Comments on: Full Y Disclosure – My Life Is Far More Complicated Than My Hair: Rosacea, Anxiety, OCD – Oh My!

By: PureHapa

PureHapa — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:21:39 +0000

I haven’t been here for awhile so I hope you read my response.

Dear girl, dear, dear girl. I am an introvert whose energy gets sucked dry from social interaction. I need to decompress and re-energize after a party or dinner with friends, or a visit with family. Very, very tiring and yes, I turn to alcohol to help. Not a lot, just to calm me so I am not a bag of nerves.

In school I would sit in the back and put my head down and hope to god or whoever that the teacher never called my name so I would not have to speak in front of class. I am not as bad now as I was then. But I still prefer being alone or with my husband and dog, than see anyone else. I call myself socially awkward. If I have to wait at home for an electrician or have an appointment for a smog check or something like that, I literally cannot sleep the night before. So I totally “get” you.

One thing that is very intriguing is this – diet. What we put in our bodies is exactly what our bodies are made of. My husband and I went Primal – an offshoot of Paleo (caveman) a couple of years ago. We’ve seen astounding benefits since then. Mainly getting rid of inflammatory conditions – his dandruff and other chronic skin issues, bad digestive issues and sports-related aches and pains. My chronic sinus issues, bloating after meals, hip bursitis and bunion pain. We are so sold on this way of eating because of these results. At the Primal movements’s number one site, MarksDailyApple dot com, every Friday’s post is a success story, and many of the success stories mention various skin ailments as well as anxiety. So that may be helpful for you.

At any rate, you are undoubtedly a highly-intelligent person – (I would guess a 130 or so IQ and perhaps the Myers-Briggs personality type of INTJ), and while you have your issues with communicating, you certainly are able to tap into your feelings and issues and write about them candidly and lucidly. I applaud that, and hope with your doctor visit you are on the road to being more comfortable in your skin and in the busy modern world.

I’m just glad you are compulsively focused on the hair loss enough to give us this wonderful web site! Thanks for continuing to share your wonderful self.

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 07:03:25 +0000

I don’t have anxiety/OCD/ADD but have a family member who does. We actually went to one of the foremost psychiatrists in the world for those conditions, Dr. Amen, and he had a brain scan done. He is expert at diagnosing these types of disorders, but more importantly can make recommendations (medicine and otherwise) based on actual brain physiology instead of guess work. (The Amen Clinic). I know you are great at researching and like state-of-the-art options so you may want to explore his work.

I’m glad you are taking the bold/big step and getting help.

By: Tania

Tania — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:59:04 +0000

Ha! Life is funny. I just left my therapist who I hadn’t seen in a long time. I have a lot of issues too and I decided that it was time to stop trying to do it alone. I talked about my hair loss and this site, along with all my other issues. Girl, the bottom line is that you are not alone. I too have decided to live whether I have no (or little hair), IBS,abusive family or panic attacks at the slightest challenge. Inspite of it all, you are doing great and have helped so many women -including me. I told my therapist that I hadn’t talked to anyone about my hair loss and if it hadn’t been for the WHLP I would have jumped out of a window. That’s probably not true, but I don’t really know what I would have done if I’d had all my other issues and no place to go for help with my “hair” nightmare. Bottom line, I support you in taking care of yourself! Kudo’s!

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:41:40 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing this! The anxiety you describe is a formidable foe but you are a REMARKABLE woman. You have changed the lives of all the women who have found this site for the better. Honestly, I don’t know where I would be without the support and feeling of sisterhood I have found here. You are an angel in my life. Praying you will get everything you need to overcome anything that keeps you from living your happiest and fullest life. Sending love and a virtual hug!

By: Samantha

Samantha — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 03:42:16 +0000

My English sucks.. but ill try 🙂
I live with anxiey attacks.. its not easy, the worse part is at the beginning when you think nobody understands and you feel like going crazy. An you stare people having fun while you are such a mess and you just wanna go home and feel good. This will make you so much better person, our weakness is our strongest part, never forget this. You are brave by sharing and youll meet many people that feels the same way. Don’t worry at all, youll be fine and you are the only one that can help you. By meeting the doctor youll make a HUGE step. Meds can help a lot! And one day youll wake and feel like you used to. Don’t be afraid of taking pills… Kisses from México.
Sam

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 02:30:53 +0000

Thank you for sharing Y. Anxiety issues on their own are not easy to deal with, add in the hair loss and we can feel like a mess! I experienced anxiety after a car accident a few years back and I find that the hair loss has made it much worse (not related). To be honest, I never experienced the social anxiety before, but that is certainly in full effect now… especially on those “bad hair days”. I worry about work situations most right now, but trying my best to not let it get to me.
You’re doing great and we definitely appreciate you sharing your story along the way!

By: S.

S. — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 18:17:07 +0000

I’ve been reading this blog for a while now. It has been helpful to lnow there are women out there who share this experience. I’ve been losing my hair, slowly, for years now. I finally got 2 wigs last year. Then i discovered Follea through you and am contemplating buying one. What I struggle with is looking in the mirror when I wake-up or before I go to sleep because my wig or hair gel or hair powder isn’t on then. It’s not on when I take a shower. It’s just me. And the hair I have left and all the scalp that shows. Not sexy, pretty or attractive. And there’s a swirl of hateful voices that overpowers everything. So this post spoke to me on many levels. Not being a prisoner of hair loss, letting go, social anxiety (I’m good at covering that up, but the headaches I get from socializing are exhausting), and Freedom. I still have a lot to work through. But this blog, this site, is a wonderful support. Thank you.

By: Katsa

Katsa — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 15:49:31 +0000

Congrats on Natasha. What a nice name. 🙂

I’m so sorry you have been suffering. It’s the silence that’s the worst—hopefully you IRL friends and family have been supportive of you and also know of your struggles. And now your imaginary friends will support you as well.

This is so scary to share and you are brave. I was just posting on the network about some delayed hair loss grief that I’ve been experiencing.
Life is hard–but you know what? We are muddling through–learning, growing and healing.

By: M

Sat, 28 Sep 2013 23:12:20 +0000

Thank you for your honesty and sharing your pain with us. You are an eloquent writer and I learn so much form your posts. I went through many of the things you described when I first started losing my hair. I could not even go out to the grocery store to buy food. It was very debilitating. I would get a panic attack and had to leave. I realized that I only started noticing people with hair loss when it happened to me. I do my best to put a smile on my face and show compassion and kindness to those I meet because we never know the struggles others have in their lives.

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 23:07:29 +0000

Y , you are such a strong and courageous woman. Thank you for sharing this I am sure it was not east. You will conquer this. What is with us bald chicks? Lol. I suffered from severe anxiety and panic attacks in my 20’s and 30’s. My need for control and perfection has always been my personality and is very difficult with 3 young children. Things cannot always be perfect and that causes me anxiety. Good luck with seeking help. I found it really did wonders to just let it out and know that I was not alone and I was not crazy.
Please, PLEASE when you have a chance share all the info on gorgeous Natasha. Which follea is she? What is the color and length? Sorry to be so nosey but she is beautiful!!!! Take care Y and know that you are such an amazing woman!