Last week I was really ill. I had a cold and virus and it knocked me for six! I will save you the details but I ended up callling into sick to ork on Wednesday and Thursday, something I never do and haven't been able to go to the gym as I felt so bad and coughing so much. On Thursday I didn't shave my head as I felt really bad, by Sunday the fact I had hair was getting to me. My hair grows quick but it is receeding and I now have a thinning crown but it is really notiable how it has thinned.
In work yesterday I felt quite self conscious to whether people were looking at my bald spot and I didn't feel in control! The relief of getting home from work and shaving it all off last night was immense! I felt smarter, hotter
and more confident the moment I did it. It's amazing the impact it now has on me.
I remember the first time I shaved my head 5 years ago and I thought it was the worst thing I had ever done but now it's part of me. I am sly! Sly for me is very different to bald. You go bald but you choose to take the razor to your head and be sly.
It made me think of all the guys wrestling with "should I / shouldn't I" conflict. It's a big step but when you do it, it is the best thing!