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Let's be honest. Scalp hair = ultimate sign of youth. It's an integral part for aging gracefully. I've seen men in their thierties that looked so terrible thanks to their hair genes, I wouldn't even want to look like that as an old man if I had the choice. Yet people in their late teens and early twenties have to deal with this sh*t. What a friggin' scam.
I first noticed my hairline receding at 21, and since then I went through three stages:
- Denial ("It can't be... I'm way too young. Maybe it's just a health issue. Let's get my thyroids checked.")
- Despair ("Holy f**k. No way, I have a babyface, balding would destroy me." ... "How am I supposed to get girls when there are guys my age and even older men that don't have to deal with this crap?")
- Depression (Still somewhat stuck at this stage tbh)
I'm truning 26 and despite my hairline not getting much worse since then (NW2) there are still a lot of mental problems that come with it. First off, I have pale white skin. It takes me an entire summer plus some vists to the solarium in order to get a pathetic tan. Couple that with dark hair and every bit of recession will be twice as noticable.
Next thing is I've been getting more and more hairy since my hairloss kicked in. I have disgusting back and shoulder hair that I have to deal with every friggin day, which alone is enough of an obstacle for me. I currently shave and pluck my excess body hair but will probably turn to laser hair removal sooner or later. Would've done that already if it didn't cost an arm and a leg.
And finally, I look way younger than I am. People usually think I'm 18 or 19. It's probably my high cheekbones. I have been compared to a young Johnny Depp a couple times (except I don't have his sexy hollow cheeks).
So yeah, I think you can now see why the thought of my hair getting thinner absolutely devestates me. I've had a buzz cut for a couple of years, but I felt very uncomfortable with it. While I do have the right headshape for it, I think it just looks off... Teenage girls want hair... Women past the age of 25 want manly men. So I pretty much felt like I was stuck in limbo. I'm currently rocking an undercut and I feel much happier. But it's just a matter of time until I'm bald. Both of my granddads and my father are bald. The irony is that my mother has great hair. She's in her 50s and still has zero grey hair, other girls were always jelous of her thick ginger/brunette hair when she was young.
Hairloss has changed my perception of life a lot. Whenever I enter a room the first thing I do is examine the other guys hairlines. It's almost become an obsession of mine. Next thing, I have almost zero interest in "material" things anymore. Cars, expensive stuff? Who cares, all that comes down to is my body and female validation for me.
In my opinion, hairloss is probably the worst non-pathologic sh*t that can happen to a young man. The things that come with it like anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, self-esteem issues, quality of life, etc. will change you like almost nothing else.
I first noticed my hairline receding at 21, and since then I went through three stages:
- Denial ("It can't be... I'm way too young. Maybe it's just a health issue. Let's get my thyroids checked.")
- Despair ("Holy f**k. No way, I have a babyface, balding would destroy me." ... "How am I supposed to get girls when there are guys my age and even older men that don't have to deal with this crap?")
- Depression (Still somewhat stuck at this stage tbh)
I'm truning 26 and despite my hairline not getting much worse since then (NW2) there are still a lot of mental problems that come with it. First off, I have pale white skin. It takes me an entire summer plus some vists to the solarium in order to get a pathetic tan. Couple that with dark hair and every bit of recession will be twice as noticable.
Next thing is I've been getting more and more hairy since my hairloss kicked in. I have disgusting back and shoulder hair that I have to deal with every friggin day, which alone is enough of an obstacle for me. I currently shave and pluck my excess body hair but will probably turn to laser hair removal sooner or later. Would've done that already if it didn't cost an arm and a leg.
And finally, I look way younger than I am. People usually think I'm 18 or 19. It's probably my high cheekbones. I have been compared to a young Johnny Depp a couple times (except I don't have his sexy hollow cheeks).
So yeah, I think you can now see why the thought of my hair getting thinner absolutely devestates me. I've had a buzz cut for a couple of years, but I felt very uncomfortable with it. While I do have the right headshape for it, I think it just looks off... Teenage girls want hair... Women past the age of 25 want manly men. So I pretty much felt like I was stuck in limbo. I'm currently rocking an undercut and I feel much happier. But it's just a matter of time until I'm bald. Both of my granddads and my father are bald. The irony is that my mother has great hair. She's in her 50s and still has zero grey hair, other girls were always jelous of her thick ginger/brunette hair when she was young.
Hairloss has changed my perception of life a lot. Whenever I enter a room the first thing I do is examine the other guys hairlines. It's almost become an obsession of mine. Next thing, I have almost zero interest in "material" things anymore. Cars, expensive stuff? Who cares, all that comes down to is my body and female validation for me.
In my opinion, hairloss is probably the worst non-pathologic sh*t that can happen to a young man. The things that come with it like anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, self-esteem issues, quality of life, etc. will change you like almost nothing else.