Alopecia, my story

Hi guys!

So today I´d like to tell you something that I have been dealing with a few weeks now. Before I start, I´d just like to say that I´m not seeking for attention or anything like that, but I would just like to share my story and maybe help other girls who suffer from this disease as well.

3 weeks ago, I got diagnosed with Alopecia Areata.This is an autoimmune disease that has to do with the hair. I´ll try to give you the best description, so you guys will understand it! Basically, when you get a cold, your body notices it as something bad that it has to fight against, so it´ll go away. My body sees my own hair as the ´bad thing´ that has to go away, so it starts fighting against it which leads to hair loss.

I noticed a bald spot on the top of my head a month ago and I thought stress was the cause and that it would grow back in a few days. My mom however, didn´t trust it and she sent me to my GP.That´s when I got diagnosed. The doctor felt very sorry for me and treated me like I was really sick, but I didn´t feel it like that. I don´t feel sick and I can do everything I want, except for the fact that I have less hair than before.

Weeks have past now and I don´t really know how to feel about it. I got into contact with some girls on Tumblr and that helps me a lot. It scares me though. I might get more bald spots.My hair might never grow back again. I might be bald in 6 months time. It sucks that I don´t know what will happen in the future.

What I do know, is that bald girls are beautiful. I saw some of them on Tumblr and these girls are my role models. I´d die for their make up skills and they can change their hairstyle and colour every single day! If/when I get bald, I want to be like them.

I´m just going to carry on with my life and we´ll see what happens. Crying won´t bring my hair back and worrying about it will probably make things even worse. Ofcourse it will be awful to see the change, but I will be fine. At least I had 16,5 years to do everything with my hair I wanted to and I´m very grateful for that!

Please leave a comment behind if you have any questions!

Love, Elisa