I just need to vent my story, because there's nobody in my life I talk to about my hair loss, and nobody has any clue how deeply it affects me, almost to the point of depression.
I'm a 29 year old guy who started diffuse thinning about 3 years ago, at the age of 26. I was only out for like 6 months, a very shy, skinny, pale virgin with low self esteem. The only thing I had going for me was a decent looking face, everything else was just miserable. I applied for a gym membership, started eating actual food and came outside to get some sunlight instead of playing computer games in my basement. As my confidence grew, I started going out and noticed a lot of interest from guys around me. However, I was still very shy and inexperienced and nothing much happened.
Of course, right as I start getting my life together at a very late age, I get screwed over and start losing my hair, very fast. With the comb over and a patch of hair in the front of my skull I managed to squeeze out a couple of dates and even a short relationship, before my scalp was just too visible and the whole thing was just a total mess. Together with my last bit of hair, my confidence completely disappeared, never to be seen again.
During this time I had done some research, tried minoxidil but that didn't work as my scalp was flaking and itchy to the point I'd rather wanted to be bald than endure this itch. (obviously that's not true, but it's just to express how goddamn ****ing itchy it was). Finasteride looked too scary with all the side effects and whatnot, so the only option was to lay down, curl in a ball and cry (so to speak).
I have not gotten laid in 2 years. Two ****ing years, that's a long time for a healthy 29-year old. I've done the test, installing a dating app showing a picture with a hat on, a couple months later without a hat on. The results were absolutely disgusting. I'm talking literally 10x more messages, from way better looking people.
More confidence, you say? **** confidence, in the gay community it's all about looks. Guys spend hours fixing their hair. The only way you can get away with a bald head is if you're a big dude hitting the gym. I was borderline anorexic 3 years ago, there's no way for me to ever get to that point. All I can hope for is a toned look, which does not go with a bald head. At all.
I'm actually taking finasteride for 8 months now (with no regrow either, yay me) and have an appointment with dr. Ferudini in January. I booked it in February this year. That's 11 months waiting, just for a situation checkup, not an actual surgery. Best case scenario I have a little bit of hair in 2-3 years from now in return for 15 thousand dollars. **** my life.
I'm a 29 year old guy who started diffuse thinning about 3 years ago, at the age of 26. I was only out for like 6 months, a very shy, skinny, pale virgin with low self esteem. The only thing I had going for me was a decent looking face, everything else was just miserable. I applied for a gym membership, started eating actual food and came outside to get some sunlight instead of playing computer games in my basement. As my confidence grew, I started going out and noticed a lot of interest from guys around me. However, I was still very shy and inexperienced and nothing much happened.
Of course, right as I start getting my life together at a very late age, I get screwed over and start losing my hair, very fast. With the comb over and a patch of hair in the front of my skull I managed to squeeze out a couple of dates and even a short relationship, before my scalp was just too visible and the whole thing was just a total mess. Together with my last bit of hair, my confidence completely disappeared, never to be seen again.
During this time I had done some research, tried minoxidil but that didn't work as my scalp was flaking and itchy to the point I'd rather wanted to be bald than endure this itch. (obviously that's not true, but it's just to express how goddamn ****ing itchy it was). Finasteride looked too scary with all the side effects and whatnot, so the only option was to lay down, curl in a ball and cry (so to speak).
I have not gotten laid in 2 years. Two ****ing years, that's a long time for a healthy 29-year old. I've done the test, installing a dating app showing a picture with a hat on, a couple months later without a hat on. The results were absolutely disgusting. I'm talking literally 10x more messages, from way better looking people.
More confidence, you say? **** confidence, in the gay community it's all about looks. Guys spend hours fixing their hair. The only way you can get away with a bald head is if you're a big dude hitting the gym. I was borderline anorexic 3 years ago, there's no way for me to ever get to that point. All I can hope for is a toned look, which does not go with a bald head. At all.
I'm actually taking finasteride for 8 months now (with no regrow either, yay me) and have an appointment with dr. Ferudini in January. I booked it in February this year. That's 11 months waiting, just for a situation checkup, not an actual surgery. Best case scenario I have a little bit of hair in 2-3 years from now in return for 15 thousand dollars. **** my life.
