GinjaDiem

It depends on the quality of the wig. Cheap costume/drag queen wigs are much different than wigs meant to be worn all day. Cheap wigs are uncomfortable, hot, and itch to the max. A real quality wig is expensive though ($500+), but it's worth it (I think). My wig that I wear on most days is $700, and that is cheap as far as "real" wigs are concerned.

I currently don't wear wigs when I work out (I work out five times a week). I wear a turban, but a local stylist has told me they can add some hair to my turban. I'm seriously considering it.

Edit: I wanted to put a disclaimer. I'm sure there are good wigs that don't cost so much. Actually, if there are, I would like to know how to find them. This is just my experience. I'm sure others posters would like the info, so please share what you know and your experience.

In a way, yes. But, most of the women who shave and display it aren't' the ones who are balding. They are usually the ones who are trying to be "alt" or "stand out." And, their bald looks different than mine. I actually have smooth (no hair at all) skin showing, whereas "normal" people who have hair have visible hair under the skin.

When I walk around bald (and I've done it), people sometimes assume I'm trying to be "edgy." When I show people my DL (which is me bald...), I get asked if "it was a phase."

It would be nice if I could walk around bald without people assuming I'm trying to make an extreme fashion statement. I don't really like to stand out or draw attention to myself.

People would sometimes assume I had cancer too. It was either cancer or some extreme style. And yes, people are usually nice (to my face).

I have two real human hair wigs: shoulder-length brown with loose waves and a straight blonde long bob.

I have 10 synthetics with long blonde, short blonde, pink, firetruck red, long brown, short brown, etc. But, I usually alternate between my two human hair wigs because they're more comfortable.

Not a lot of people do, and since many people hide it, people don't see it.

Sometimes I kind of get annoyed the fact that every time I go to a gas station or McDonalds and they have a "donate money to sick kids" can, it seems the child is always bald. Baldness has come to be known as the universal sign of sickness, and I kind of resent that.