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[ShavedForNow]

For what it's worth, I've never seen a guy who doesn't look better shaved than he did with a balding pattern.

[ice4life]

Welcome aboard man
I noticed my hair thinning back in high school, and it never bothered me. Since you are struggling with it, try a buzz cut, like the guys have said. when you get used to it, you can shave the rest if you choose. I love being sly, and I think everybody on here would tell you the same. Whatever you decide, we'll be here to help!

 Ice

[bem75]

Welcome.  You're here.  So, you obviously see shaving your head as the best solution to balding.  Honestly, you're lucky that you recognize the issue and that you know the solution.  I am so happy that I shaved and I get compliments like never before.  In the last four months, I have gotten more compliments than I had gotten in the previous 10 years.  That is no joke, either.

I know that you're taking advice from a bunch of guys who shave their heads, but it is good advice.

Remember the old saying, "If I only knew then, what I know now"?  Well, we know...and we're telling you.

[flatdave]

Welcome 9mm!  I can't give you any advice on accepting baldness because I'm bald by choice.  However, there are plenty of other SLY guys here that can tell you there stories.  I wish you the best of luck and we all hope to see you on the SLY side soon.

[ice4life]

I do have one question for ya bro. What made you decide on a 9mm? are you a L.E.O.?

[stasiu]

Age 26 and tips to overcome MPB?  Are you lucky and have a full-time job?   Then concentrate and excell in performance, not hairloss. Are you underemployed and looking for a job?  Then wear your remaining hair buzzed short for that "smart look" to give more confidence.  Are you fully employed and looking for that special "mate" and that bald crown or receding "V" hairline got you down?  Work out, feel comfortable with the hairloss and wear it short or razor the melon smooth.   Still undecided?  Try spending $3,000.00 for HCM contract or other viable hair replacement venue.   Only you can make yourself happy and SBG supports you !

[buddha]

I've spent the last little while depressed and thinking that my life as I knew it is pretty much over. 

Every day I wake up I realize that life, as I knew it, is pretty much over. This just means that every day is a new day.

[Wil87]

Age 26 and tips to overcome MPB?  Are you lucky and have a full-time job?   Then concentrate and excell in performance, not hairloss. Are you underemployed and looking for a job?  Then wear your remaining hair buzzed short for that "smart look" to give more confidence.  Are you fully employed and looking for that special "mate" and that bald crown or receding "V" hairline got you down?  Work out, feel comfortable with the hairloss and wear it short or razor the melon smooth.   Still undecided?  Try spending $3,000.00 for HCM contract or other viable hair replacement venue.   Only you can make yourself happy and SBG supports you !

Is this a serious post ??

[R o b 6]

I've never cared if I lost my hair or not.  It's just hair.  Every man will lose hair.  Most will lost nearly all of it.  I personally don't see how it changes anyone's lives (but I know many men don't feel the way I do).  People may make jokes about it to you, but if they really were bothered by you losing hair, they are being superficial, and it's their problem.

Being shaved is perfectly acceptable.  So what if you are losing your hair?  It's not like you can help it.

The thing to do is to accept it.  If you try to hide it, by either styling your hair different, plugs, drugs, or rugs, people will notice that you are trying to hide it.  If I see a man who's balding, I don't think anything of it.  When I see a man try to hide it, my opinion of him goes negative.

If you aren't ready to shave, just start cutting it shorter.  The longer it is, the more obvious balding is.  If you are afraid of drastic change and people's reactions, just gradually keep cutting it shorter over time.  People will comment on newly slick heads, but they aren't being negative.  Sure, some guys look better with hair.  But losing it and shaving looks fine.  Often shaved heads look better than a head full of hair.

Great post, SlyHigh. Wise observations...ditto!

[D.A.L.U.I.]

9MM you can read through the old posts and find that almost all the guys that lose their hair have some degree of anxiety about it, some are really obsessed with it.  Ohers care, but it's not the major force in their life.  But for ALL who decide to try the Sly totally shaved head for thirty days usually have two responses, they stay sly and two, wonder why they waited so long.
I can assure you at whatever age you do it, you'll find that no one, not one, ever said how good your receding hairline or combover looked, much less comment on how sexually attractive it made you.  That is a common response to a shaved head--really.  And it's really nice .  When people compliment you you're going to regain your confidence, and you'll again have a more active social life w/ more friends, etc.  Try it for 30 days, you'll have some suprizes, like, "Who's that dude in the mirror?" and a wonderful light numbness, both of these go away pretty quickly, but they're pleasant. 
Try it, you're going to like it, we promise.

[stoic1975]

Hi 9mm,

I just started shaving a week ago.  I'd been saying for years that if my top thinned any more I was going to shave it.  No one believed me.

Last week, I finally decided to take the plunge.  You know what......I couldn't be happier.  I love the look, the feel, and the attention I seem to get because of it.

Life is too short to worry about what others say.  It took me a long time to figure that out.  but sure glad I did.

You'll find some awesome guys on here.  Just a great bunch of slydudes...

Take care,
Brett

[Thebaldnation]

I recently joined this site because I am struggling with being 26 and going bald quickly.  I can expect that most of you guys would say to shave it.  I was wondering if anyone else has had trouble accepting their baldness?  Any tips on how I can overcome it?

Hey shooter, i shaved my head by choice at the age of 21, i had very long long hair and decided one day that enough was enough. Oh and my best friend bet me as well, anyway, i hear your anxiety about loosing your hair and i know that going bald by choice is different than going bald because you are loosing your hair. But trust me listen to all your bald brothers here and take the plunge you will absolutely love it and you will not regret it, remember here at the bald nations best being bald is better than average

[MikeInPdx]

There's a lot of good advice here....particularly giving yourself time to get comfortable.

I started thinning noticeably at 21 and shaved at 30. Now I'm 41 and it's really not a big deal.....but it took a while to get to the point where I didn't care if I had hair or not. Be kind to yourself on the journey.