Dear Alopecia World Members,

As we bid farewell to the old and embrace the new, We wanted to take a moment to extend my warmest wishes to each and every one of you. As we step into the dawn of a brand new year, may it bring you joy, prosperity, and endless possibilities.

May this year be a canvas of new experiences, filled with moments of…

I'm new to this, they haven't even diagnosed me yet but one thing is for sure, I had, up until 4 weeks ago beautiful, thick and curly hair. I've lost more then half all over and now I'm noticing thinning spots around my temples and the rest of my hair line. And what's scary is I'm watching it get thinner and thinner. It's fast man. My hair is everything to me, to me it makes me. After a slew of blood tests, and tons of questions my dermatologist is very curious about me and my symptoms. I've…

My name is Jennifer. My daughter Madison is a happy, joyful, beautiful 5 year old. Right at the end of October, while washing her hair, I noticed two small bald spots, just about the size of erasers. My first though was, maybe it was fungal. We had had a bought of ringworm the month before. But, after using fungal cream for a week, it was getting worse. So off we went to the pediatrician. The doctor looked at it and said almost immediately that it was alopecia. I had that word floating in my…

I would like to express my sincere gratitude and wish you a happy new year. There is no way Alopecia World could be what it has become without input from individuals like you. The support, caring, triumphs and struggles that you have each shared through blogs, discussions, comments and videos on the site help a multitude of people every day. We do not have to struggle or be victorious alone; we have a place where we can encourage and be encouraged by others. Thank you for making my dream…

Where is the gift receipt?!

My alopecia has been in hiding for a while now, which gave me enough time to form a relationship. Now, 9 months into said relationship, I have the familiar signs that she's back to play. I don't know how to tell my gf that I'm loosing my hair. She knows in the past it happened, but she doesn't understand it. I don't think she realizes what a monster I become once me and Josie (my wig) have to start hanging out together again.

No idea how to tell her…

Hello everyone. First off, thanks to you all who commented on my first post. I went away on vacation and saw a bunch of family, including many young nieces and nephews. While it was fun, I kept thinking over and over how this will be the last time anyone on my husband's side of the family will see me with my natural hair. The little girls loved playing with my hair and I was just so nervous about them making a comment about my growing bald spots. Thankfully they did not. But ack.. why do I…

Hello everyone. I just found and joined this site last night. First, I wanted to say that I am grateful this site exists. I stumbled upon it when I was looking for information on how to exercise in a wig. It looks like an amazing community and I look forward to getting to know everyone.

Second, a little about me. I am in my mid-30s and was diagnosed last year with scarring alopecia. When that diagnosis came in April, it was like my whole life felt shattered. I had been worried about…

Well, I must say that I'm loving my new wig. My cousin went with me to pick one out at the beauty supply. I'm not really a "bangs" type of girl, but she asked me to try one on with auburn highlights and a "swoop" bang. I actually loved it! The nice thing about wearing wigs is that you don't have to worry about styling your hair...you just go with the flow...what sucks is what is underneath...I've been battling alopecia for the past 4 years. I manage to get it into remission for a while, and…

I love the fact that there is a blog for me on this site. Although I know I may loose interest in it eventually since that's how I am.

Today is not a good day. It is the first bad one I have had in 3 weeks since my last panic attack. Up until that point I was having panic attacks every day for almost a month. I had a slight feeling of panic this morning. I am not sure what brought it on. Then I stupidly looked at my hair in the mirror while still a bit wet and unstyled and went into…

Hi, My name's JOSH.



I just want to start by saying this website truly is wonderful. I don't know why I never joined Alopeciaworld.com before. It's like Facebook or Myspace for bald people! (only I think this is a little cooler) I've been a member for less than 24 hours and many of you (whom I have never met) have welcomed me, and I can't tell you how much that means. The close-knit community that alopeciaworld seems to promote is very cool and once again I'd like to state how much…