mountainfog
March 30th, 2016, 10:41 AM
Hi everybody!
I've been reading the boards at The Long Hair Community for about 8 years now, and I've decided to finally post. I think I need a bit of a perspective check. I've felt lately that my hair has gotten a lot thinner, and is thinning more rapidly. I'm not sure if this is just normal thinning due to age (I'm 34, comparing my hair to my teens and early 20s) or if there's something more going on. The thinning in the last year or so has been especially noticeable.
I thought I was being overly worried until last week when I found an old braid of mine. Kinda weird, I know, but when I was about 22 I grew my hair out to donate to Locks of Love (this was before I found this site and learned the truth about their practices) but wasn't sure where to send it, so I put it in a desk drawer until I had a chance to research. I apparently forgot about it, because I found the braid at my mom's house last weekend. It gave me a chance to compare my current braid, and it's so much thinner!
Hair comparison picture is here: http://imgur.com/EVIfYtl (ignore the super messy braid!)
I guess what I'm asking with all this rambling is: does that seem like a normal amount of hair loss going from 22 to 34? My mom has very thin, fine, hair. Maybe it's genetics catching up with me? I'm also planning on going to the doctor to check for medical reasons (hormones, vitamins, anything else I should get checked?) but just moved to a new city and am working on finding a doctor.
Thanks so much for reading this far! :D
I've been reading the boards at The Long Hair Community for about 8 years now, and I've decided to finally post. I think I need a bit of a perspective check. I've felt lately that my hair has gotten a lot thinner, and is thinning more rapidly. I'm not sure if this is just normal thinning due to age (I'm 34, comparing my hair to my teens and early 20s) or if there's something more going on. The thinning in the last year or so has been especially noticeable.
I thought I was being overly worried until last week when I found an old braid of mine. Kinda weird, I know, but when I was about 22 I grew my hair out to donate to Locks of Love (this was before I found this site and learned the truth about their practices) but wasn't sure where to send it, so I put it in a desk drawer until I had a chance to research. I apparently forgot about it, because I found the braid at my mom's house last weekend. It gave me a chance to compare my current braid, and it's so much thinner!
Hair comparison picture is here: http://imgur.com/EVIfYtl (ignore the super messy braid!)
I guess what I'm asking with all this rambling is: does that seem like a normal amount of hair loss going from 22 to 34? My mom has very thin, fine, hair. Maybe it's genetics catching up with me? I'm also planning on going to the doctor to check for medical reasons (hormones, vitamins, anything else I should get checked?) but just moved to a new city and am working on finding a doctor.
Thanks so much for reading this far! :D