Like Samson, men’s self-assurance seems to disappear along with their hair. That’s the conclusion of a study carried out on men suffering hair-loss. Becoming bald has a direct impact on your self-esteem! It would also seem to harm your powers of seduction. But you can hold on to your self-confidence! Read on to find out how to stop your bad mood in its tracks and brush your ego the right way.
A hard loss to bear...
Recently, a Gallop survey for MSD Laboratories was carried out to find out the feelings of men who were losing their hair. It appears that these gentlemen are taking their looming baldness very badly! More than 62% of them consider that going bald affects your self-esteem and they also feel less sure of themselves than those who don’t have hair problems. Not unike Samson, a lot of men draw their psychological strength from their hair...
Being attractive at all costs
Losing their hair also seems to affect men’s love life. In fact, 7 out of 10 alopecia victims in Europe consider that their hair plays an important role in seducing women. Moreover, it’s also the main fear of all those not affected by the problem with 71% thinking it would make them less attractive to the opposite sex. One in every three men believes that a good head of hair attracts women who are a lot better-looking. But unfortunately, the survey didn’t ask women about the subject so it’s hard to know if this fear is really justified!
Mixed responses
To deal with hair loss, men resort to subterfuges that can be surprising. The classic stratagem is getting a short haircut or even shaving their head completely, like a lot of football stars or singers. Some go for permanent headgear – a hat or baseball cap and even the beret is making a big comeback! But, even more surprising, faced with hair loss, many men are deciding to...exercise! They probably think that going bald is a sign of aging, so they decide to give their bodies a second youth in order to balance out hair loss with muscle gain!
Stop splitting hairs
Gentlemen, if you are starting to lose your hair, begin by putting things into perspective and asking yourself why you are so worried. Is it because you’re getting old? Do you think you’re not as attractive? It could be that in reality, your hair problems could be a factor allowing you express your more serious anxieties...
You won’t necessarily find an answer to a concern whose roots could run deeper than solving your hair problem! So put our society’s diktats and other canons of beauty into perspective. Although it’s important to take care of yourself, be careful not to fall into harmful narcissistic excess as chasing after our youth is ultimately doomed to failure!
The first step to getting back your self-esteem and having confidence in your powers of seduction is to accept your body and the changes it is going through. Nevertheless, if you find it hard to count the fallen ‘hair soldiers’ on your comb each morning, you can call on the specialists. Ask your doctor or chemist to advise you on suitable treatments to prevent hair loss or at least limit the damage, and help you back some of that heady feeling of confidence!
