Enfant terrible
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Hi,
First of all, I (approaching my mid-twenties) have no problem with losing my hair.
My parents apparently do.
I'm getting expensive medication to slow the loss without my consent. It's okay, they pay for it and I take it out of respect. Other things I'm not so happy about.
When I'm thinking, I often have my hand on my face or forehead. I always get the comment, and I mean always, that I should stop doing that, that it will only accelerate my hair loss. My mother, however, runs her hand through my hair several times a day to see how much I've lost.
Now, during the Olympics, we can hardly sit together in front of the TV without at least one comment about hair every 10-15 minutes, like, "Look, he still has a lot of hair," or "He doesn't have much hair left either, just like you." I told him today that I've had enough, but my father just can't stop. He probably finds it funny, likely because he still has as much hair at 60 as he did at 20.
I used AI to create a picture of myself with a bald head, and surprise, surprise, it's not pretty (I know, self-harm).
Body shaming is unfortunately a constant in my life, specifically because of my low weight (57 kg at 177 cm). I'm constantly told I'd be better off if I were more muscular and heavier. They talk about "severe underweight" and ask, "Where is all this leading?" At least this issue has taken a backseat to my hair loss.
Is body shaming also the right term for how people deal with my hair loss? What can I do?