I definitely realize I’m not the only bald man out there, but sometimes it feels that way. You never realize how wonderful your hair is until it is gone. Suddenly everyone starts looking at you in a different way. You are one of the men that women simply look over because you don’t have hair. There are no words for the frustration that occurs when you lose your hair. Your self-confidence is lost and your self esteem goes down the drain. Now I find myself frantically searching for some product that will bring my hair, and my self-confidence, back again.

When I was young, people used to call me by name. I was handsome. Yes, I had hair back then. Now the thing I hate is being referred to as “the bald guy.” When did I lose my identity? Apparently, I lost it when I began to lose my hair. It is frustrating to be known by your hair loss. I’m constantly trying out new products that are supposed to help me grow back my hair, but I’ve been repeatedly disappointed. Sometimes it’s a bit depressing. After spending big money on hair loss products, I’m still getting called, “the bald guy.”

If you look at me now, you’d never guess I used to have thick, black hair. Yes, when I was young I had a head or hair that women loved. Now I’m left wondering what happened to all my hair. When I look in the mirror, I’m always left a bit shocked. I had been used to seeing all my hair, but over the past few years, most of that hair has landed on the floor. I have a large bald spot and how I long for my thick, black hair back. Women don’t look at me the same way anymore, which is probably one of the toughest things to take as I get used to being bald.

Although I have know many men who lost their hair later in life, I never dreamed it could be a young man’s problem. Here I was at age 25 and I had a receding hairline. It definitely made a difference in my dating life. Sure, I was only 25, but I looked 10 years older. I wanted to date beautiful young women, women my own age, but most women don’t want to go out with a guy who already has a receding hairline. I’m too embarrassed to go clubbing or even out for drinks with friends because I’m afraid of the rejection from women that always seems to occur to me.

Hair loss is devastating, especially for a woman. I’ll never forget when I first started losing my hair. First, I started noticing that a bit was coming out in my brush. Then I noticed that my hair was really thin on top. I was constantly trying to style my hair in a way that covered it up. My hair has continued to fall out and hair loss has become my living nightmare. I have so little hair it’s tough to cover the fact I’m going bald. Now I stay inside, avoid public places, and when I do go out, I make sure I wear some kind of hat to hide it.