Baldingat188
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You would think finasteride would give someone experiencing hair loss peace of mind - treating the condition should solve the obsession issue... right?
Wrong
I have been on finasteride for a year nearly and thankfully I have experienced no side affects. However I have not noticed any positive effects either. Somehow even when I got on finasteride I knew I wouldn't be one of the lucky ones to get regrowth- I just knew it. That would be to good and life can never be to good. Anyways I can't speak for how well finasteride has maintained my hair. It is hard to say because even before finasteride my hairloss seems to be somewhat slow.
The thing is even that I know that I am treating it I still have a ridiculous obsession with hairloss. I feel the need to check my hair every time I enter a new light. I would say I take 200-300 pictures a day of my hair. So yes obviously this is a problem. Bdd? Maybe it is, but the thing that stops me from fixing this issue is the fact that my hair is legimtley thin. Unlike some people with bdd who " believe they are fat or believe they are ugly" my problem is not a belief. It is a fact that my hair is thin.
And that brings me to my final point- anytime I really stop to think about my situation I am instantly slapped in the face by the redpill. I am 19 year old with freaking thinning hair that looks shitty as hell. Sure sometimes I relax a little bit by telling myself my hairloss isn't that bad and that finasteride will maintain for me but when I really stop to think about it I still have thinning hair! Most people my age have much better hair and looks then I ever will have.
The only way I will be able to beat my hairloss obsession is if I get regrowth or if I go fully bald. If I get regrowth I would be insanely happy. If i go bald I will probly shoot myself or wear a hairpiece and become a social recluse.
Wrong
I have been on finasteride for a year nearly and thankfully I have experienced no side affects. However I have not noticed any positive effects either. Somehow even when I got on finasteride I knew I wouldn't be one of the lucky ones to get regrowth- I just knew it. That would be to good and life can never be to good. Anyways I can't speak for how well finasteride has maintained my hair. It is hard to say because even before finasteride my hairloss seems to be somewhat slow.
The thing is even that I know that I am treating it I still have a ridiculous obsession with hairloss. I feel the need to check my hair every time I enter a new light. I would say I take 200-300 pictures a day of my hair. So yes obviously this is a problem. Bdd? Maybe it is, but the thing that stops me from fixing this issue is the fact that my hair is legimtley thin. Unlike some people with bdd who " believe they are fat or believe they are ugly" my problem is not a belief. It is a fact that my hair is thin.
And that brings me to my final point- anytime I really stop to think about my situation I am instantly slapped in the face by the redpill. I am 19 year old with freaking thinning hair that looks shitty as hell. Sure sometimes I relax a little bit by telling myself my hairloss isn't that bad and that finasteride will maintain for me but when I really stop to think about it I still have thinning hair! Most people my age have much better hair and looks then I ever will have.
The only way I will be able to beat my hairloss obsession is if I get regrowth or if I go fully bald. If I get regrowth I would be insanely happy. If i go bald I will probly shoot myself or wear a hairpiece and become a social recluse.
