UnknownLegend97

To start, I've had scarring alopecia since Feb 2014 and losing my hair has been a slow but bearable process, so I can't even fathom what it was like to lose all your hair in two days. I know it must've been different for you being 8 when you got alopecia, but how did you explain it to your friends? I've been very hesitant to. Initially I covered the bald patches with eyeliner but when they got bigger I had to grow my hair long, so still no one has really noticed it. I hate keeping secrets like this but I'm still uncomfortable sharing it. Do you have any advice on how I would go about doing so?

I'm 18, I was 16 when I first noticed it and it really knocked my confidence. I too wore caps constantly but very recently I've got my confidence back and have stopped doing so. Another reason I'm hesitant is because I've been able to hide it thus far with the only cons being having to lie about constant hospital visits and why I'm not in class all the time. Although my friends would understand, its normal for us to take the piss out of each other and I feel like this would become a topic of discussion. I guess only I can figure out what to do, but thanks for sharing your experience and thanks for the advice anyway.

I have tried that, coming in on days without colouring in the side of my head (small patches less than a centre metre each) and its always resulted in questions. I just passed it off as a childhood scar but would prefer no questions at all. I'm just lucky I have thick long hair on my head hiding the patches an inch in width, otherwise I'd be truly fucked. Cheers for the advice though.