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Confidence and Success => How to Build Confidence => Topic started by: jbrit25 on March 30, 2016, 12:45:47 PM

Title: Anyone ever have doubts?
Post by: jbrit25 on March 30, 2016, 12:45:47 PM
I had a moment this past weekend where I wasn't feeling too great about being sly. I took my son to eat while my wife was out of town and I suddenly felt really out of place. Does this feeling happen to anyone else occasionally?
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Post by: mrzed on March 30, 2016, 01:00:48 PM
Can't say that I have felt that way.  Guess I was ready to be bald when I shaved my head and I wear it proudly.

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Post by: kerryman on March 30, 2016, 01:53:23 PM
I had a moment this past weekend where I wasn't feeling too great about being sly. I took my son to eat while my wife was out of town and I suddenly felt really out of place. Does this feeling happen to anyone else occasionally?
You wouldn't be human if every now and then you didn't feel like you looked your best .With hair and without hair  some days i think i look great and others i say to myself " Get yourself in shape man " .I have been shaving my head with an electric razor for five years but have had a beard the last year.Anyway i went sly last week and no one seemed to notice .I shaved the beard off as well and suddenly people were like "what happened to your hair" lol 
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Post by: Cave Dweller on March 30, 2016, 01:54:56 PM
I cannot say that has happened to me. I was hyperaware of the smooth dome when I first started shaving my head, but I never felt out of place or had doubts regarding my decision to take off the horseshoe.

That may be one advantage to going bald naturally: I was accustomed to not having a full head of hair long before I shaved it all off.
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Post by: Hingatao on March 30, 2016, 07:42:40 PM
I did when I first went sly but not any more.
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Post by: AJ Q-Ball on March 30, 2016, 07:57:41 PM
Like Hingatao said, I initially felt out of place but not after that.
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Post by: Sir Harry on March 30, 2016, 08:27:57 PM
It was actually fairly easy for me, because where I lived, it seemed many people were doing it.
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Post by: Semi-Sly on March 30, 2016, 11:41:45 PM
I had a moment this past weekend where I wasn't feeling too great about being sly. I took my son to eat while my wife was out of town and I suddenly felt really out of place. Does this feeling happen to anyone else occasionally?
You wouldn't be human if every now and then you didn't feel like you looked your best .With hair and without hair  some days i think i look great and others i say to myself " Get yourself in shape man " .I have been shaving my head with an electric razor for five years but have had a beard the last year.Anyway i went sly last week and no one seemed to notice .I shaved the beard off as well and suddenly people were like "what happened to your hair" lol
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Post by: Razor X on March 31, 2016, 05:19:54 AM
I did when I first went sly but not any more.

Same here.
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Post by: Ishinomaki on March 31, 2016, 11:03:26 AM
It does indeed happen but I've never felt that it was related to being sly. I've felt out of place when visiting a new place, especially alone. A lack of familiarity or strength in numbers so to speak can be an uncomfortable thing. As far as it being related to being sly I always try to keep in mind the concept of "Handsome is as handsome does" meaning be confident no matter what. Confidence will improve what others think of you, as well as discourage others from targeting you. If you look like you belong (confident and secure) you are significantly less likely to be singled out.
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Post by: amatlock2778 on March 31, 2016, 12:02:32 PM
Every once in a while i have a fleeting moment, especially since in bbc. But then i just look at pics of myself from before i started shaving, and remember that i like how i look bald much better.
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Post by: Laser Man on March 31, 2016, 12:30:29 PM
Early on, I had occasions where I felt self-conscious about being the only bald guy in the place.  It was the awkward feeling of being different.  That feeling eventually faded. 
Title: Re: Anyone ever have doubts?
Post by: geeman on April 06, 2016, 04:05:01 PM
First time I left the house, yeah, I felt a little self conscious, but that soon faded, now, I just wear it like a boss :)
Title: Re: Anyone ever have doubts?
Post by: amatlock2778 on April 07, 2016, 07:05:47 AM
Lately the only doubts i have other than what i previously mentioned is weather i will look too scruffy to others if for some reason i do not have time to shave before i leave the house each day. But that probably stems from my obsession with being as smooth as possible at all times. Did have a much stronger moment of doubt when during a conversation with my grandmother the other day, she mentioned that she hates the trend of long scruffy beards and shaved heads because she thinks they all look too much alike. Even though i have chosen not to grow and facial hair, it still caused some doubt for me since she has yet to see me fully shaved as i always wear a hat around her, so im not even sure if she is aware im sly.
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Post by: Pouria007 on June 06, 2016, 06:16:42 PM
we're all human beings bro. and human beings doubt!
I used to have more doubts when I first started shaving my head but as days passed the new look started to suit on me!
Time will deal with your doubts but it's ok to don't feel so sure now and then
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Post by: Cobranet on June 07, 2016, 08:16:03 AM
I never have had any doubts since I went sly. I used to have a full head of hair and I wore it very long most of my young adult life but after I started to lose my hair I at first felt really self conscious about it, but after years of dealing with that I have never had a second thought about my head since I shaved it. I love the feel and look of it and oddly enough nobody I know has said anything about it.
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Post by: artudo123 on October 15, 2018, 08:40:51 PM
I know its early days of being sly but I had 10 years of doubts until I did it. I'm 28 and had a buzz cut when I was 13 that looked horrible. I've always admired men with shaved heads since grade 3 when my teacher had a shaved head. But after hating my buzz cut when I was 13, I was so nervous about going sly. I've hated my hair for a long time though. Its so thick and grows way too fast. I don't like my natural colour and when I dyed it you could see the roots within the first week. I lost motivation to style it and keep it professional. I was on national TV a few months ago with my hair styled and it looked horrible. For some reason I hate how I look with a buzzed head but darn I love how I look with a shaved head!

I think the biggest barrier was my mother, she's the worst critic when it comes to hair. "Your hair is too long, its too short. Its too light, its too dark. There's too many highlights, there's not enough highlights." My mom approves so that takes care of that!
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Post by: chrisphilly123 on December 26, 2018, 12:47:56 PM
I know its early days of being sly but I had 10 years of doubts until I did it. I'm 28 and had a buzz cut when I was 13 that looked horrible. I've always admired men with shaved heads since grade 3 when my teacher had a shaved head. But after hating my buzz cut when I was 13, I was so nervous about going sly. I've hated my hair for a long time though. Its so thick and grows way too fast. I don't like my natural colour and when I dyed it you could see the roots within the first week. I lost motivation to style it and keep it professional. I was on national TV a few months ago with my hair styled and it looked horrible. For some reason I hate how I look with a buzzed head but darn I love how I look with a shaved head!

I think the biggest barrier was my mother, she's the worst critic when it comes to hair. "Your hair is too long, its too short. Its too light, its too dark. There's too many highlights, there's not enough highlights." My mom approves so that takes care of that!
my mom was the same way, always commenting on what hair I had or didn't have. my bald old man could care less.
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Post by: reddog on December 26, 2018, 01:19:52 PM
Mom's are the worst critics. My mom never got to see with my shaved head, she passed shortly after I started shaving, and she would have hated it. I think my dad would have liked it. When I had very long hair, it was the 70's, he was constantly wanting me to get a crewcut.

As for having doubts, yes, plenty. Even up to a few months ago, I would question whether to continue shaving. I think part of it was the fact that I'm BBC, and can still grow a nearly full head of hair. Because I have the dermatitis issue on my head, I have tried every known home remedy I could find, other than long term antibiotics, which I won't do. So I have finally accepted that I will continue to shave my head probably for life. Luckily, I can look in the mirror after my daily headshave, and think it looks damn good!
Title: Re: Anyone ever have doubts?
Post by: chrisphilly123 on December 26, 2018, 04:16:47 PM
Mom's are the worst critics. My mom never got to see with my shaved head, she passed shortly after I started shaving, and she would have hated it. I think my dad would have liked it. When I had very long hair, it was the 70's, he was constantly wanting me to get a crewcut.

As for having doubts, yes, plenty. Even up to a few months ago, I would question whether to continue shaving. I think part of it was the fact that I'm BBC, and can still grow a nearly full head of hair. Because I have the dermatitis issue on my head, I have tried every known home remedy I could find, other than long term antibiotics, which I won't do. So I have finally accepted that I will continue to shave my head probably for life. Luckily, I can look in the mirror after my daily headshave, and think it looks damn good!
good look for you and a lot of dudes, for sure. i'm hitting 40 in a few years, so I imagine gray would start to show up if I had hair. So, that won't be a problem for me.  LOL.  Maybe it's a function of getting older or comparing to other sly dudes, but 2-day STUBBLE on me kind of gets me angry. One time a hot chick I was dating called it 'toilet seat hair pattern' during a fight. That hurt!
Title: Re: Anyone ever have doubts?
Post by: PDXGuy on December 26, 2018, 09:33:15 PM
Men vs Women,

Over the past week all my buddies have been you look great shaved story over. Tonight I went out with two women friends. They reacted differently but ultimately said it was hard to remember me with hair. They were take your hat off...hat on...glasses on....glasses off. They both wanted to feel my bald head. It was fun.

PDX Guy
Title: Re: Anyone ever have doubts?
Post by: reddog on December 27, 2018, 08:24:34 AM
It sounds like you're enjoying your new hairstyle Dave! I'm glad you're getting positive reactions from your friends. And lose the hats and let those women feel that bald head.

How is the daily shaving going? I think you're already hooked!
Title: Re: Anyone ever have doubts?
Post by: PDXGuy on December 27, 2018, 01:34:31 PM
Reddog,

Still don't have a regular shaving routine, but changing it up.

Foil razor
Mach III
Foil then Mach III
Let is grow for two days ran clippers over before shaving.

It is smoothest with the Mach III. Routine shower get head warm, lather up, shave, check for stubble and reshave. Splash cold water, Pinaud's aftershave and Headblade moisturer. I think I am a razor guy. Yes I think I am hooked. I am enjoying having a bald head.

Losing the hats,

Bald Dave


(https://i.postimg.cc/g2vJPDRF/unnamed-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JszmNjPP)
Title: Re: Anyone ever have doubts?
Post by: chrisphilly123 on January 05, 2019, 12:42:41 PM
Reddog,

Still don't have a regular shaving routine, but changing it up.

Foil razor
Mach III
Foil then Mach III
Let is grow for two days ran clippers over before shaving.

It is smoothest with the Mach III. Routine shower get head warm, lather up, shave, check for stubble and reshave. Splash cold water, Pinaud's aftershave and HeadBlade moisturer. I think I am a razor guy. Yes I think I am hooked. I am enjoying having a bald head.

Losing the hats,

Bald Dave


(https://i.postimg.cc/g2vJPDRF/unnamed-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JszmNjPP)
def working for you. skin looks good, so stick w/ your routine.