Hey everyone,
My name's Matt, I'm 20 years old and I'm goin bald. My hair has been a huge source of stress for me for the greater part of my life. I was born with a high hairline and for one reason or another i've always been embarrassed by it. Hence, I've had it constantly hidden behind a veil of locks. A couple years ago I realized my hairline was receding, which was a surprise to me because my dad is just now losing his hair at 57. Now needless to say its been kinda messed up for my confidence, and I spend waaayy too much time beating back social anxieties. It's getting to the point where I want to just get it over with already and shave it off. But there are plenty of worries that come with that, like "will a shaved head fit me? is my head going to look freakish without that protective layer of brown shag? How's my girlfriend going to take it, will she accept and respect the new (and hopefully improved) chrome dome? I'm paralyzed, stuck between a life of constant hair ruffling, checking it out in any reflective material available, wearing hats in any windy situation; and a hairless life where I will either feel liberated from the tyranny of hair, or even more self consciousness if I turn out to look strange with my hair shaved.
The reason I'm worried: I'm tall, lanky, pale, and lack substantial facial hair. Also who knows what my head will look like...
Anywho, that's the deal. I don't know what to do at all.
