Anyone else know this feeling? At least those who go bald with a strong family history of it kind of expected that it was coming and had some support to lean on from their other male family members who lost their hair. I don't have such a support, and feel as an outsider when cousins, uncles, and even granduncles comment along the lines of me being the first to catch this "unfortunate" condition for at least several generations and do so with looks of disgust. My parents are frightened that I'm losing hair, considering my own dad is Norwood 1 at age 50 and his dad (or my grandfather) is 78 or so and still going strong at Norwood 1.5 (if that). Same story for all the males on my mother's side and my maternal grandfather. I can sometimes see the disappointment in my parent's eyes, and the worse thing about it is it's something I could never control. That's the worst thing about this whole ordeal.
It's one thing to lose the great hair that once defined you and trying to overcome that which is hard enough, but also dealing with the subtle ridicule from my family for something they once always complimented me on is taking its toll, both mentally and psychologically. I'm only an Norwood 1.5-2 right now so it's not so bad and it's good that I've caught it early as I hope current medication is enough to maintain what I currently have.
It's one thing to lose the great hair that once defined you and trying to overcome that which is hard enough, but also dealing with the subtle ridicule from my family for something they once always complimented me on is taking its toll, both mentally and psychologically. I'm only an Norwood 1.5-2 right now so it's not so bad and it's good that I've caught it early as I hope current medication is enough to maintain what I currently have.