Reddit mentions of If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing

Hey there,
I was diagnosed too around 23 yrs old with alopecia. I kept feeling like while I was loosing my hair "well, if I keep the rest of my hair I can deal..." Then it was crap... if I can keep the rest of my eyebrows it'll be ok.

I had alopecia areata and then it progressed to alopecia universalis (hair gone from all over your body). My hair was lost all over for about a year (surprisingly at that time I met my boyfriend who I am now still with, 3 years later! :) ).
It was really hard, but I think it's easier to go through it now at 24 than if you were like 14 or 15 years old (kids can be so cruel!!!).

There's an awesome book I really liked reading :
http://www.amazon.ca/Your-Hair-Falls-Keep-Dancing/dp/1933449586

I had a really shitty time at first (people telling me "well, isn't there anything you can do??). Lots of crying in the shower (it seemed like every time I washed my hair I lost so much!!)

I actually wish I still had no hair (my hair is growing back like a mowhawk). There are some pretty awesome wigs out there that look better than your natural hair!!.

My eyebrows grew back eventually on their own, but when I had none, I got cortisone injections from the dermatologist and that helped them and my eyelashes grow.

I'm so thankful I can now go around the house with my boyfriend with no wig! I even found a yoga studio I feel comfortable enough at that I only wear a little beanie to practice yoga!! You'd be surprised how accepting people can be as long as you learn to accept it yourself :)

I hope this helps.

All I know is that I think this was a blessing to me in a weird way. I'm much stronger and nicer and more accepting than I was before!!!!

Good luck :) xoxoxo