My Bdd Keeps Bringing Me Back To This f*****g Site

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A lot of you have responses to my previous posts. I started getting nervous about hair loss in November despite my promising family history. Ever since then my hair has gotten progressively.......... not f*****g worse. But in my head I can’t grasp that. I believe I’m balding despite the no change in 3 months. I’m worrying about baby hairs that I’ve always had. I’m worrying about a seemingly NW0 hairline.

The point of this post is for 2 reasons. I am going to again post my pictures from December, and then now for more opinions. But more importantly, is there any advice you guys can give me to get over this nonsense? I’m seeing a derm in 2 weeks but I can’t even hold off til then. I hate it so much.

I am not formerly diagnosed with BDD, but I've always seemed to obsess over my body. At one point it was my facial structure, next my weight, other things, and now my hair.

Lastly it should be noted that I haven't gotten a haircut since 2 weeks before the first group of pictures were taken. I cut the sides, but not the top. So that could explain why my baby hairs have gotten significantly longer.

Dec 11 https://imgur.com/a/22BZDBk
Dec 31 https://imgur.com/a/JFjpfXi
Today https://imgur.com/a/wORc5bI
 
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Tinkwetax said:
You're asking people for advice for your BDD on a hair loss forum? There's people out there qualified for this sort of thing, go see one.
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I was more so looking for people who have been in my shoes (had a balding scare, got over it.) I’ve always been really confident in my appearance my whole life so I’m almost embarrassed to admit I need psy help. But you’re right, thanks for the input.
 
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DMoney123 said:
Is there any chance my vellus hairs aren’t just getting longer?
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Don't listen to him, he is trolling. As someone else already said, you should get help in the BDD corner, not the hair loss corner
 
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DMoney123 said:
A lot of you have responses to my previous posts. I started getting nervous about hair loss in November despite my promising family history. Ever since then my hair has gotten progressively.......... not f*****g worse. But in my head I can’t grasp that. I believe I’m balding despite the no change in 3 months. I’m worrying about baby hairs that I’ve always had. I’m worrying about a seemingly NW0 hairline.

The point of this post is for 2 reasons. I am going to again post my pictures from December, and then now for more opinions. But more importantly, is there any advice you guys can give me to get over this nonsense? I’m seeing a derm in 2 weeks but I can’t even hold off til then. I hate it so much.

I am not formerly diagnosed with BDD, but I've always seemed to obsess over my body. At one point it was my facial structure, next my weight, other things, and now my hair.

Lastly it should be noted that I haven't gotten a haircut since 2 weeks before the first group of pictures were taken. I cut the sides, but not the top. So that could explain why my baby hairs have gotten significantly longer.

Dec 11 https://imgur.com/a/22BZDBk
Dec 31 https://imgur.com/a/JFjpfXi
Today https://imgur.com/a/wORc5bI
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I was diagnosed with severe BDD, and I could have stopped it getting so mentally and physically damaging if I got the help sooner... If you are suspecting you have BDD, I suggest you get the help for it sooner than later.

One issue I have is that you're doing a hair style which is just bait for making you obsessed over your hair line... And honestly, it's not a good hair style either; it reminds me of the hair style kids would have in the early 2000s.
 
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I was diagnosed with severe BDD, and I could have stopped it getting so mentally and physically damaging if I got the help sooner... If you are suspecting you have BDD, I suggest you get the help for it sooner than later.

One issue I have is that you're doing a hair style which is just bait for making you obsessed over your hair line... And honestly, it's not a good hair style either; it reminds me of the hair style kids would have in the early 2000s.
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That’s not my hairstyle lol. That’s after putting it in a headband while I had product do it froze like that. My real hairstyle is something like this https://imgur.com/a/yf6AXhA just a little messier.

If my mental state gets any worse I probably will get checked for it. I appreciate the response
 
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DMoney123 said:
I was more so looking for people who have been in my shoes (had a balding scare, got over it.) I’ve always been really confident in my appearance my whole life so I’m almost embarrassed to admit I need psy help. But you’re right, thanks for the input.
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Don't worry about your hair, it's completely fine. I'm envious of it in fact :)
 
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That’s not my hairstyle lol. That’s after putting it in a headband while I had product do it froze like that. My real hairstyle is something like this https://imgur.com/a/yf6AXhA just a little messier.

If my mental state gets any worse I probably will get checked for it. I appreciate the response
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That's an even worse hair style, and outdated... I've seen too many men have that hairstyle and I'm definitely over it! But yeah, you should see a doctor about this - preferably with your parents so they can know what's going on.
 
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Ikarus said:
That's an even worse hair style, and outdated... I've seen too many men have that hairstyle and I'm definitely over it! But yeah, you should see a doctor about this - preferably with your parents so they can know what's going on.
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Yeah you’re probably right lol. It’s the typical “white boy” haircut. I’m growing it out to experiment. But in regards to the last part my parents know I’m worried but never would I tell them I spend time on a hair loss forum.
 
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I’ve heard bad things, and believe it or not, I’m not a judgmental person who wants to put others down to feel better. That’s what I saw on that site
 
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DMoney123 said:
A lot of you have responses to my previous posts. I started getting nervous about hair loss in November despite my promising family history. Ever since then my hair has gotten progressively.......... not f*****g worse. But in my head I can’t grasp that. I believe I’m balding despite the no change in 3 months. I’m worrying about baby hairs that I’ve always had. I’m worrying about a seemingly NW0 hairline.

The point of this post is for 2 reasons. I am going to again post my pictures from December, and then now for more opinions. But more importantly, is there any advice you guys can give me to get over this nonsense? I’m seeing a derm in 2 weeks but I can’t even hold off til then. I hate it so much.

I am not formerly diagnosed with BDD, but I've always seemed to obsess over my body. At one point it was my facial structure, next my weight, other things, and now my hair.

Lastly it should be noted that I haven't gotten a haircut since 2 weeks before the first group of pictures were taken. I cut the sides, but not the top. So that could explain why my baby hairs have gotten significantly longer.

Dec 11 https://imgur.com/a/22BZDBk
Dec 31 https://imgur.com/a/JFjpfXi
Today https://imgur.com/a/wORc5bI
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Listen dude, your hair is fine, dense and nice... I will be honest with you and tell you that it is bad if it was so, but it is not. so Please leave this website and enjoy life. remember that stress kill your hair so be happy :)
 
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Honestly this thread made me feel way better then I had when I made it in the first place. I’ll take all the advice given, and take myself off this forum. Thank you all for the input
 
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DMoney123 said:
A lot of you have responses to my previous posts. I started getting nervous about hair loss in November despite my promising family history. Ever since then my hair has gotten progressively.......... not f*****g worse. But in my head I can’t grasp that. I believe I’m balding despite the no change in 3 months. I’m worrying about baby hairs that I’ve always had. I’m worrying about a seemingly NW0 hairline.
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I am not formerly diagnosed with BDD, but I've always seemed to obsess over my body. At one point it was my facial structure, next my weight, other things, and now my hair.
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I think therapy is a good idea. Especially because you said your obsession changes. BDD is treatable. If BDD is your issue then changing your features won't fix the underlying issue, your obsession will remain or just move to another feature.
 
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