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Title: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: IamAconehead on July 08, 2013, 01:23:50 PM
I am 33 years old now and my hairline is moving back slowly & my conehead is not noticable to anybody yet.
I would love to shave my head but the 1st time I did back in Jr High I noticed my head was very pointy. It is basically the same shape as the actors in the movie Coneheads, just not as long.

Whats your guys advice for someone like me? I've thought about hair restoration done to having some kind of skull reconstruction done. I dont really like the thought of my head/skull being cut open and having a steel play on my head. But I hate having a conehead.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: TheSlyBear on July 08, 2013, 04:46:52 PM
Post a photo so we can see what you're talking about.

No one has a perfect head, and often, we're our own worst critics.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: Hingatao on July 09, 2013, 11:30:14 AM
SlyBear's right. Chances are nobody else would even see it.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: Tyler on July 09, 2013, 01:57:44 PM
We've had people come here with the same claims before that their head was cone shaped and once they posted a picture of them shaved there was no evidence of a cone shaped head.  My guess is that your hair is causing an illusion as to what your head shape really is.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: IamAconehead on July 15, 2013, 01:44:01 AM
yeah, ive seen the other guy who said he had a conehead & it wasnt even close to being a conehead.
I shaved my head a couple times when I was younger buy always ended up wearing a hat until it grew back to a length where nobody could notice.

When washing my hair, I would use the shampoo to flaten my hair all the way down as possible & sure enough, the cone shape of my head is obvious. I may post a pic, but I do believe that you guys will agree with me & it will only make me more unsecure about the shape of my head.

When thinking about this, I get frustrated because how many people actually have a conehead? Its probably only 1 in 50,000 people. Yeah, some of you may say something like "Your unique & should consider yourself blessed". But honestly, I'd not like to stand out in a crowd in this kind of fashion.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: Cave Dweller on July 15, 2013, 04:07:36 AM
As TheSlyBear said, we usually are our worst critics about how we see ourselves. Most people do not take much notice or care about the things you see as flaws.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: Razor X on July 15, 2013, 09:33:53 AM
The shape of your head is beyond your control so stop obsessing over it. The only issue is do you want to be a completely smooth conehead or a conehead with a fringe around the sides?  Those are the only two choices, though I doubt the shape of your head is as bad as you think. We get a lot of people claiming to be coneheads; I have yet to see one that actually was. Removing all of your hair can actually make your head look smaller, less pointy, etc.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: TheSlyBear on July 15, 2013, 04:37:37 PM
Listen to Razor, for he is wise. Even if your head is as bad as you think, thinning hair or a ring will accentuate it.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: IamAconehead on July 18, 2013, 06:03:13 PM
I'd love to be able to shave my head.  If you guys google Ryback the wwe wrestler, its similar to his except mine has no roundness to it. I dont mind my head being pointy, I just wish it had some more roundness to it. Anyone know any solutions to fix the cause other than cutting open my skull? Like fat injectables or anything. I'd love to be able to shave my head one day and feel comfortable doing so. Thanks for your responses guys.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: Crowbar on July 18, 2013, 06:38:37 PM
I just looked him up, there are guys I see everyday with that head shape (isn't this called the diamond head shape??)

You can't see it in my profile pic but my head is the same as this (maybe more pronounced). Sometimes people ask me if I have bumped it because they think it's a swollen lump!
So please trust me I get where you are coming from. I have had (and still sometimes still do have now and then) my obsessive unhappy focussing on one thing negatively and making it really really big! days regarding this.

This is all in your thinking and how you see things. 1/ This headshape is quite normal and very common. 2/ work on acceptance and positivity, shave it all off and bare yourself to the world.
The first day you will feel literally naked, so exposed and vulnerable and like everyone is looking at you.
This is scary but this is good. You will soon feel free and liberated and confident and you will get get a feeling of "this is who I am, take it or leave it!"

Please trust what we say here, we do understand, I understand. This is your opportunity to shake this heavy monkey off your back and come out the other side. Sly, wiser happy and free :)

Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: Cave Dweller on July 18, 2013, 06:59:42 PM
You mean this guy?

I just went through a bunch of images of him, and only the one below showed anything approaching the cone shape you keep saying you have.

It is due to the camera angle and the perspective of the picture. The rest of his images showed a rather ordinary dome. You might be having the same thing happen to you due to your perspective when you look in the mirror.  

Seriously, sir, you are seeing yourself through the most critical eyes possible. No one else is going to give your head's shape a second glance unless you make it an issue.

I have a head that is flat in back and bulges out on the sides. My avatar doesn't show it due to the angle of the camera. My own wife did not see what I saw until I pointed it out to her.
  
Razor X and Crowbar gave you the great advice. I could not add to it if I had to.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: IamAconehead on July 18, 2013, 11:44:24 PM
yeah thats the guy. But like I said, I dont have the roundness shape to my head. I guess the best way to let you guys see is to take a pic. (In due time) With that damn movie "coneheads" It makes things more difficult obviously :/
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: Crowbar on July 19, 2013, 01:14:03 AM
I know this may help in only the smallest of ways, well probably not at all but I am publicly going to say this now....

I also have chicken legs
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: IamAconehead on July 22, 2013, 12:17:04 AM
I know this may help in only the smallest of ways, well probably not at all but I am publicly going to say this now....

I also have chicken legs
Yeah buy so do ALOT of guys lol
I'd take chicken legs over having a conehead lol
Can we trade? :)
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: Crowbar on July 22, 2013, 12:31:43 AM
I know this may help in only the smallest of ways, well probably not at all but I am publicly going to say this now....

I also have chicken legs
Yeah buy so do ALOT of guys lol
I'd take chicken legs over having a conehead lol
Can we trade? :)

I have my own cone head and a set of chicken legs in good working order. I am not sure I need two cone heads, are your legs ok? Do they reach to the ground? If even an inch too short it's a problem, as then you tend to float :)
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: buddha on July 22, 2013, 09:01:23 AM
With that damn movie "coneheads" It makes things more difficult obviously :/

I don't know that I would waste any time or money on "fat injections" or surgery to give my head a "perfect" shape. What I might do is spend some money speaking with a therapist about why I find so much fault with myself. That will have multiple applications. For example, at some point down the road I am certain to find something else that I dislike about myself. So if I have to get another set of fat injections or another surgery I am throwing more money into the prospect of being eye-appealing to other people. But with the therapy I might learn some methods for just accepting myself the way I am. Maybe I'm not perfect. As long as I can tolerate the guy that I see in the mirror I don't really care about the rest of the world.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: IamAconehead on September 03, 2013, 12:32:07 PM
I drew a picture of what my head is shaped like in my avatar lol
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: isleepinthebuff on September 03, 2013, 01:00:19 PM
If you have a conehead it is probably more noticeable to you. Basically if you are talking about having hair restoration then I assume your hair is going. A conehead will then look bad if you try and disguise your hairloss by a long horseshoe, or a comb over. People make less comment on a fully shaved head, as they can see you've embraced the baldess and it's just another shaped head.

Don't go down the surgery or restoration route, take the grade of your hair down in stages to let you and others get used to it.

I'm a huge fan of WWE, I knew Ryback was bald but never did I notice a conehead. And to be honest never would I have told him he had one.....
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: IamAconehead on September 03, 2013, 04:15:35 PM
I spend alot of time looking at peoples foreheads to see if they to possibly have a conehead & everytime that answer is a no. :/
I wouldnt mind as much if there were more coneheads out there. I always find myself saying "Of all people, why me?"
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: chgobuzzbald on September 03, 2013, 08:18:40 PM
Its time to stop thinking like a victim. May I recommend "The Key" by Joe Vitale. A hugely helpful book on self confidence and creating what you really want in your life.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: Plano on September 03, 2013, 08:23:02 PM
Alright, we are going t oneed a photo. let's see how coney it actually is, cone.


It can't be THAT bad. It just can't be.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: neb713 on November 13, 2013, 07:10:39 PM
Dude! This post could easily have been written by me! I was thinking when i was reading what you were posting that your feelings about your head shape were exactly how i felt. EXACTLY. Ill totally send you a pic of mine If youll do the same. I think it might help you out cuz I have a Crazy cone shape.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: DannyBoy on December 06, 2013, 06:54:34 PM
Thing is about Ryback (im also a big wrestling fan) you noticed no one has ever said anything about his head? not one comment they just call him goldberg (lol) and his head is fine...the thing is if you wasnt obsessive about it you wouldnt see it either...its just you looking out for it so you see it anyway his head is fine.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: Mike E. P. on December 06, 2013, 07:20:56 PM
Thing is about Ryback (im also a big wrestling fan) you noticed no one has ever said anything about his head? not one comment they just call him goldberg (lol) and his head is fine...the thing is if you wasnt obsessive about it you wouldnt see it either...its just you looking out for it so you see it anyway his head is fine.

Exactly.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: DannyBoy on December 06, 2013, 07:50:24 PM
Saying this i should take my own advice lol...in my thread i said i had a bump same as a wrestler ( i showed his pic in the thread) but before i went looking for "bumps" on guys heads guess what? i never saw the "bump" on the wrestlers head before i just saw a great bald wrestler lol...which says it all really.
Title: Re: Whats your advice for a conehead?
Post by: Mike E. P. on December 06, 2013, 08:45:31 PM
Yeah, it's easier to give advice than to take  advice - even our own.