What to do first
Please know that your feelings about your hair loss are real and you are not alone.
Know that there are resources to help you.
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Seek help from a professional!
If you or a loved one feel your emotional health is being compromised in any way that is keeping you from living a normal life and it is affecting work, school, relationships with friends or family in any way. Seek help with that first by contacting a licensed mental health professional if you have to.
Here is a list of people to contact:
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Mental Health - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
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Contact your Family Physician and Insurance Carrier to obtain additional numbers to local mental health providers.
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Your Family Physician and have him or her refer you to a dermatologist for testing.
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Research websites like:
NAAF- National Areata Alopecia Foundation - www.naaf.org
Alopecia World - www.alopeciaworld.com
Canadian Alopecia Areata Foundation - http://www.canaaf.org/
Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation - www.carfintl.org
Good Luck My Friend! Everything will be OK. Remember there are many that have been where you are now and have survived the ordeal. I know, I am one of them.
Love, Crowned Regal.