A netizen shared how he started balding when he was only about 14 or 15 and how it has ruined his life.
Here is the story:
Extreme early pattern baldness ruined my life and now I’m an old man
I was fairly advanced balding by 14/15, and it’s no exaggeration to say this wrecked my life. School was nightmarish – even the teachers were laughing.
I’d stay up late trying to hide it with hairspray, then slept like I was in a coffin so as not to ‘unstick’ everything. Due to stress and sleep deprivation my grades plummeted but I didn’t care.
At university I was the “guy with that hat” on campus, terrified by sudden gusts of wind.
This may sound amusing to some but I guarantee most people wouldn’t have taken it in their stride.
Balding so early was like having acid thrown over my social life: Dating wasn’t an option while other guys thought I was a joke.
I’m in my 40s now, never been in a relationship, had a circle of friends or any of the typical young person experiences. A 40+ virgin with less life lived than someone half his age. Funny huh? Yes indeed
I’ve let it get the best of me but balding as a kid is a very peculiar experience, totally different to that of an adult where most people have matured and are bound by social etiquette. There’s a sense of being robbed of youth while still being stuck in that phase psychologically.
Many men can rock bald with confidence and look decent, even balding in their 20s, but this does not apply to everyone. How you look bald is VERY dependent on head shape and facial structure, and if you aren’t so blessed here it can look horrible.
A few years ago I finally took the hat off, and while don’t look too bad from the front, from profile I look ugly. My head is flat at the back and juts forward from my neck, accentuated by a long beak of a nose. It’s shocking seeing photos of me from the “wrong” angle to the point where I can’t believe it’s me.
Not sure what my options are now. I can’t shave it close because I look so damn ugly from the side but the hair is very thin all over so it doesn’t seem like a transplant would take.
I mean at 42 life is practically over anyway, dating and having a family is all but out of the question, I’ll be greying soon, so is it even worth travelling to somewhere like Istanbul and spending 40k at this point?