My first post here! First of all, I want to thank everyone who has posted on this forum. It definitely helped me overcome my fear of shaving/trimming off my hair. I am 24 now (23 when I shaved for the first time) and had gone noticeably bald over the last 2 years. Last December, my sisters finally convinced me to shave my head. It's been 10 months now, and I'd go to the extent of saying that it has been one of the best decisions of my life. For the first few months, it was a bit difficult and awkward for me, especially when people asked me the reason for doing so. I tried to avoid the question. But slowly I reached the stage where I didn't care and proudly said that I was going bald and I love it this way now.
I don't wake up anymore and think how nice it would have been to have hair on the head. Instead, going sly motivated me to join a gym and I have put on 10 pounds over the last few months (I am a big time hard gainer, so it's a huge achievement for me lol)!
I am writing this post to help any other guys like me out there. I know it's extremely difficult to take that first step, but the freedom that you’ll eventually experience is a lot more worth it.
I am an Indian and it's not very common in the Indian community to shave your head as fashion. I thought a lot initially on what people would think about it. But I have come to the conclusion that it's not worth thinking what others would think. If anyone else out there reading this is facing similar problems, I've gone through what you are going through now. It's pointless to think about what others would think.
If it helps, it was easier for me to go to a barber to shave for the first time. And I shall now say this with pride; I have not looked back even once for the past few months.
Also, before going sly, I did try using Rogaine for few months and I felt it did help a bit. But then I am a student and I think it's just not worth paying so much for avoiding something that's inevitable. Takes some time to accept the truth I guess.
I hope this helps anyone out there who is like me and in a similar situation that I was in 10 months back. Finally my last piece of advice: JUST DO IT!
