Hello, all!

I made a post about a week and a half ago or so. The outpouring of love and encouragement was overwhelming! I just wanted to start this post off by saying how grateful I am for this community and for all of your comments.

So… I did it. I have a fair amount of large moles on the right side of my head that were revealed, and they’re a new source of insecurity for me now. I don’t want to show them here because I’m deeply embarrassed by them, but they’re not unnoticeable.

I have no idea if I made the right choice. I’m sure y’all would tell me that it’s better to get rid of it than to walk around with a balding head, but I’m just not sure. I thought this would make me feel better about myself, but it has not. In fact, it’s kind of made me feel worse.

I’ll get over my insecurity eventually, I know. And I’m going to go get those moles looked at and taken care of.

I am sincerely grateful for all of your encouragements in my initial post, though, regardless of how I feel about my decision to shave my head.

Thank you!

My wife has been telling me to do this for years. After being motivated and inspired by so many guys on here, I finally did it. Now I need to buy some appropriate supplies ha ha.

Last year I was feeling quite depressed, wasn't taking good care of myself and was clearly balding/bald but insisted on keeping the buzz cut. Doing much better now.

Hello everyone,

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My name is Luca, I'm 27 years old, I'm from Italy, and I've been losing my hair since I was 22.

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It was a slow and quite painful process for me, especially because I used to have a lot of thick, curly hair.

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As you can see from the first and second picture, the situation eventually became unmanageable, and I got tired of trying to hide the thinning spots with the hair on the sides.

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In the end, it was a constant source of stress. I was afraid of going outside on windy days, going to the beach, or even wearing a helmet.

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Yesterday, I finally said, "Enough is enough." I am not my hair, and shaving my head doesn't make me a less attractive person.

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So I did it.

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Now I feel much better, and the reaction from my friends and family has been overwhelmingly positive. It turns out that most of my fears existed only in my own mind.

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I also wanted to thank everyone in this community because your posts and experiences helped me find the courage to take this step.

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Of course, I'm always open to advice haha.

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Thank you all, truly.

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Vi voglio bene!

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Greetings from Italy! 🇮🇹

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After a long time of consideration did this,not gonna lie many people loved and still get a lot of compliments, downside relatives are always behind me saying anything they like

Long time lurker

Long time commenter

It held up for 30 years 🤣

Maybe I’ll find a wife in here.

A little nervous about the response I'll get when my family wakes up but I feel very relieved at the moment. I know they'll learn to accept it

Edit: Love y'all! This really is the best place on the internet

I know i didn't have to do it but i was thinking about it for a long time and have been working towards it for a while now... Been lurking in this sub for a few years, seeing all the examples contributed a lot to the decision, so thank you to everyone posting and commenting!

I posted here and someone told me I looked like a 45 year old newly converted Amish guy. I believe that statement is what got me over the line. Thank you.

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I have buzzed my hair pretty short before, but not to the skin. I'm hoping it will look a bit better when my tan evens out, but I'm good with it so far.

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Does the beard look less Amish when it's shorter like this? People suggested growing in the moustache, but the hair on my lip starts bothering me after a while, so I'm not sure.

Thanks so much for the feedback and encouragement everyone, I absolutely LOVE IT

I dont know if I should go even balder.

Well… I did it.

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A few hours ago I posted here after seeing a picture of myself and realizing my hair situation was a lot further along than I had let myself believe.

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I was nervous. Like genuinely nervous.

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I’ve been lurking here for a long time and always admired the confidence people seemed to get after making the jump, but I never thought I’d actually do it myself.

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Then all of your comments started rolling in.

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The support, encouragement, honesty, and kindness honestly caught me off guard. I’m not used to hearing that kind of encouragement outside of my wife telling me I’d look good no matter what 😆

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So tonight… she shaved it.

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And I have to say…

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It is nowhere near as bad as I built it up to be in my head.

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Do I instantly feel like a bald king? Not yet 😂 but I do feel relieved. Like I stopped fighting something and just owned it.

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Thank you all for giving me the push to finally do it.

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And now I’m weirdly excited to see my kid’s reaction tomorrow morning when he wakes up and realizes dad suddenly lost all his hair overnight.

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Included some before, after and during pics.

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Seriously, thank you all ❤️

Took some time, but it is safe to say I am not going back.

Thank you for your support guys.