Balding student

[Jacky]

Hello there,

I have been worrying (Depressed!) about my hair for 2 years now. At the age of 20 I started noticing the thinning of my hair, now I am 23 and cannot take it anymore! On average i spent 1-2 hours per day looking in the mirror... I spent whole days on hairloss forums and it made me insane . Since 2 months I started using an anti hairloss shampoo just to have some final hope... So today I made an appointment with the barber for tomorrow to get a real short buzz (I know it is not sly bald, but I am getting there ) I also have a date tomorrow with a nice girl I met 2 weeks ago, that is the reason I wanted a haircut so bad, because my current hairstyle looks horrible (Combing over my half bald crown... and thin hair on top). I hope it looks better (has to be!) and that it gives me more confidence, because I have been feeling really down the last few months. Just wanted to share this with you all. I really Like the Forum!

PS: I am not a native English speaker, hope its not that bad

[Hingatao]

Welcome to the club, jacky. Your English is fine. Good luck with the haircut and the date.

[Sir Harry]

Welcome, Jacky! It's nice to see that you are determined to not let your hair loss dominate your life. A nice short buzz will be nice for now if you're not ready to go sly. Post a picture if/when you can and good luck with the haircut and the date!

[Slyfive]

Welcome Jacky, such a positive outlook will be a great help. Good luck with the date, I'm sure you'll sweep her off her feet!

[Laser Man]

Welkom! Jouw engels is goed, maar mij nederlands is roestig.

[Ming the Merciless]

Less hair = Less Angst

Shave the dome and move on.  Climate change and related problems can occupy your fret-zone for years to come.

[OzSly]

G'Day Jacky mate 

Welcome to the Bastion Of Baldness.

Your English is fine mate

Enjoy your buzz cut!!

[Jacky]

Hey here an update of last week!
Like i said i took a short buzz (well 9mm, not very short) last Friday. I like my new look and I m considering to buy a razor to save some money by avoiding the barber Some people complimented me on my new look and the date (last Friday) was very successful! Got a 2ND date this week Looking in the mirror is still a bit weird but I do not have to style my hair anymore which is great. I still need to get used to going bald (at the age of 23), but it is not as bad as half a year ago.

[mrzed]

Good job. Yes 9mm is not all that short. But it's a good starting point.

Give it the 30 day rule .... unless you decide you want to go shorter, sooner.

I worked through shorter and shorter over a few years myself. Just found after awhile, that my current 'short' just did not seem short enough and thought I'd try a closer buzz. Each step I liked it better and better. So when it came time to break out the razor, I was ready for it.

You are on the right track. Good to hear that you're getting good feedback on the buzz.  That's encouraging. Embrace your baldness.

[bennett11]

Short buzz will work fine.  I kept mine at short buzz at your age by desire rather than for thinning.

[bud]

Welcome jacky
… like mrzed said… You are on the right track. I am sure next time you will try 6-4mm and on the way to bald
Go for it

[mrzed]

Nice shine, Bud

[bud]

Thanks mrzed !

[Bilko1]

Like what mr zed & Bud already said; You are on the right track and on the right way to experiencing the freedom of not having to worry about your hair anymore. Next time you have a buzzed haircut, try about 6mm or 4mm. Allow people to see you as having real short hair - after that, it will not be too long before you want to go shorter & shorter & then the "ultimate haircut" - the full head shave will be your most amazing "haircut" experience, ever!

All the best & welcome to this great site.

[Jacky]

Thanks for all the positive replies! I will keep informing you guys about my progress 
I am glad I found this forum, really like all stories and the cool profile pictures!