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Work friends and the awkward truth
Hi all,
Just wondering how everyone gets over the initial 'oh i better drop into the conversation that i have alopecia' awkward situation that happens especially with new work friends. I've worked at a place on and off for three years and all of a sudden i got asked by two people on the same night (on a social night out) about why my hair and why it always looked so perfect and do i straighten it(yep, i dont wear a real human hair wig!) it just shocked me a little bcos they both asked on the same night and its left me very insecure because although i never deny i have alopecia and wear a wig, i dont publicise it either, so its made me think about what is being said about me gossip wise I guess at a place I love working. I’ve also just had my heart broken by an ex bf, so my self-esteem is pretty knocked about, when usually this kind of stuff doesn’t bother me. Any advice is well appreciated. Xxxx
Just wondering how everyone gets over the initial 'oh i better drop into the conversation that i have alopecia' awkward situation that happens especially with new work friends. I've worked at a place on and off for three years and all of a sudden i got asked by two people on the same night (on a social night out) about why my hair and why it always looked so perfect and do i straighten it(yep, i dont wear a real human hair wig!) it just shocked me a little bcos they both asked on the same night and its left me very insecure because although i never deny i have alopecia and wear a wig, i dont publicise it either, so its made me think about what is being said about me gossip wise I guess at a place I love working. I’ve also just had my heart broken by an ex bf, so my self-esteem is pretty knocked about, when usually this kind of stuff doesn’t bother me. Any advice is well appreciated. Xxxx
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Permalink Reply by Abby on -
I know what you mean... I wear a real hair wig but because of my alopecia I have no eyebrows! :D I get asked randomly about either the eyebrows or why my hair is so dark or something completely random. It always leaves me thinking a hundred thoughts a minute. (Why did they notice now? Does everyone else notice? Do my hair look obviously like a wig today? What is everyone thinking about it? Do they think I have cancer? Who else is going to ask? etc...)
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