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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 09:27 AM
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screw that, more pics of the flacid penis!

















































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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 09:29 AM
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Cut some stress out of your life.


The next time you begin losing large amounts of hair, think about the role of stress and hair loss. To illustrate the point, here is a real life story about stress and hair loss.

Elaine was always an attractive girl. While in college, she took on a job to help make ends meet. She studied hard and worked even harder. To make matters worse, she was also involved in a very strenuous relationship with a man that lasted for a year and a half. Elaine was overworked, over stressed and heartbroken. Stress was becoming more and more prevalent in Elaine's life. This combination eventually took a toll on her good looks, leaving her grumpy looking. Her friends began to comment on her haggard appearance. Elaine's skin became constantly dry and dull. She always felt sluggish and slow. Eventually, Elaine began to notice hair on her pillow when she woke up each morning, Stress was causing hair loss for Elaine and taking its toll on her body. It was then that she realized how much stress was affecting her life and looks. Alarmed and anxious, Elaine decided it would be best to consult a hair specialist to help her solve her problem. The specialist advised Elaine to reevaluate her life and try to be more positive. She told Elaine she needed to eliminate anything in her life that was causing her too much stress. She needed to remove herself from anything causing her pain and anguish if she wanted the hair loss to stop. Elaine took the specialist's advice and straightened out her life. She quit her part-time job to focus on school alone. She reconnected herself with friends and began to socialize again. This decision to have a happier, simpler life eventually helped her to become more physically fit, resulting in her to become the attractive girl she once was.

The Oxford dictionary defines stress as "a demand upon physical or mental energy.' However, stress, as most people see it, is an above average demand of our energy. This demand is usually very hard to deal with. Stress puts demands on people to perform well above their capacity. This demand is very difficult to maintain without some form of relief. Despite the negative perception, stress is an everyday occurrence that affects most people at some point in their life. Following are other definitions of stress:

-- Stress is supposedly a recent phenomenon and is everywhere we turn to.
-- Stress does not feel good and cannot be experienced in pleasant situations.
-- Stress can be achieved when our problems go out of control.
-- Stress and change are related.

As demonstrated in Elaine's story, stress can sometimes lead to hair loss. The human body has ways of alerting us of problems such as stress. If handled properly, stress can be managed and not lead to hair loss or other appearance related problems.

The condition of a person's hair can tell you a lot about stress levels in their lives. Happiness and serenity in a person's life will be reflected by healthy looking, shiny hair. However, those with dry, lifeless, poor hair are likely encountering a depressing situation and are struggling to adapt.

Hair loss induced by stress usually occurs after severe stress, such as surgery or illness. This is referred to telogen effluvium and may take as long as six to twelve months to reverse.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:00 AM
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i guess then the op must
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:06 AM
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You could get your Thyroid levels checked...
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by got_torque?' date='Jan 29 2009, 11:00 AM
i guess then the op must
smoking doesn't have anything to do with it. I smoke like a chimney and still have a full head of hair.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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Take Rogaine it works. Use the foam its the best and shouldnt dry your sculp. Your hair will get thicker and you will stop losing hair, or at least slow it down dramatically. In some cases it will grow back.

Typically men initially begin thinning in their early twenties... it can pause then start up again later in life. Use it every day, after you wash your hair.

Dont wait till its too late. Good luck.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by kadeshpa' date='Jan 29 2009, 08:22 AM
Propecia gives you limp dick. So choose your poison, having a limp pecker or thinning hair.
I'd choose thinning hair, otherwise you better be good with your hands...
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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Well thanks for the input guys. I would like to try some of those products but it just kinda sucks that you have to take them for life. Nobody likes extra monthly bills.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by berlinablackie' date='Jan 29 2009, 07:21 PM
I'd choose thinning hair, otherwise you better be good with your hands...
if you have thinning hair you'd better be good with your hands
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 08:50 PM
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Here's the only honest answer for you: there's really not a damn thing you can do. If your DHT level is high, you'll lose your hair regardless. You can take Propecia to block DHT, or convert it, but a major side effect is impotence. That just sucks right there! Rogaine is very temporary and doesn't work with everyone. The only real solution is hair transplant, which costs about $25K on average. Choose a door and take your path! Basically, you're screwed, as am I.
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