At work today, my boss and co-worker, did a bit of a double take, but it lasted about 2 seconds. The anxiety was worse than the reality of the reaction.

After spending a lot of time going through posts on the forum, I felt compelled to share my story. I just turned 40, and have been wearing a hairpiece for 15 years. When I started losing my hair, my mom introduced me to the idea, and as you can imagine, once you have one, living the lie is how life is. I still had my own hair on the sides and back. About 6 months ago, my own hair started thinning, and I started putting make up on my scalp to fill in the gaps. I also have been using some expensive shampoo that was supposed to "help" or "support" my existing hair. I had an A Ha moment when I was at my hair dresser where I got the hairpiece from and have been going to for supplies and haircuts since my 1st hairpiece. They recommended laser treatments on my scalp to stop the hair loss of my own hair, and that would supposedly stimulate hair growth, yeah right. For anyone interested, it was cyberhair. I decided then, I need to fire my barber. So 5 days later, I shaved my head, on a Friday night. My 1st reaction is that I didn't hate it, which for me seemed positive at the time. I dont mind the look, and I think I am having no problem getting used to it. I love the freedom of not feeling tape on my head, windy days are no problem now, pulling a shirt over my head is no big deal now. There are so many things that being sly has given me so much more freedom. At work today, my boss and co-worker, did a bit of a double take, but it lasted about 2 seconds. The anxiety was worse than the reality of the reaction. I love how my head feels, and for me, there is no looking back. I am still working on my head shaving technique, and what products to use, yet all is going well for me. Pics are attached.