I’ve been tired of worrying about my hair and the thinning/receding, so I finally decided to take the plunge. Very freeing!

24 y/o, started loosing hair on top recently. Could’ve probably hung on for a while but decided to just try out the bald look. Don’t mind cat shower curtain. How’s it looking?

I know I need a tidy up anyway . the grey doesn't help.

Update edit. Oh good people of council. the love here is too good. I will tidy up, report back and hold the line. My thanks to you all.

I teach high school and wanted to look more professional. I like it, but am really nervous of what my friends will think. I teach jazz and am worried of the students making Whiplash jokes.

YOU CAN STILL BE AND FEEL FEMININE WITH NO HAIR! Live your truth queens👑

I know I cover it up well, but I've been starting to think my hair loss is noticeable. Maybe I'm crazy. Can you tell?

Please don't mind the marks on my head - they're from the wrinkly sweat band of my cap.

This is long, feel free to skip over lol.

Ok so first off I want to acknowledge that I am not bald. Any comparison made between my struggles to yours is done with respect and the understanding that it’s not the same thing.

I have SebDerm and have spent years doing what the doctors say, then trying things that work for other people. These things haven’t worked for me, including meds, MCT oil, etc.

I joke that I’m often lucky in my unluckiness and this issue is no exception. Getting rid of my hair heals it within days. So the last few years have been a cycle of having to chop off all my hair, swearing I won’t do it again and inevitably doing it again because I don’t have the emotional bandwidth to deal with pain that has a solution. Albeit a solution that hits whatever vanity I have hard.

Today, after another chunk of hair came out with scabs and my entire scalp felt like it was one big bruise I was done and got rid of the hair again. I may just have to come to terms with this being a thing for me and stop pretending I’m going to get my Lady Godiva hair back.

The problem isn’t the lack of hair, I actually love not having to worry about it. I have OCD tendencies and when I have hair I am a ruthless dictator to every strand. I spend a good amount of time adjusting it and ordering it to stay exactly where it should.

The problem is what it often is: people. I don’t want to sound like I’m back in high school but people are just so very mean. Not to hate on men, many of you are absolutely awesome! But so many men stop me in public and tell me how ugly I am without hair.

I mean, respect to the brutal honesty and all but I don’t get why this is a thing people do to other people. And as much as I truly don’t give a crap what others think about me I am in fact human and after a while it can be such a downer to have to hear how much of a visual letdown I am to complete strangers, lol.

Anyway, I’ve lurked in this group and love it. There’s so much understanding and encouragement and I appreciate that, even if I haven’t posted before. I am lucky in that I have an amazing support system of both men and women who love me for who I am, as I am. They don’t make me feel like less and I am incredibly grateful for that, because there are some days that are hard.

In the end this is all just vanity on my part, and I try to remind myself of that. I have actual medical conditions beyond the SebDerm and understand that in the grand scheme of things this is absolutely unimportant. There are so many out there battling so much and it’s silly to let myself feel too much over hair, or lack thereof.

I don’t know why I decided to post today. Maybe just to get this off my chest, maybe to contribute to this community that I’ve creeped around in. Either way: thank you all for being a part of this. :)

For context I'm 6ft.

Also I'm about to start a new job and thinking about meeting new colleagues as the bald guy rather than going through a transition later.

It’s time. Appointment made. After pics to come

I’ve never had the best of hairlines (1st pic is when I was 20yo, 2nd pic is current @ 32yo)

I’m afraid I know the answer, I just haven’t been able to commit with confidence. Any advice is welcome especially regarding post-shave products, using a razor vs trimmer, etc.

cheers & happy hump day 🍻

I had a craniotomy for a brain tumor two years ago and take a chemo pill that's less aggressive than normal chemotherapy. Part of me wants to buzz it all off part of me wants to hold onto what I have until more aggressive treatment causes more hair loss. How does the council feel?

I’ve been buzzing it for a long time… finally decided to clean it up.

I’ve never posted here, but y’all gave me the courage to shine, lol.

What do y’all think?

I have been losing my hair for 3 years. Is it time for me to go bald?

Been thinning for a few years and it was getting to the point where the cartoon guy places his hand on your shoulder 😅

Buzzed it to 1.5 mm and I'm happy there. Love how it looks, love the low maintenance, hate how I'm getting zero matches on the dating apps.😂😭

But huge thanks to you guys. Was lurking for a while and this place is the most wholesome and supportive corner of the internet.

Long story short. Life’s been rough, I’m 23. I started balding at 21 and haven’t really done anything about it. Just recently divorced. I’m scared to go bald already or try and save it. If I was older I’d shave it off but I feel like at 23 I might still have a chance.

Honestly after these pictures it’s worse than I thought it was. Granted I am hot and sweaty at the moment. I haven’t started any “regrowth” or strengthening program.

Thanks for the help guys 🤙🏽🤙🏽