I'm losing my hair.
I guess the biggest factor is that my mom has thin hair, and her mom had thin hair. My sisters got lucky and inherited my dad's side of the family, all of whom have lovely hair.
My hair has always been thin, and if I don't keep it short, it looks pretty bad. I am on some medications but there's no side effects that include hair loss, and I do have some medical conditions, which I read can actually cause hair loss. But it's not anything like a thyroid problem or deficiency in nutrients, so it's not reversible.
I'm a little upset about it. Even though I know I never had the most beautiful hair to begin with, I can't believe that at 25 I'm losing hair.
I have a wig I'm going to get (Edge Savyy by Forever Young), and continue the tradition of wearing wigs. My grandma wore one, my mom wore one, now I am going to wear one.
Naturally, I'm going to have some questions, not just about wigs, but coping with this.
Is there anyone here who wears a wig, aside from using it to cover up hair for a job? (you know, pink/blue/funky colored hair)
For those who have lost hair, do you still find it hard to deal with?
I know some women wear wigs for religious reasons. Orthodox Jews can choose to wear a wig, or something else to cover up their hair once they get married, and that I can understand that. I've seen some beautiful, natural looking wigs on women, and I would never be able to tell it was fake. I'm just having a problem accepting this and want to know what I can do to feel better about this, as I am pretty embarrassed. And I did check the tags but I didn't see anything on this specific topic.