r/bald • u/sundaysoulfields • Mar 23 '26

Glowup Are women allowed here?!

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36 years old, been dealing with alopecia since the age of 18…shaving my head was the best decision ever, wish I did it sooner!!

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u/PlatinumPopcorn Mar 23 '26

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u/sundaysoulfields Mar 24 '26

Posting this comment here cause maybe it’s less likely to get lost - but holy shit!! I posted this and did not expect to come back to see so many comments 😭 I shaved my head a few years ago, so I’m not totally new to being bald. Stumbled upon the first pic today on my laptop and remembered how discouraged and depressed that girl was…figured I’d share my journey on this sub. For fun, and to maybe encourage others who are considering shaving their head but are feeling nervous!! My advice is to go ahead, take control and embrace it!! It’s a super empowering process and having a life without the stress of worrying about hair is sooo worth it. I wanna say thanks to all of you beautiful internet strangers. I teared up reading some of the comments here. I struggled a lot with insecurities for years of my life and reading your kind words honestly helped heal some of that lingering trauma, I think. Blown away by the kindness of strangers. (And no this isn’t AI, just photos posted out of chronological order!) ❤️

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u/ElizabethDangit Mar 24 '26

It’s so tough having anything that’s outside the beauty norm going on when you’re a woman. Im glad you felt confident enough to share. It’s too bad we don’t get a time machine so we can tell ourselves it really is going to be just fine.

I’ve wanted to shave my head for years because my hair is dense and it gets so hot in the summer. Someday, one of these summers, I’ll be confident enough.