About my hair....
My name is Laura, and I am 33 years old. I am a carefree young woman proudly displaying my luscious long brown hair! Only I have a secret, and that is that the hair is not entirely all of my own. I wear a hair replacement system which integrates with the hair that I have and covers where I don't!
It is not a wig, far from it! A wig to me is something that has an unnatural appearance, is bulky, too shiny, itchy, and comes off at night like a hat. My hair is semi-permanently attached, I sleep with it and wash it as normal, a wig is nothing like this. However I would like to make the point that this is my opinion and choice. There are many women and children out there that are happy with a conventional 'Wig'. I respect everyone's choices in life.
For me, discovering the Hair Replacement System has almost literally saved my life. When I experienced hair loss for the 2nd time round, I just could not handle it. It would mean that my carefully placed hair extensions would no longer hide my scattered bald patches! I was devastated, and only months away from my 30th birthday, I did have dark thoughts. At 10 years old I was young, innocent and protected by my family. However, as a young woman with a career in a male dominated industry, supposedly independent, it was terrifying. At 10 you could get away with hats and bandana's, not as a woman. I also could not accept the prospect of being alone at 30 wearing a wig! Who would want me?
My hair loss was as a result of a rare condition called Auto-Immune-Poylglandular-Failure. I was only correctly diagnosed 4 years ago whilst in a critical condition in hospital, after almost 20 years of suffering from Alopecia but not knowing the real reason behind it. The disease means that my Immune system is attacking itself. Part of this disease means that I would develop: Alopecia, Hypo-parathyroidism, Vitiligo, B12 deficiency, Anaemia and last but no means least - Diabetes. One by one since 10, I have contracted every illness and deficiency, all except Diabetes. Unfortunately, April 2010 I was diagnosed with Diabetes Type 1. I knew that I would potentially get Diabetes, but I didn't expect it until later on in life. To be honest I am more upset about the Diabetes than my hair loss, but that is because it has only just happened and it takes a little while to adjust. I've adjusted to my other health issues, so I have every reason to believe that I will tackle my Diabetes with the same strength and determination as I have with the Alopecia over the years.
Even though the doctors predicted that I would develop these illnesses, I can honestly say that every disorder started with a shock or bouts of severe upset in my personal life. I can pin point what happened just before my hair fell out over the years particularly the first time when I was 10. It is very important to deal with the stressors and triggers to your hair loss, so that you have a chance at re-growing it.
I know how it feels to feel so low that you do not want to even be alive! I found a strength and resilience that has stayed with me. I want to share my experience, my advice and more importantly the secret that helped me to gain back my life. If you sign up to be a member you can read my full story.
The secret that helped me get through the re-lapse of both my illness and hair loss 3 years ago, was Life Coaching. The coaching I received further inspired me to learn and train myself. Life Coaching differs from conventional therapy or counselling. The emphasis is on action and change, encouraging and supporting you to move forward whilst also changing any limiting beliefs and self doubts that are holding you back and damaging your confidence, self worth and self esteem.
I have also trained in an amazing Complementary Therapy (EFT and Matrix Reimprinting), which helps to deal with any traumas from the past, particularly going back to before you lost your hair. Clients go on a journey of self discovery and can quite literally let go of upsetting memories, regret, emotional trauma and intense life experiences. You can get a re-framed perspective and reach a place of acceptance, closure or forgiveness. Your experiences of the past are affecting you today on a conscious level and a subconscious level. Including your decisions; the way you think; act and feel, these are all based on past situations. In order to move forward it is important to go back to where it all began. The complementary therapy is a match made in heaven with Life Coaching which incorporates some NLP (neuro-linguistic programming). This also will help give you coping mechanisms to deal with the daily stress that hair loss creates. A stressed mind will not heal a stressed body!
Since I have stopped worrying about my hair and I am truly at a place of acceptance, I have noticed at least 90% of my hair has re-grown. I think the more I stressed, the more it used to fall out. To be honest, I still will continue to wear my Hair Replacement System as I don't think that my hair will be as full and lustrous as this, I've also noticed some grey's! No thank you! Who knows if it grew back 100% then maybe I would think differently about it.
If you have lost your hair, you have not lost everything even if it feels that way. Slowly I can help you gain all of those losses you have experienced in addition to your hair.........
Those losses may include: loss of confidence, self-worth, self-belief, perceived beauty, pride, strength, femininity, love for yourself and most importantly your happiness. I am sure there are many more losses you have suffered, along with every strand that has been washed down the plug hole, or caught in your brush.
I aim to help you gain back those losses and gain some new insights,strengths and positive qualities that you perhaps didn't possess even before your hair loss. Make 2011 the year that you gain back your life!
If you would like Hair Replacement advice please email me at laura@hairlosslifegain.co.uk I used to work for a well known Hair Replacement Company so I can tell you what to look out for - the do's and don't's and how not to be ripped off!