Hair Loss

The Horror story happening on your head, ( with a little comedy to ease the pain)

If you have ever seen a mysterious hairball in your comb, and wondered, “ Is this mine or my cat’s hair?” , you are officially a member of Global Hair Panic Club. Don’t worry. Everyone’s invited, there are no membership fees and just tears.

Hair loss is that silent, sneaky villain that attacks when you are minding your own business, drinking chai, living free and suddenly your hair starts:

• Escaping like a prisoner
• Abandoning ship like titanic passenger
• Disappearing faster than your money or salary after

Welcome to the story, grab your comb, the one that betrays you daily.

When your hairs start falling like autumn leaves :

One day, you are brushing your hairs, La la la, your life is good and the next day you are standing like a sad person.

You start checking like a detective in the mirror. The questions you ask yourself

• Is my forehead growing?
• Was my parting always this wide?
• Why does my shower drain look like it needs a vacuum cleaner?

And then it hits you, Oh no, it’s happening. Hair loss, the Horror movie where you are the both victim and the murderer because your stress, diet and poor hair care all depends on you and you are not focusing on it , sitting like a potato couch watching movies and playing games.

Funny incidents: All hair- Fall survivors know

You are happily shampooing and suddenly you look at your hand and see enough hair to knit a winter sweater. You’re scared, and stare at it like, whose hair is this? certainly not mine. Then reality slaps you softly.

The “let me check the pillow” ritual:

Every morning you pick up your pillow and look at it like in a court a culprit looking at a judge. First you look at it hopefully then you find strands of hairs and then burst with tears when the punishment is announced.

The mother’s classic dialogues:

You are losing hairs , your mother is like “ beta oil lga loo! You think your shampoo is going to save you. According to desi moms, if you don’t bathe in mustard oil weekly , then you deserve baldness.

When friends try to help:

You mention hair fall, then your friends say” Try onion juice” now your bathroom smells like biryani but your hair still falls.

The changing hairline horror:

The mini bald spot you thought no one noticed, then your camera catches it in 4K in full HD during a selfie. And think even the camera is against you.

The real villain behind your hair loss:

Hairs don’t fall alone. It brings reasons, like a toxic ex blaming everyone except themselves.

• Stress: Stress is like “Nice hair, you got there. It’d be a shame, if I don’t make you tan.” funny isn’t it.
• Hormones: Especially for womens, after pregnancy they definitely become bald because of PCOS, hormonal changes and many other factors. These turn into hairs and snowflakes falling everywhere.
• Poor diet: Skipping meals,weird crash diets, low protein. Your hair creams all cause this. Your hair keeps screaming “ Where are my nutrients?” they search for it then they start to fall off.
• Heat styling: Straighteners, curlers, blow dryers , the avengers assembling to destroy your hairs.
• Genetics: The scariest one. When you look at your ancestors’ tree then if you find baldness from the start then it is like a nightmare for you.You look at your uncles, dad and say” Thanks for the gift.”

How to save your relationship with the hairs before they file for divorce:

Even though hair fall feels like a horror movie, it can have a happy ending.

East hair food:

Eat hair food like eggs,nuts,fish, spinach, yogurt because your hairs are hungry. Like you give attention to your partner, same in this case , you have to give nutrients to hairs then they become loyal to you

Stop torturing your hairs:

Reduce high ponytails , excessive styling, and harsh shampoo.Let your hair breathe not suffocate.

Reduce stress before your hairs leave you completely:

Sleep, meditate, drink water, take breaks and remember stress doesn’t solve your problem it just steals your hair.

Check your health:

If hair loss is sudden or severe then check your thyroid, iron level, vitamin D and B12 and pcos for women.

Final chapter:

Hairfall seems scary, embarrassing and sometimes downright heartbreaking. But it is very common, everyone goes through it, some silently, some dramatically,and some humorously. Remember hair grows hack and confidence grows faster. And even if your hair decides to leave you, your personality, humor, confidence never will and also bald people look cool.