Why do Norwood 1.5 and Norwood 2 complain so much?

[Guest]

Lots of NW1-NW2 here complain like nobody, like they are already bald, put their depression threads in the Hairloss impact forum, and when you read their lines, you would almost think their situation must be really bad.

When you look at their pictures, THEY HAVE A FULL HEAD OF HAIR!!!!

Even with flash!!! So, what the heck is going on here?

sometimes i think they are just doing fun of those who really are advanced. or maybe they need to boost their auto-estime posting those pics, because they know very well, their situation is perfect against most here, and they will get great comments, like "hey, you have a full head of hair"

Some even are on DUTASTERIDE!!! WTF?¡???

On the other side you have NW3 - NW7 , that usually are the most positive and helpfull guys here, I really thank those guys...

 

[ang_99]

Easy, the complaining comes from FEAR. Fear of progressing to becoming flat out bald sooner rather than later...

 

[DonaldAnderson]

Alot are young

 

[Aplunk1]

I'll admit that my Norwood is somewhere within 1-2, with diffuse pattern 5. But, I in no way am here to receive compliments.

I know that being on dutasteride isn't the safest thing, but have many 20-year-olds experiments with dutasteride at a Norwood 2? I think not. I feel we should have diversity and variety in these forums.

 

[chewbaca]

Lots of NW1-NW2 here complain like nobody, like they are already bald, put their depression threads in the Hairloss impact forum, and when you read their lines, you would almost think their situation must be really bad.

When you look at their pictures, THEY HAVE A FULL HEAD OF HAIR!!!!

Even with flash!!! So, what the heck is going on here?

sometimes i think they are just doing fun of those who really are advanced. or maybe they need to boost their auto-estime posting those pics, because they know very well, their situation is perfect against most here, and they will get great comments, like "hey, you have a full head of hair"

Some even are on DUTASTERIDE!!! WTF?¡???

On the other side you have NW3 - NW7 , that usually are the most positive and helpfull guys here, I really thank those guys...

it's the effect of seeing something u are born with , in this case hair slowly eroding away. IMO, this a feeling worst than having lost that thing u treasure so much in a flash.

 

[Subliminal]

I'll admit, I'm barely 26 and only have maybe 2-3mm of recession in my temple areas, creating a slight V shaped hairline that no one other than myself has noticed. Why the hell am I on this site, you ask!?!?!

Well, the first sign of hairloss is always troublesome psychologically, even if it's not massive shedding all over the crown. One always worries whether or not it's a sign of worse things to come. Snowball effect, death by a thousand razor cuts, so to speak. Many people wish they had started treatment earlier. I am not going to be one of those guys.

I guess I'm just vain as well. People with hair make more money, that's just statistical fact. The other part is scientific curiosity. I've been able to maintain short pigmented hairs in the areas of recession using Xandrox, now I'm trying to see if I can grow them out with .83 mg/day of finasteride. It's not much of a financial investment anyhow. What's there to lose, really?

 

[iamnaked]

It's hard to accept that you're losing it when you're young, cos everyone around you has really thick locks, and you're being bombarded with style shoots of people with crazy hair and pimping gums and waxes at you. Young people are ridiculously superficial sometimes.

Also, there's no difference to me really between a Norwood 2 and a Norwood 7. The worst thing about hairloss for me is the way it changes the shape and proportions of my face (unfavourably, obv)

 

[techprof]

i am naked you are wrong. there is a big difference between NW2 and NW7.
Until you have a shiny bald spot or your scalp shows for an untrained eye you are not bald for most of the people.

What bothers me is that some kids use dutasteride or finasteride to go from NW1.1 or NW1.5 to NW1. That is not going to happen. Personally if I don't see a bald spot or thinning hair on the top or back, I won't go on hormone altering drugs like finasteride or dutasteride.

Long back, I gave suggestion to include Norwood scale in the profile. The advice given by NW1.5 will not work for NW5. Sometimes I feel like these guys are joking when they say "they had a bad hair day, they want to commit suicide"

Again, to each his own problems and concerns.

 

[random32]

TechProf, I know where you are coming from; but I can't say I totally agree. When your social group consists entirely of Norwood 0/1's; then a Norwood 2,5/3 sticks out like a Norwood 7. Yeh Ok; so I am as bald as other people. But in comparison to the people I hang around with; I am bald as a coot.

I think the reason people are so stressed about hair loss is the inexorable nature of it; and the fact you can' really do much about it.

But I completly agree, 19 year olds going on dutasteride to get back to Norwood 1 is just plain stupid

 

[hair_tomorrow]

I remember being a 1.5 & 2, wayyy back when - before any FDA approved treatments were even available.

It's a crushing blow to see the beginnings of male pattern baldness - probably more traumatic back then than now - now that I've matured (yeah, right) and have accepted things.

I think the reason why the 1.5s and 2s complain - is that they're in shock, in a state of WTF?, and "why me"? Kinda like I was way back when - but really didn't have anyone - like the folks on this forum - to complain to.

 

[jumpedthegun]

they complain more because the have more to lose. hair loss just started for them so they went from being care-free a year ago to "i'm gonna be bald in five years." that's a tough thing to grapple with. higher norwoods are generally older and have dealt with baldness for several years. they've gotten over most of the rough patches and have grown to accept their baldness, even if they don't like it. also, when you are nw4+, you kind of know how your hair works, how you are losing it, what to expect, etc. When you are a 1.5, and you think you are losing your hair, part of the anxiety is not knowing what to expect--will you be bald in 5, 10, or 15 years. Finally, higher norwoods are generally older and are married, whereas many lower norwoods are younger, not married and maybe not even in a relationship. they worry hair loss will affect their relationships.

just wait, in twenty years jefsss is gonna be the calmest, coolest cat on this forum...

 

[jeffsss]

it's harder to accept the fact that your going bald... then when you've accepted it and your just geting progressivly worse.

 

[techprof]

jeffs, no one can ever accept baldness. why do you think I am fighting against it with so many topicals and drugs.

 

[jeffsss]

jeffs, no one can ever accept baldness. why do you think I am fighting against it with so many topicals and drugs.

your wrong. maybe not in your case. but many men accept baldness.

and i'm not saying all people who are bald dont care.. what i'm saying is.. if you've been balding for 5 years.. i bet it's easier emotionally than when you frist realize that your becoming bald!!

i may be wrong.. but i doubt it.

 

[techprof]

random 32,
when you are around NW1, if you are NW2 you don't look bald. NW1s don't think you are bald.
However even NW1s and kids who are 5 years old will think of NW4 + as balds and make fun of them.

 

[Britannia]

Its all a matter of perception. Somebody at a Norwood 2 might condsider it shattering to their self esteem, whereas someone at say Norwood 5 might mearly consider it an inconvinience. Everybody is different. People who are NW1 - NW2 are probably frightened more than anything else. Plus they havent had as much time to adapt to losing hair like Norwood 4,5 and 6 people have.

 

[gand]

Its all a matter of perception. Somebody at a Norwood 2 might condsider it shattering to their self esteem, whereas someone at say Norwood 5 might mearly consider it an inconvinience. Everybody is different. People who are NW1 - NW2 are probably frightened more than anything else. Plus they havent had as much time to adapt to losing hair like Norwood 4,5 and 6 people have.

that's the point....

 

[Johnny24601]

re:

I still maintain that it is harder on younger people, especially in western society at least. I am not saying that male pattern baldness not hard for older men to deal with, just not as hard.

 

[gand]

I'm 18... and I'm on nw2... I'm trying to keep that hair on my head like nothing before...

and I think there is nothing bad in this.. why to be totally bald and then say.. Ok, now I'm going to regime....

 

[Axon]

It's hard at any age.