recboi said:
Could you elaborate a little more? I'm actually about to become a hermit because I came out of the delusion that my transplants looked okay.. They look bad, and I want to not leave my apartment except for work... You should see me in bright lights. It's like I'm a vampire.. I need confidence, but I don't know how to get it given that I am ruined for life hairwise.. My donor area is all used up on one inch of my hairline, and it still looks unnatural..
Recboi, there's really not much on which to elaborate. It really is as simple as it sounds. I'll try though.
The concept is simple.
DO NOT BE A SHUT-IN. You seek to hide from the world because you're self-conscious...
but by doing so, you are the one rejecting others - not the other way around. You sit alone looking in the mirror, going through your collection of precious baseball caps, punching the clown on the internet, driving yourself crazy. You grab onto every little bit of commentary from complete strangers as if it was carved in stone in the Ten Commandments, then you analyze it to pieces in your mind. That makes you even more depressed, so you're
even less likely to go out and live. It's a self-defeating cycle. The longer you do it, the more difficult it is to pull out of it.
Give yourself a break. Give those around you a break. Can you honestly say that your current state is benefitting you, your relationships, your hobbies, your career....
your life? Most likely, it is harming all of the above...perhaps doing more damage than you recognize...but you're probably not paying attention to others, are you?
I'm not coming down on you whatsoever...I'm just trying to give you an objective view of what I see. I also have the perspective of a guy with hairloss. It hasn't slowed me down - I'm prospering. You can too. It's your choice - and don't come back and say it's not... because I know.