Has this forum helped you mentally?

[Evocator]

Has this forum helped you mentally?, or did it make the exact opposite.

 

[tggill32]

Depends what your using the forum for. If you are using the forum for ‘am I balding’ then I feel it is very bad.
People come here to seek re-assurance for a quick relief. Once this relief wears off they want more re-assurance which provides shorter relief than the last. This becomes obsessive and overtime more and more anxiety inducing. A viscous circle. There is also the problem that there is a lot of misinformation also provided.

On the other hand, I think the forum is very good for finding the latest advancements in hairloss etc or asking for advice on how to tackle hairloss.

 

[Hairicane]

I posted here regularly in 2019, it helped me a lot and I learned a lot. I basically stopped my hair loss.

 

[Hairs45]

everytime i come back here i get reminded of the finasteride side effects and that scares me then I get the sides again

 

[Evocator]

everytime i come back here i get reminded of the finasteride side effects and that scares me then I get the sides again

Lol, just like me ... I never started finasteride and I think I'll never do so because of this forum.

 

[Redgate]

It didn't affect me in any way but I can see why it affects other people.
Aside from the New Research, Success Stories and hair transplant before/after sections (and other possibly) every other section is dogshit filled with regurgitated information/questions, insecurities and eternal cope-posting.
Browse too long and you'll start thinking that finasteride sides affect 60% of people instead of 2%, or that castor/pumpkin seed/olive oil work, or that you'll die a bald virgin.

 

[iCloud]

I learned about microneedling by reading this forum. So yes, it has helped me and I’m grateful to all knowledgeable posters.

 

[McNeal]

I know that you can get advice and support here, so I joined this community.

 

[jazz1]

Yes.