This was taken In February 1998, right before I started pulling.
This was taken in April 1998 when I turned 13. About 2 months after I started pulling.
This was taken in June 1998, four months after I started pulling. At this point I couldn't wear my hair up because the bald patches on the side of my head were so bad.
This was taken in December 2000. I had been wearing a wig since August...and at this point I basically had no real hair. I wanted to post wig pictures so those thinking about wearing a wig will know that wigs DO look okay. I was 14.
This was taken in 10th grade (2001)
This is me at the beach april 11, 2002. I was 15 about to turn 16 and at this point I had been pull free since January. I was still wearing a wig to school because I wanted to wait until the following school year to go without it...I just wanted to give my hair time to grow out. (My mom forced me to take my wig off at the beach so she could take a picture..)
This is August 2002...7 months pull free. Right before school started..and right before I started pulling again.
This is me in December 2002..about 4 months after I started pulling again. I've done a pretty good job when it comes to hiding my bald spots.
This is me January 1,2003 after a night of no sleep...and I still managed to keep my bald spots covered. :)
Now, I'm 16 and a junior in HS. I took this picture about two months ago. (around February) You can't see it in the picture but I have REALLY thin hair on both sides of my hair and spots about the size of a quarter on the top front of my head. Now, the spots on the top are finally growing in and they aren't noticeable...but the sides of my head are REALLY thin and there is basically no hair. I have no idea how I am able to hide it and still manage to make my pony tails look normal.
I took this picture in March sometime. At this point I could wear my hair down and there weren't any noticeable patches anywhere. The back of my head was ok, and so were the sides.
It is now June 2003 and I'm having a very bad time. Ihate knowing that this time last summer I was 5 months pull free and doing fine...and now I'm doing horribly. I now have a large spot on the back top part of my head and I can't wear my hair down because the sides are SO thin there is very litle hair covering it.
I'm very worried about how things are going to go within the next couple of months, because I have to take my senior pictures...and in those pictures I have to wear my hair down. I know they will end up looking really bad, and it upsets me a lot. basically at this point, things aren't going very well for me. I'm at one of the lowest points I have ever been in.
I am lucky though because my friends that know about it try their best to understand, and my boyfriend is VERY understanding and he has really made me feel better about everything...he has been great support.
I'm lost really, and I don't know where to go from here. I just know I'm tired of the hair piling up at the floor and I'm tired of pulling hair out of the keyboards.
My hair is basically so bad that it's hard to even wear it up in a pony tail anymore. The bottom of my head close to my neck is almost completely bald with little covering it, and my part is starting to grow back so I have little hairs poking out everywhere. I have two new bald spots on the top close to my forehead that are noticeable...and things couldn't be worse.
I'm sorry I can't offer anyone any advice or uplifting stories.
I hope these pictures and this site have helped you in some way....I'll post more pictures as I get them.
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