Hair loss - debilitating, depressing and isolating

Yesterday I saw a client in Sydney who is struggling with the loss of her hair as a result of trauma she experienced several months ago. She still has some hair left but not much. As the months have passed she has become more and more depressed about her appearance. She started working from home and leaving her camera off in meetings. She has now stopped going out with friends and is having her husband take the kids to their activities. She has also stopped organising their regular date night. When she looks in the mirror she cries. Her husband consoles her and reassures her that she is still beautiful. That is helpful but only for a moment because when she looks back into the mirror she sees a very different person to the one she has known for 42 years. She looks sick, yet she isn't, she looks masculine yet she isn't, she doesn't feel attractive at all, she doesn't dress up anymore - cause what's the point. Her husband, so concerned at her deterioration, brought her in yesterday for me to help her and I am so pleased that he did because I know from my own experience what wearing a wig is going to do for her - literally, it will change her life.

After 50 years with no hair, I still feel similar to my client - I don't feel like myself when I see myself with no hair and yet that is how I have been since I was 3 years old. It is very strange that I see me when I have hair on. That is why I wear a wig most of the time;

to feel 'normal',

to feel confident and not self conscious,

to have hair like everyone else,

to feel feminine,

to participate 'normally' in life,

to go about my day anonymous to my hair loss.

These depressing, debilitating and socially isolating feelings can be eased and managed by wearing high quality and realistic wigs and hair pieces, believe me, I know. #bewhatyoucansee

Tammy x