and cut it so it looks like a full head of hair.

 

[phamboy24]

Hry