I have had alopecia areata for about 6 years now and had lost most of the hair on my head, but am at the stage now where i have several patches of dark hair, several patches of white fuzzy hair and only a couple with no hair. This gives me hope but i want more progress and am determined to make this happen.

I am not interested in steroid injections anymore or chemical medications so I am starting to try different herbal and natural remedies.

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I was diagnosed with AA 2 month ago. It was really difficult to see my hair falling everyday on the pillow, bathroom, and everywhere in my house and at my work. I felt like as though I was going to look like a monster... I finally shaved my hair off a month ago, and I've been feeling much better since then. I finally felt like I was getting a control of myself and this disease. I still have up and down, and have a good cry once in a while. While all this was happening to me, I had to deal…

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Hi I was just diagnosed with alopecia areata:'( its really hard to deal with, I don't know what to do, I feel as though my world has fallen apart. How do I keep the faith and stay strong? Any advice please?

Society has an interesting way of trivializing alopecia; passing it off as simply cosmetic.

So then I suppose that those of us who dare to feel saddened by this uncontrollable condition which leaves us looking almost supernatural and unspeakably unhealthy should also feel guilty for having such petty, vein, and juvenile emotions....damn. that's a lot.

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I decided to go on vacation to get a way from personal issues and of course my struggle with AA. I expected the usuall, with people stairing and the wisper to the other persons ear but, the total opposite occured. People that i met on different places were great and when they noticed my hairless face they just continued with the conversation with no questions about my AA. I ran 2 miles everyday and went to the gym and for me especially in the gym i feel that everyone is…

Can anyone offer advice on what kind of alopecia i may have.. last year when i first lost it, it wasnt that much off my head, a little on arms, and legs, but thats it... this year its all of my body hair, and i have about 10% of my head hair left... if its the 6 month cycle, then it should start growing back any day now.. but if i have universalis, does that mean its unpredictable if and when it will grow back? if i still have some hair on my head, does that mean i have areata not…

I am a First Lady. I am the wife of a pastor of a church in Houston. I am also a preacher. I have alopecia. I am bald headed. Wow! What a relief that was. I was told by a preacher friend of mines not to share my condition with anyone at the church for fear that they would mock me or spread rumors about me. I wore wigs and hats and covered the shame of a bald head and bald spots. I cry late at night and all throughout the day not able to share my pain with anyone. I am fearful of their…

Lots of people on this site talk about dating, alopecia, and where the two overlap. I have found that I can get just as much action bald as I did when I had hair. I don't currently have a boyfriend, but I have utter faith that I'll get one eventually.

That being said, I have a profile on OkCupid, a free dating website that's popular among college students and twentysomethings. I've met a few guys in person, messaged a bunch more, and I'm meeting another one today! Wish me…

'Seems it might be easier to tell the world that I've lost my hair battling cancer than it is to say that I have some immune disorder that attacks hair follicles deeming me bald indefinitely. #justsayin'

Ever scared that you wont find anyone to love because of what you look like.. or that maybe if you meet and like someone but how do you tell them you have been wearing a wig the whole time, what if they find out you are really bald and leave...

i have a boyfriend right now, weve been together for 6 months, but he's been in my life for two years, we were together for awhile but broke up as things were weird and I was moving away but now i am back and we are together, he was there from…

So I have finally accepted (after 25 years) that I am a slave to my wig. I started sleeping in my wig two months ago. I take it off only to wash it and to scrub my scalp once a week. Actually ....now that I'm not running for my wig whenever the door rings, or hiding beneath windows in fear that the neighbors will see how horrific I really am, life has gotten better. Believe it or not, my husband Of 8 years even responds to me better. Go figure.

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A Testimony of Mine Own

Given at CCCMOPS in Spring of 2010

Jesus is with me always. Even as a little girl I somehow knew Jesus would answer my prayers.

One morning, when I was 3 years old, my mom was putting my hair up in piggy tails and she noticed a dime size spot on the back of my head that was missing hair. A bald spot. I remember going to several doctors, having blood tests, and my mom crying a lot from not knowing why I had several bald spots all over my head.…

Hey Guys... I heard of this website through a girl I met through my hairdresser. I have no idea what to do or how to reach people, So I suppose a blog would be the best way... I am 21. turning 22 in February. I will tell my story and hope I can find some of you to help me understand, googling this stuff doesnt help because different sites I find all say different things so i'm not sure what to believe...

In 2009 I notice in december my eyebrow was starting to thin in the middle of…

I have no idea how this site works, so I have no idea who will be reading this, but whatever. Here's my backstory:

I've had alopecia since 2008. I had ridiculously beautiful red hair down to my torso (my friend called it "hair porn" haha) that fell out when I was a sophomore in high school. I was bald by junior year and my hair didn't start coming back until the end of my senior year. It fell out a little when I got to college, but by the ned of my freshman year, I had a full head of…

Hi. My name is Clare and i just want to share that i had a very rapid case of AA, In June last year my hair started to fall out very Quickly, first with a few spots then it continued till i lost almost all of it. From start to finish it was all gone within 4 to 5 months it was devastating. However i did do Steroid shots and then my hair started to grow back very slowly and it was curly. My doctor was wonderful and very encouraging. Every case is different so its hard to say if its the right…