Sly Bald Guys Forum
New Member Section => Introductions => Topic started by: Ldreamer on January 17, 2011, 03:42:38 PM
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Hello everyone, I am a new member to this forum and I am wondering if I should continue the look? I tried posting it to the gallery but it was not approved for some reason. The picture is now my profile picture. I started balding at the age of 17 and since then i have felt terrible. When I was training in A school for the navy I had my head bald the whole time an truth be told I felt alright. Now that I am not in a military installation I feel insecure and scared. What do you all think???
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Bro, I think sometiems on a board like this opinions can be biased and everyone thinks everyone should be bald,but I can honestly say it looks really good from waht I can see in that photo.I wouldn't respond or say anything at all if I thought it looked bad.I honeslty think it looks very natural and good one you
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Hey cool thanks alot man! I do have a small case of pointy head tho, its only really noticeable from certain angles. The only reason I am posting here is because I need some hardcore support to continue, being 22 it is so much harder. If only I was like 30 when it is at least a LITTLE more common ya know?
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Looks good from what I can see, but need another pic to see your true baldness. It shouldn't matter what we think though; if you're good with it, then that's all that matters.
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I will add a bunch of pictures to the gallery once they get authorized. Yeah now that you mention it the picture doesn't really show much.
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And I realize it doesn't matter what other people think, but it helps me accept the process more once I know what the general public thinks, I am a weak, weak person haha.
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And I realize it doesn't matter what other people think, but it helps me accept the process more once I know what the general public thinks, I am a weak, weak person haha.
Doesn't look like it from your lady friend.
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you've done the BEST thing, bro. When I was your age I was just coming out of the army where I had kept my head close to shaved and was perfectly happy - I mean really it was a non-issue. As soon as I had to transition to civilian life I suddenly felt very insecure about my shaved head and made some very, very stupid decisions. You look good with the shaved head. Don't let anyone steer you in the direction of hair transplants that don't work and leave you with a giant scar (like mine), or gluing someone else's hair to your head. Did that too for a couple of years. Shaving it is the best and really the only way to go. You look great. Don't even give it another thought. You've found the answer and it doesn't cost thouands and thousands of dollars or restrict your lifestyle. Well done!
And I realize it doesn't matter what other people think, but it helps me accept the process more once I know what the general public thinks, I am a weak, weak person haha.
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Wow, I am so sorry you went through all of that.I actually debated hair transplants but all I hear is horror stories. I did try taking proscar by dividing it up so the dosage would be similar to propecia but I swear it lowered my sex drive, and I decided I would take that over hair any day haha. I just wish we were in a society that didn't judge you because of a completely bald head, which is another thing I am so scared of, and Stu that was my A-school sweet heart haha. She is stationed overseas now.
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Welcome to the forum Ldreamer. Looks like you made the right decision. Glad you could join us! O0
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Thanks Ozzie. I wish I would joined up sooner
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Looks fine! Keep it up and welcome aboard! Pretty soon you'll look at pics from before you shaved and ask yourself why you hadn't shaved soonre :)
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Looks fine from what I can see. No need for you to feel insecure at all. Just stick with it; you'll become more comfortable with it in time. And remember that the payoff will come some years down the road when your contemporaries find themselves in the same boat, long after it's ceased to be an issue for you.
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Oh yes Razor, I have thought about that alot. Sometimes I wish I could fast forward 10 years to where more of them might be going as well, but then again that is kind of a sad wish and only proves to me how much I obsess over something so petty. Oh well, I will have the last laugh when it comes down to it.
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Thanks Ozzie. I wish I would joined up sooner
I think EVERY SBG member has said that, at one time or another, Ldreamer - the important thing is that you eventually got here.
Welcome to SBG!
I GUARANTEE you're gonna' like it here!
BTW... relax.. you look like a natural with a shaved head!!
- Cap'n Noodles -
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About ten years ago when I was "fighting" balding in every which way you could possibly imagine, my best friend noticed that he was losing his hair and just shaved it then and there. Baldness is a total non-issue for him now and hasn't been for years and years. I spent the better part of the past decade feeling sorry for myself and hiding in the shadows. He went out and got married, started a family and is about the most self confident guy I know. Follow his example and NOT MINE. He's a happy man with a great life b/c he accepted baldness, shaved his head and never looked back. You are fortunate to have found this site where you will get some of the best advice anywhere. You cannot change the fact that you are losing your hair. What you can do is choose to embrace it rather than fight it and you will find yourself infintely happier.
Oh yes Razor, I have thought about that alot. Sometimes I wish I could fast forward 10 years to where more of them might be going as well, but then again that is kind of a sad wish and only proves to me how much I obsess over something so petty. Oh well, I will have the last laugh when it comes down to it.
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Thank you so much Noodles, I hope I can someday harbor the same enthusiasm about all of this as you! Jack I am going to continue to visit these forums whenever I can for inspiration, I am so sorry about your past ordeals, I will definitely keep your story in mind! Thank you!
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What happened to me is good in a way in that I can now tell guys like you my story and steer you away from the predatory "hair restoration" industry. I appreciate your sympathy, but what's important is that you learn from my stupidity and desperation and steer well clear of all the snake oil salesmen ou there just waiting to make you feel "less than" b/c of your baldness and then take ludicrous amounts of money.
Thank you so much Noodles, I hope I can someday harbor the same enthusiasm about all of this as you! Jack I am going to continue to visit these forums whenever I can for inspiration, I am so sorry about your past ordeals, I will definitely keep your story in mind! Thank you!
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For what its worth many people have told me that a bald head looks best on a guy with a strong jaw and a regular dome shaped head. I used to waste a lot of time thinking if I fitted this look but there comes a time when it doesn't matter, you get to a stage where you become comfortable in your own skin.I think its about making the best of what we have or in this case what hair we don't have. Good luck, you look hot!
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For what its worth many people have told me that a bald head looks best on a guy with a strong jaw and a regular dome shaped head. I used to waste a lot of time thinking if I fitted this look but there comes a time when it doesn't matter, you get to a stage where you become comfortable in your own skin.I think its about making the best of what we have or in this case what hair we don't have. Good luck, you look hot!
Most guys look "all right" bald. We've become conditioned to think that baldness "ruins" our appearance. What really can ruin a balding man's appearance is making the wrong choices with the remaining hair (i.e., combing over, leaving the fringe too long or trying to maintain the same hairstyle when there's no longer enough hair left to do so). A shaved or closely buzzed balding head rarely looks bad. It can be difficult to accept a change that is forced upon you, but once you stop thinking of it in terms of "better" or "worse" and just accept it as something different, it's a whole lot easier to deal with.
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Lots of great advice in this thread I can only repeat...so WELCOME TO SBGs!!! 8)
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Yes, all of that is true. Trying to maintain the hairstyle you had a few years back will only set you up for more discouragement, I know this because I used to spend hours in the bathroom toying with my hair trying to get it to do impossible things and really just hurting my scalp. It's kind of crazy how psychology works, if it were something you were trying to build, and you knew you were short of material for creating the desired look, you would say "well screw it this will never work" but when it came down to my hair I just had this notion it was a "bad" day for it. I just simply couldn't accept it. Now I realize the key to you and everyone around you enjoying the sly look (first time using that word haha) is confidence, because on base I kept my head high and I was pretty well respected there. Even got myself a girl as you can see. But that confidence is going to take me a while to muster out here in the civilian world.
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Welcome L, keep it and follow Razor's advice. O0
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Welcome and enjoy your "slick melon" We are all in the same boat
Go the 30 day rule and after that you will be sorry you did not do it sooner - - -
Good Luck and just stick with us
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Ldreamer, welcome to the best bald forum on the Internet O0 You have found the "right" place 8) Now you can really begin to enjoy life O:O
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Well considering in your profile pic that about 95% of your head is blocked from my view, sure you look great.
If you want honest answers, post honest pictures.
Anyway, regardless of your profile picture, the advice the other guys have given you is top notch. It is all about how you feel.
In other words... F**k 'em. Do what you want.
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I would say about 15% of my head is blocked, but I feel you!
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I have to agree with dwht100 you look HOT keep it up and by the way DWHT100 you are very HOT as well :@` Wish I was in Australia O:O