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alepcia
I have a teen girl with alepcia (hair loss). She's had it all her
life, and after taking her to doctors, they do not have a cure. It didn't bother her while she was young, but now that she is ready to date, it bothers her very much. Most of the boys have only seen her with a wig on, and she's afraid that if they ever see her with it off, they would be upset and maybe start rumors or tease badly. I'm not sure what to tell her since this is new territory for me as well. Any suggestions? LRV |
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alepcia
Lindacrc wrote:
I have a teen girl with alepcia (hair loss). She's had it all her life, and after taking her to doctors, they do not have a cure. It didn't bother her while she was young, but now that she is ready to date, it bothers her very much. Most of the boys have only seen her with a wig on, and she's afraid that if they ever see her with it off, they would be upset and maybe start rumors or tease badly. I'm not sure what to tell her since this is new territory for me as well. Any suggestions? LRV Is it really alepcia, or is it trichotillomania? Are you SURE? Wendy |
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alepcia
Wendy Marsden wrote in message ...
Lindacrc wrote: I have a teen girl with alepcia (hair loss). She's had it all her life, and after taking her to doctors, they do not have a cure. It didn't bother her while she was young, but now that she is ready to date, it bothers her very much. Most of the boys have only seen her with a wig on, and she's afraid that if they ever see her with it off, they would be upset and maybe start rumors or tease badly. I'm not sure what to tell her since this is new territory for me as well. Any suggestions? LRV Is it really alepcia, or is it trichotillomania? Are you SURE? Wendy I'm absolutely sure it is alepcia and not trichotillomania. I do know the difference and she does not pull out her hair. It is something that she's never done even when she sleeps. I can say that for I have stayed up with her many nights just to check to see if she did do that subconsciously in her sleep. Also, I know because it is large patches of hair at one time, then it will grow back in a little, then another patch will go bald. It seems just as she's getting some hair in one area another area goes bald. Also, I've seen the hair come out when I brush her hair with even a soft hairbrush. It comes out in chunks. LRV |
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alepcia
Lindacrc wrote:
Wendy Marsden wrote in message ... Is it really alepcia, or is it trichotillomania? Are you SURE? I'm absolutely sure it is alepcia and not trichotillomania. I do know the difference and she does not pull out her hair. Okay. It's an easy mistake to make. Alepcia just happens to you. Trich is a mental defect. There's a strong incentive to think it's alepcia. I don't know much about the treatment of alepcia. I have trich. The answer for me was to disguise it as best I could and then get defiant when people noticed, i.e., "everyone has something weird about them. If you don't know how someone is weird it's just because you don't know them well enough." I certainly hated having to address it and most people never noticed, but the ones who did quickly got past it. It's no different than having bad acne or some other unpleasant defect. Your friends won't care after the first time they ask. And teenagers truly don't care what other people look like - they only care about how THEY look. Your daughter's friends won't spend ANY time thinking about how strange she looks except, maybe, to be glad that she looks stranger than THEY do so THEY can feel better about themselves. You see, it's all about THEM. I don't know if this is any comfort, but I went through high school with a huge bald spot so I have some experience in this matter. I didn't meet another person with a bald spot until college. Then I found out that it's weird but not unknown. Try finding her a support group, help her get a handle on the fact that this is a normal sort of weirdness, if you get my drift. -- Wendy |
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alepcia
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 22:27:40 GMT, Wendy Marsden
wrote: Lindacrc wrote: Wendy Marsden wrote in message ... Is it really alepcia, or is it trichotillomania? Are you SURE? I'm absolutely sure it is alepcia and not trichotillomania. I do know the difference and she does not pull out her hair. Okay. It's an easy mistake to make. Alepcia just happens to you. Trich is a mental defect. There's a strong incentive to think it's alepcia. GAHH!!@#!@#^&*!@ It's ALOPECIA!!!!! PF |
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