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In the meantime what can we do?
Most of us would love to have our hair grow back. We may be trying different treatments, seeing different specialist or donating money for research in hope for a cure in the near future.
But my point is, that we still have to live our lives today. This is what Alopecia World is about. Rj and I were talking the other day about not letting our past affect our present and even more not letting our present affect our future.
When I think of alopecian who have had alopecia for many years this may mean, that perhaps fears from the past have stopped you from living a full live in the present. In addition, when I think of new alopecian I think that fears of the future may stop you from living a full live in the present as well.
So here we are either old alopecian or new alopecian and I would like to discuss how we can stop our alopecia from affecting our present lives. How do we get the strength to surpass our fears and really start living our lives as they were meant to be lived.
But my point is, that we still have to live our lives today. This is what Alopecia World is about. Rj and I were talking the other day about not letting our past affect our present and even more not letting our present affect our future.
When I think of alopecian who have had alopecia for many years this may mean, that perhaps fears from the past have stopped you from living a full live in the present. In addition, when I think of new alopecian I think that fears of the future may stop you from living a full live in the present as well.
So here we are either old alopecian or new alopecian and I would like to discuss how we can stop our alopecia from affecting our present lives. How do we get the strength to surpass our fears and really start living our lives as they were meant to be lived.
Tags: copeing, courage, fears, living
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Permalink Reply by Carol on -
This is a great topic Cheryl! When I was in high school and wigs were a new thing for me, it really got me down. I was terribly self-conscious about myself and stopped doing the things I enjoyed most for fear that I would lose my wig. I have to give credit to my drama teacher for teaching me a few tricks that were meant for the class but were particularely helpful to me.
First I was very shy to begin with and learning how to stand up in front of tons of people was great. I learned to take that fear and apprehension and just swallow it, keeping Nike's "Just do it" in mind. Once you throw yourself out there, you're suddenly not worried about how you look but instead of how you'll act.
The second thing she taught me was how to control my emotions. We all sat around a stool which we took turns sitting on. While on the stool the entire class' purpose was to make you laugh without touching you. This excersice also built trust for me as I was surrounded. Any of those mean kids that normally made fun of me could have ripped my wig off my head at any time but no one ever did. Not only could I then walk on stage but I could walk on stage without turning beet red and grining from ear to ear.
My vocal teacher was also a great help in high school as we were always taught to feel the emotion in the songs we sing. Basically, I learned to fine tune my emotions and reactions. Not everyone has this opportunity or can get into a group setting for the aforementioned excersices though which is why you have to find a way to practise "Just do it".
Take your fear and worries, gather them all up. Take a deep breath, swallow and "Just do it". Once you are out there, doing what you need to do, you'll learn to forget what you were worried about in the first place. One last little secret of mine is that if you just smile while you go about your daily life, things tend to fall into place and people are that much nicer! :) -
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