Why GOING BALD Hit Me So Hard - The Full Story

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In this video video Joe who had been dealing with his hair loss for many years is here to share his full story about going bald and shaving his head bald.
TIME STAMPS
00:00 Shaving My Head Bald
00:38 The reason for my reaction
01:01 Reviewing My Reaction
01:30 Why did I Shave My head in that moment
02:00 What I thought would happen for me
02:14 THE THING I Didn't like
02:20 Going Grade 3 First
02:48 Sharing The News With My Partner
03:29 What Happened Hours Later
04:05 Going To Work After Shaving My Head
04:44 How Others Reacted
05:00 My Two Week UPDATE After Shave
05:10 Going Grade 0 All over
06:22 Harry's Take On Joe's Reaction
07:30 How I First Noticed I Was Going Bald
08:55 When My Insecurity Really Ramped Up
09:50 Dealing With "banter"
10:17 First time seeing Baldcafe
10:45 Hair Loss Impacting Family Life
11:06 Thinking About Shaving It Off (testing it)
11:32 My Big Mistake
12:52 Rediscovering Baldcafe
13:45 How My Obsession Over The Hair Loss Grew
14:38 Using Hair Fibres
15:29 My Decision On Hair Loss Treatments
17:05 My Big Reason Why Enough Was Enough
17:35 All of THIS Is now GONE
18:20 THIS Moment Specifically Really Stuck out To Me
21:55 Why I NEEDED To Share This REAL Moment
24:55 How I Set Accountability Over This
25:47 THIS Gave Me The Courage To Actually Move Past It All
27:31 My Final Message To YOU
28:23 Outro
Thanks so much Joe for sharing your story as real as it gets here at Baldcafe. That took courage. 🤝 We are forever grateful.
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@dadbodvlogs Год назад

Thanks for allowing me to share my story and journey Harry! Thanks to everyone for the kind words too, I hope this video helps somebody out there the way the videos on this channel helped me! Living the dream as a bald man now! 🎉❤

@AJ-ct8om Год назад

You look fantastic man. You showed real gumption to shownyour fragility MORE than shaving the head too btw. You're gonna inspire many. You have the same crown problem I have/had. And your situation is so relatable. Keep living dude. Summers coming, get some colour on it. Keep shaping that beard, experiment with a new wardrobe. Build your life around it - don't let it build a life around you. Embrace it man. You're killing it 👌🏼

@kunerix Год назад

Thank you for sharing your journey. Truly an inspiration 🙏🏻

@rpf8949 Год назад

You look great man. My hair has been receding and thinning for years now. Gives me some comfort for when the time comes for me. 🖤

@dadbodvlogs Год назад

@Rp F whenever the time is right my man you just go for it and don't look back. I'm sure you'll look like a beast!

@nettoflorestal 11 месяцев назад

U saying: "I hated it". Me watching: "Wow. Dude is looking way better than before." 🤣

@cousinstu Месяц назад

I was cheering - go zero, go zero, you can do it! Glad you made it, congrats!

@ashvin4u Год назад

i'm 34.....just did a buzz cut today....started losing hair a few years ago....i was doing the ''comb over thing''....my dad helped me to buzz my hair and my mom was supportive....i feel happy, relieved....the big test will be on monday when i go to work....the comments that i will receive may change my mood....idk....anyway, what is done is done....i have accepted my hair loss and i have the support of my family....this is all that count!

@rodrigoacosta9708 Год назад

Take it easy man!! I buzzed my hair at 33 years old, I am 35 now. The first weeks were strange, I felt relieved but at the same time I missed my hair because I knew, it was forever lost. Thats hard, but I like how I look now and never try to hide it! At work, most people was supportive but there is always some assholes who will make fun from you, just show them it doesn't affect you, you'll be fine 👌👌👌👌

@Tahitison Год назад

Embrace it brother, there is always a shock factor when people see you for the first time after the shave, my Mom initially said she missed my hair and people may give you a hard time at first, but for me since I started to own and embrace it as me, I get a lot of people, including my Mom now, who tell me it looks better than before. Most people can't picture me with hair now and tell me I rock the bald look. Try not to get to caught up in the opinions of others but rather appreciate the fact that you have now conquered a fear that many men live their entire adult lives in fear of, you're past it and your hair doesn't define you. You do. How you own it makes you way more attractive. Good luck dawgie!

@jamiet16v Год назад

Good for you my guy, wear it with a new found confidence. Maybe think about changing your wardrobe up a bit to create a new version of yourself, I’ve recently done the same after turning 38 this month, and honestly it’s the best thing I’ve done in a while! 👍🏻

@jayonthatbeat3977 Год назад

Same I’ve done it today and I’m 32 years old. Feeling strong 💪🏽

@alan-or7bv Год назад

Harry have you turned into a nonce with that haircut? Shave it off as this is for bald people. Not nonces

@Koldfusion234 Год назад

It's funny how we tend to see ourselves 10x more critically than other people see us. When I saw how he looked with the head shave, I thought he pulled it off great and had an ideal head shape, whereas he was distraught and hated it. Good to know that he's warmed up to it.

@tiedyesuit3097 Год назад

The shaved head suits him and that perfect beard just completes the look

@baldbearded9601 Год назад

@@tiedyesuit3097yeah I mean, he still has a very crisp hairline that isn't even receding. His head shave looks like a buzz cut for a standard full head of hair

@soupbellyschayi1676 Год назад

Cope

@LuckyLuch1 Год назад

Much respect for posting your experience man. People that arnt balding just can't understand how emotional it can be after dealing with and worrying about it for so long. I haven't taken the shave step yet but this vid and the others help so much.

@kwt2000trucker Год назад

Im bald, I shave my head everyday. I NEVER felt any kind of sadness nor worry about balding, and I DONT understand why it is that emotional or terrifying for many guys to lose hair and to shave it off

@shyman99 Год назад

I don't cry when I see his transition. I get excited. And that is the best compliment anyone can receive.

@joshuadempsey5281 Год назад

These videos helped me finally do it. I watched about 2 and a half videos, and half way through the 3rd video I just "F it, I'm gonna do it!" I really appreciate you making all these videos to help those of us who're nervous about it!

@jackberglund4484 Год назад

His journey is really close to mine, I found this channel after searching for it after I got the news from my barber (and had seen changes). I plowed through all of your videos and it motivated me to take the step a bit over a year ago. You're really making a difference with Baldcafe and you should be proud of what you bring to the world. Removing shame from men one video at a time.

@UltimateIrishRebel Год назад

definitely good to get a different perspective to the usual lads who feel the great sense of relief. It's a big change and it can be scary for some. I'm glad he's happy with it now, it definitely looks good on him!

@Alexander0189 Год назад

fantastic story, well done mate, you've grown from this experience im sure and you'll never have any regrets now. That comment about the first picture of you and your daughter being an edited one was a powerful thought, definitely made the right choice. Just enjoy life now for what it is now that this burden is gone :)

@chrisstanley6476 Год назад

First of all well done mate you look great! I can totally relate to how he felt about his head shape because its something that scares me also. This channel is helping me slowly but surely, in knowing there's many of us fellas out there feeling like this about our hair. I see the videos about people feeling free after it's done and I'm so desperate for that feeling. Unfortunately at the moment I can't leave that worry about how I'll look behind. Thank you for this channel and well done to everyone on here that was finally brave enough to shave it off.

@tyleraylward5570 Год назад

I’m actually kinda jealous! You got a sharp hairline still which makes going this short look way better

@dadbodvlogs Год назад

Thanks man! I'm sure your just as sharp

@bendycard Год назад

Well done Joe, and thank you for sharing your story. One of the things I remember thinking before I shaved mine many years ago was that it looked terrible but it was as good as it would ever look. I wasn’t completely right about that, I love my razored head now.

@mattblissett5782 Год назад

I have an issue with thinning and receding and I have been watching these videos all night trying to pluck up the courage to do the shave myself and just seeing all these people sharing their stories and I am proud of all them and picking up my clippers tomorrow to join the crew! Keep up the good work

@tca7421 Год назад

How’d it go??

@xXTiggaBoBXx Год назад

How'd it go man?

@Gandalfgrayscale Год назад

Looks great mate. You da man 💪

@epicadventureturtle1363 Год назад

As a long time baldie with beard, I can kinda see why he didnt like it at first. It's the beard imo, its very round and makes the lower half of his head look much bigger than his (now bald) top of the head. Trimming the sides of the beard shorter or adding a bit of length to the beard would do a lot. Experimenting with beard styles is probably my #1 advice for bald dudes who dont like how they look, very often a uniform full beard isnt the right one for you.

@bradt2797 Год назад

Mate you look so good and your confidence level has gone up

@eliethia1197 Год назад

Top video! 👊🏽

@koalafishmutantbird4682 Год назад

Mid 30s here. Shaved my head on and off by choice since I was kid. Currently have hair but if I ever start losing it, I won’t mind shaving it off for good.

@dadbodvlogs Год назад

Worth it! Getting ready in the morning is deffo easier and enjoying sports etc too!

@svenbrdzinski Год назад

I totally understand what he felt! Sometimes the result of cutting it off isn't that happy or satisfaction feeling we expect. You might think your head shape looks weird or you feel like you look stupid after you finally cut your hair off. From personal experience, this is just a short phase, you're just not used to it, and you QUICKLY fall in love with your new look! I've never gone back after cutting my hair off almost 6 years ago, and I am so glad I found this channel! As I Said in the part 1 video, don't cut it off slowly, like he did starting from cut size 3 and then reducing the size... This will just drag on the experience. Just go all out and cut it off with the 0 size!!! it'll look way cleaner and nicer :) I promise

@nmc5657 Год назад

brother, i have most of my hair (for now, anyway) and want to tell you that you look great.

@Ben77788 Год назад

He looks fine with a buzz. I honestly think some guys look good bald. Other guys look better with a short buzz. It just depends.

@mythinktube Год назад

I'm 44 with the same hair loss at the back and even more thinning at the front. Just buzzcut it recently and suffered the same disappointment. Everyone around me tells me "you don't need it. Now you look worse". There was no sense of relief and no support from anyone. Some of us are peer pressured to maintain a balding look that only looks ok... from certain angles.

@baldbearded9601 Год назад

Did people tell you how they truly felt about your balding head though? Like for real honest? Is shaven really worst???

@user-ju6zx3rm8d Год назад

@@baldbearded9601 if he has an alien skull shape, big forehead, high hairline, big ears....then it WILL look worse when shaved

@mythinktube Год назад

@baldbearded9601 People generally never mention your balding. They only ever mention something when your appearance suddenly changes and they're forced to adjust to your new look. Anyway, after a couple of weeks my 11 year old said she prefers the new look. That's what matters the most to me ;)

@vuchsloch Год назад

your headshape is perfect. what are you talking about?

@craigc1101 Год назад

so hard😢 struggling with it to, do i try transplant, self image is like your best quality, i used to take pics daily and know its worse i take less but still super conscious, even more so after a trim, bloody thinning crown😢

@TheEssiEssi Год назад

It looks great.

@luv2stack Год назад

He went from a boy to a man. Thank you for sharing this. Means a lot to us. Keep on keeping it real 😎

@omellemmor4732 Год назад

A lot guys are not a fan going full bald head due to various reason like some people have badly shaped heads that they will look even weird if they remove all hair, others suffer from hair and scalp issues like the occasional scalp psoriasis or bad dandruff that is why they can't go bald otherwise the flare-ups or dandruff scales will be exposed into an unsightly look

@kevinwalsh9788 Год назад

Your perfect beard looks great with the buzz cut. 👍

@Lemonysnicket201 Год назад

I had the same experience when i shaved my head, its not so much losing your hair thats the worst part. its realizing you have an odd or ugly headshape, i genuinly have a ugly pointy headshape and i will never accept it or get used to it i almost alwas wear a cap, i lost my hair at 18 years old, now i am 37. I did have scalp micro pigmentation some years ago wich gave me a little confidence back, but not really the sustainable solution for me.

@Keither Год назад

I am 26 with a receding hairline I don’t know what I did to deserve this 😢

@messiisthebest Год назад

I am suffering this problem at the age of 20 ,

@soupbellyschayi1676 Год назад

Man thats bad if i were u i would suicide

@kathleenking47 Год назад

Do you know your grandparents? I also know fathers with balding sons

@kathleenking47 Год назад

@@messiisthebest it starts at 16

@fulwoodphantom Год назад

Suites you sir! Looks good to me nothing wrong with that 👍

@simbex1904 Год назад

Yo Harry, what is your current recommendation for a razor that shaves pretty much close to skin, is easy to use (at least after the first few times) and doesn't take too long? Also want to go against the grain with it. Are you still using the leaf shave as your go to razor? I'm using Harry's razor at the moment. KR, Jack

@Baldcafe Год назад

If you want to wet shave with a razor and just want absolutely the easiest, quickest and closest then Harry’s in honestly a decent bet. Other than that I found the Gilette 5 glades versions to be easy to use and cut well. My personal razor of choice these days is the twig razor from leaf shave. I like the precision but it isn’t the fastest way to shave.

@simbex1904 Год назад

@@Baldcafe Thanks for the quick reply mate. I will stick to Harry's then and might consider buying a twig/leaf razor from leaf shave to be more sustainable in the future.

@baldbearded9601 Год назад

I'm sure it's hard for him, but this really is just the very beginning of what hairloss feels like. If he kept holding on to what he has for another decade, then he'd start to feel what most men really had to deal with. He isn't anywhere near bald and still has a very sharp and clean hairline; thinner maybe, but still very decent. Basically, anyone watching this has to understand that he is not suffering crazy misery from hairloss, and that if your condition is anything worst than this, it really ain't that bad either, despite his feelings. Eventually when you feel "obligated" to truly shave off any hair because of the patches.. (at 22 years old or later, hopefully) well that hits differently. And you know what? In both cases, a shaved head ends up looking much better, I promise! I'll even add that many men who start shaving their head with an actual razor, could let their hair grow for a buzz-cut-look, but will rapidly grow fond of the clean shaven head and will keep shaving it for your own pleasure and self-care. Wet shaving and aromatherapy can become like meditation to recharge your batteries, and men can transform balding insecurity into a well invested moment into self care and relaxation. Just give it a try 👌

@hasselett Год назад

You’ve got to be joking. The man has a HUGE patch in the back of his head. He had extremely aggressive hair loss and made the right choice shaving it off. It looked bad until he took the plunge.

@baldbearded9601 Год назад

@@hasselett Hehe I didn't say he wasn't balding, but he does have a very crisp hair line. My message isn't to discredit his situation. I'm basically saying that despite his "devastated reaction" his situation isn't that bad in comparison to most balding men, and that if your situation is worst than him (which it is for most people), well it is STILL not that bad, and if you don't have a crisp straight hair line like he does, you can still shave closer and it always looks and feels good.

@sunrise10011 Год назад

Your comment is a bit ignorant. Sounds like you're trying to invalidate how he feels towards his own hairloss because in your opinion it's not as bad as it could be. Everyone has their own reaction to hairloss, it's his own personal journey and just because you think it's not that bad at that stage, doesn't mean it isn't affecting him any less. It's not about comparisons, it's about how it makes him feel, and really he should do whatever makes him happy.

@WeeedAsmr Год назад

@@baldbearded9601 bruh theres multiple forms of balding, trying to make it seem like your not considered balding until your hairline goes my ass. Sound goofy af

@captainwasel8377 Год назад

We worry more than we should have then we realize afterwards that it's not a big deal after all.

@wetrucken1689 Год назад

Hair shows youth but baldness shows wisdom I rather be known smart then shit for brain's 😆

@dadbodvlogs Год назад

Agreed!

@user-ju6zx3rm8d Год назад

women do not like it

@Gregory-ed2bi Год назад

Recently I shaved my head again. I did it a few times before but I decided to give it another go and allow the hair to return. I'm one of those with those huge gaps on the sides and a windows peak in front. I was practically a Vegeta cosplay 😅😅. Anyways...I decided to brave the shame once more and people were not very supportive. Also I don't really think that a bald look suits me. Unlike these other dudes when I shave my head I look waaay younger than I am and lost half of my confidence. Even with all these side effects of the shave I've decided to keep the bald look a bit more. Maybe it'll grow on me and I'll start to feel more confident. If I don't feel any change on the confidence field I'll go back and become the prince of all Saiyans once more

@thesharinganknight9859 Год назад

Grow that beard all the way out man.

@Gregory-ed2bi Год назад

@@thesharinganknight9859 Trying to...

@tonynorris1506 Год назад

I think the thing with guys that still have a thick hairline and around the top outer edge that are balding on the top and crown (like me) is that the sides are MUCH thicker, so doing a #1 often leaves thicker stubble to where it can have the "side chops" look; opposed to someone with a receded hairline or almost fully bald on top and sides that are also thin being those are cases were a #1 looks great! My hair is similar to this dudes and Im worried at a #1 that it'll look mangy on top (although I used to get #2 fades for a decade so no stranger to short hair) but I'm thinking after I do it, it I don't feel confident buzzing the thick sides down to a 0, I'll get a barber to even things out and learn how to do it myself.... OR, I'll just do a 0 (no guard) on it all, and get some precision beard trimmers and see if I can make do a lineup on what's left of my hairline.... This MAY make it look as if I shaved it on purpose opposed to having to (as I often wear a snapback backwards) PS: YES, I know this ideology is the reason I'm struggling to take the clippers to it and what stops many people from taking the leap.

@dadbodvlogs Год назад

Take it from me dude, when you take the leap go straight to no guard clippers. I really like it, it's much cleaner!!

@tonynorris1506 Год назад

@@dadbodvlogs I'm planning on it today/tomorrow.... I'm realizing that I'm putting it off being planned to do it last weekend... Lol Just being the top is the worst, I know I'll probably stand there trying to even things out so your probably right about the "no guard" route and it blending things better. Idk if it's my head shape or what but my hair/head has always been very similar to John Cena.... Hairline area and outer rim of the top edges has always been thicker hair than the scalp, so much that when getting #2 fades when younger, I'd have to get a #1 on the hairline. That has thinned out but is still thicker than the scalp, so the "no guard" is probably my best best. Any tips to make the top stubble look thicker? The hairs are thinning so I guess in terms of the remaining hair follicle specks to show up.

@dadbodvlogs Год назад

@Tony Norris I think when you go no guard you'll suprise yourself. It will be a shock and the initial reaction will be "I look stupid" but after 2 or 3 days you'll be loving the benefits of rolling out of bed not worrying about your hair. Showers feel better on a bald head too! Haha

@tonynorris1506 Год назад

@@dadbodvlogs bro, I went for it.... At a #1 and from one angle it looks good, from another angle the remaining hairline and thin top look rough. Do u have any contact info on here? I'd love your advice on some pics.... my wife is saying "Don't go any shorter, u look like ur old self again" but the top of my head isn't how it used to look. 😂

@soupbellyschayi1676 Год назад

Its never began sadly

@hannesbolman4710 Год назад

Looking good , i wouldnt worry about all If i would Look Like you

@Goodhello369 Год назад

Bro not laughing at you. Laughing with you. My reaction was same: sighing, mumbling to myself, disappointed. But in the end the patchy stuff is not idea, shaved is better.

@dadbodvlogs Год назад

Haha It was a strange moment for sure but one I'm glad I went through! Way better for it!

@dangerdjk 10 месяцев назад

Lets be honest. Not everyone is going to look good woth a bald head, some headhspes are not the best look. But its either that ir thr daily stress of thinning hair. Man up and shave

@ricardomartins9768 Год назад

makes an implant, you don't need to shave everything, today there is a solution for some cases.

@kathleenking47 Год назад

Partner? Should be wife, or fiancee

@diegoborges3716 Год назад

Hair transplant is not a definitive solution.

@JK-vc7ie 8 месяцев назад

It’s funny how much a man would care about his hair.

@Cous1nJack 8 месяцев назад

This comment is why men talking about their feelings is so stunted. Even men like this have stuff in their head

@pranavkottur9031 7 месяцев назад

No it’s not

@joys5656 Год назад

Bald hair looks good on healthy guys....not to fat and not too thin..as jn this guys case....it's not much of a difference..

@xScottyB1987x Год назад

Harry shave that bloody hair

@bradt2797 Год назад

Totally agree Harry should go back to being bald

@reezlaw 8 месяцев назад

A lot of guys want to use a guard at first, like that will help adjusting or something, I think it's a mistake. You HAVE to know it's not gonna look good, there will be a big difference between the sides and the top, it's inevitable. The only way is all the way, take that guard off. Even now this bloke left a bit, he would look so much better actually shaved

@bunobeatz5737 11 месяцев назад

Theres no reason for him to shave bald he still has hair. A 1 half and 2 guard works well for him. He can still get haircuts.

@joesixpack6323 Год назад

That dude's got a ton of hair left. A little sea salt spray and it would look twice as thick.

@eliethia1197 Год назад

Sea salt spray ain’t doing shit mate. 😂

@hasselett Год назад

You and I share different definitions of "a ton of hair". I personally am surprised he didn't take the plunge and shaved it all off much earlier. It looked really bad, to be honest. And sea salt spray wouldn't do a single thing to change that. I don't even know what that means.

@ekkeekie7537 Год назад

yup. sea salt spray would reverse his balding, it works wonders

@andreavolpe1138 Год назад

He was better with hair.. he had still enough hair, why shaving ??

@NinjaDude85 Год назад

Hey i got a question if anybody feels like answering.. I have noticed that in my forehead around the hairline i have several single hairs alone that are far apart and when you see it its superobvious... It does not look good. They just hang there alone far from the rest if the hair.. So my question is, does anyone know if thats a sign lf balding or hairthinning, hairloss?? Wondering because i feel like my hairline looks a bit thinner too.. And my hair is harder to fix nlwadays.. Getting tired of it and wanna shave it off but my family and friends are supernegative towards shaving my head...

@LakituKoopa Год назад

hmmm hard to tell. Maybe they were always like this. Got a few single hairs too and I think I always had them. You should keep an eye on that, but might be nothing. If you're friends and family is negative towards that, maybe start with a buzz first and see how that works for you? You still can shave it afterwards.