I’m 16 and Have Thought of Suicide Because of My Hair Loss
hey.
im a 16 year old boy presently living in auckland. im fighting to cope with my problem…ie hair loss….
i keep losing a lot of hair every time i comb my hair…about 20 of them…..and i lost all my confidence and courage….i just cant go to my high school any more….and there are times that i thought of suiciding also…pls help me…i tried talking ti my parents but they just tell me that im paranoid…..again pls help me….im really struggling
I am sorry that you are having a hard time with hair loss. Losing 20 hairs a day is very normal, as one can lose 100-200 hairs a day and this can be normal in many men. In its place new hairs are growing without you even noticing it to replenish the hairs that have fallen out.
If you have genetic androgenic hair loss, there are medications that can also help. Empower yourself with education and knowledge about hair loss. If there are other issues, speak with your parents, your counselors at school, your friends, or relatives. Someone will listen, so don’t give up. The problem may not be as large as it seems. Get a medical assessment to find out if you are really losing your hair.
It doesn’t sound as though you are even necessarily losing your hair, when my hairloss started at around the age of 18, I would have upwards of 50 hairs come out each time I shampooed my hair. I began taking finasteride and now, 5 years later, my hair looks more or less the same.
If you actually are going bald, it sucks to find out. No one will dispute that, but it isn’t the end of the world. In fact, I’ve done much better with the ladies since I started balding than I did before. Don’t let a merely cosmetic issue get you down. Think about the real problems people have in the world, starvation, cancer, death of a wife or child. You’re losing a little bit of a useless accessory (your hair). Accept it, work out, dress better if that’s what you need for confidence. Then move on. No point crying over spilled milk. You’ll be fine as long as you allow yourself to be stronger than a cosmetic misfortune.
Before you do anything…SEE A DERMATOLOGIST!
I would say something about hairloss and suicidal tendency due to the condition.
Well i have gone through that phase when i was your age, lost my confidence/interest in almost everything. Believe me, my parents told me the same that i am just anxious and afraid of something and i should be more outgoing and social to overcome that inner pressure. In most cases what they said will work, but not mine. Maybe i was taking it too much on myself that i couldnt let that go and always allowed it to run in my mind.
If i realize now after 6-7 yrs of inner struggle due to hairloss, i feel i have a mental stability to face any situation of that sort. Although i couldnt maintain the whole of it, i have good amount which i am maintaining with drugs and diet.
All of this was due to my decision to not submitting to anything and meeting a specialist in the field of hair and mental study. I met with a doctor/psychiatrist who gave me courage which i needed. For formality he prescribed me some shampoo and drugs as a solution. But i would say the courage worked better on me which made the drugs work on my body. It made me let go of fears and worries, and drugs played their part
I disagree with the previous commenters who are simply urging you to determine whether your hair loss is valid or not. The greater issue at hand is your suicidal thoughts, so instead of seeing a dermatologist you may want to see a therapist.
If you are in fact going bald at 16, it might be very difficult for you, but it’s certainly not a reason to call it quits on life. I know LOTS of guys who lost their hair early and they just find other ways to present themselves, so you just need to find a cool style to go along with your newly shiny head.