What’s it like to lose your hair?

What’s it like to lose your hair?

If you have lost your hair, then you may have lots of thoughts going
through your head.  Try to remember you’re not alone

Losing your hair can be devastating and there are so many potential triggers, which means it can be tricky to pinpoint the exact reason what causes it. Here, Steph talks about her alopecia and growing up with the condition.


as a young girl, you literally think what the hell is going on


Steph has written some great posts concerning hairloss. From growing up with her condition, through to attending interviews and starting  a new job. As Steph says, she can’t really tell you what to do, because we’re all different and we all handle our hairloss differently. Some are more comfortable with it, than others.  Steph is at the stage where she has come to terms with that fact that it’s unlikely, she’ll ever have hair again. If you regularly read Stephs blogs you’ll know that her aim is to embrace her alopecia.

‘When you accept that wearing a wig isn’t the end of the world,
that’s when you’ll actually start to enjoy it!’

Read more of Stephs articles here


Comments

8 thoughts on “What’s it like to lose your hair?

  1. Dear Jas,

    Thank you for your kind words. I myself prefer Jon Renau wigs. They have a smart lace front, which shows as little hairs growing out of the hairline, the fit is fantastic and his colours are the bomb……very realistic looking, plus they aren’t over shiny. I have Julianne, short wavy Bob…….right thru to the HD wigs. I wear shaded praline, which is a lovely dark blonde with highlights. I was at my dentist yesterday and after my appointment was chatting to the receptionist who is a friend, the nurse who had been assisting the dentist for my visit couldn’t believe I was wearing a wig, I showed her, she said even under the big light I couldn’t see it wasn’t your hair. So, only a suggestion Jon Renau wigs are really VERY good.

    Be happy sweetie x

  2. Karen,

    No matter our age, hair loss is still a LOSS. I am in my 50’s now and have had my alopecia so long I forget. It does make me chuckle when I am going about the house without my wig and someone I know is at the door, but they have only seen me with my fantastic Jon Renau locks. The look of shock is quite funny as they compute, I am the same person. My love, I tell you this from my heart if my story helps someone come to terms with “our” loss, I will tell it 1000 times. I was so ashamed, I felt so ugly, so bereft…..then a few years ago I found Simply wigs…..My journey into full acceptance had begun. Keep up with your new found positivity, you will get there I promise x

  3. I lost my hair, or started to lose my hair I should say at 17. I obviously went straight to my GP, who showed no understanding or compassion to my plight. I had very thick, long, wavy hair and indeed it did take years to show that I had really lost any, but I knew. I knew every morning I woke to scoop another load of hair off my pillow, that something was indeed wrong. Whilst I mourned my loss, I felt more embarresed by my GP’s snear and pull yourself together attitude. It in fact took a further 10 years for diagnosis, I had an autoimmune disorder!!! By this time my hair was in poor condition, very thin and scraggly. I could no longer cover the totally bald patches that came and went. At the diagnosis I like anyone, was devastated, but I had a choice to make. This loss wasn’t going to restore itself no matter how hard I cried, so I accepted I may well become bald. I began to use self deprecating humour to cover my loss, gritted my teeth and didn’t offer myself up to self pity. I became so used to having very fine hair, I began to forget and made the best of a bad do. Years ago, I lost the scalp and right hand side of my hair, it was time to take action, it was time for a wig. The first wig I got was lovely, but they have come on in leaps and bounds and look so realistic, even I forget it’s not my real hair. I am now a happy wig wearer, who would love her own hair back, but accepts it won’t happen. I now revel in the fact I can change my length and style at my whim and I make no secret of the fact I am bald. I am honest when I say I would love my own hair back, but given the choice between a child getting theirs back and me having mine….the child would win any time. It’s not so bad looking fabulous with a lovely new wig. Hmmmm, that’s put me in mind…..get ready Jodie, it’s almost new wig buying time. Sending love to all my bald or balding sisters out there.

  4. Thank you for the blog I lost my hair 2012 and I am a lot older than you but I think I am just coming to terms with it

  5. Great blog! I’ve recently lost my hair at 28 and although I’m finding it really hard at the mo, I also aim to embrace my alopecia and look at the positives too!
    What hair are you wearing? Love it
    Xx

  6. This is a really lovely video about hair loss and how to deal with it. When I started having hair loss in my teens, I had my mum to support me and understand it as she had lost her hair as a kid, I think about the same age more or less as Steph says in her video. I didn’t lose it all until I was 22 and I always felt more comfortable wearing a wig. By this time, my mum had also lost all her hair again and also wore a wig so again, the wig wearing experience was something I could share with her, which I think helped me through my hair loss experience. It grew back only to fall out again ten years later and now I am pretty sure it will never come back, but I am comfortable with wigs and take advantage of it for the variable hair styles, and like Steph, I will take different wigs on holiday as I use an old short wig for swimming but then have long glamourous hair for the evening. I have learned to not care if people notice, or ask about the hair and at work my colleagues all know and have seen me without hair. This process though took time, first time round I kept it from everyone, so as Steph says, take the hair loss process at your pace and with what you are comfortable with. My mum has never been comfortable enough to show most people her bald head, even if they know. And you have to know its ok if you want to keep it covered, with wigs or scarfs, whatever makes you the most comfortable. I am grateful I didn’t experience total hair loss while at school, though I knew a girl when I was 7-9 who wore a wig, we all knew and nobody ever said anything, but I don’t know what her experiences were after that school. Anyway, thank you Steph for your vlogs, I am sure they help people new to hair loss. We are all beautiful, with and without our hair, it does knock you back to begin with, but as you said, those of us dealing with hair loss are not alone, the community of people are here to boost you along with those who love us.

  7. Love Steph’s videos, they are so helpful and positive, makes me feel better about having to wear wigs. Thank you Steph and Simply Wigs. Looking forward to more reviews and advice xx

  8. Hi Steph,
    Thanks so much for your video/ blog, I too went through a very stressful situation some 10 years ago and lost all my hair, some of it has grown back but not enough to enable me to stop wearing my wig. It’s true what you said about eventually becoming a stronger person, I do feel that now, and I hold my head up high and take the compliments about my hair with a smile, and yes this is MY hair now and i love it!
    Chris, x


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