Sester Wrote:If you feel fake with it its only becasue you ARE fake hiding it. OWN it.

I respect your opinion but couldn't disagree with you more.

Sam

Yeah you and I am sure the majority of others. But we do what works for us individually.
Mathew may appreciate another point of view. I believe in being real. Part of being real for me is not hiding who I really am warts and all.
I make what I feel is a better presentation with a head of hair. But thats all it is. A presentation of myslef as I want others to see me. Not who I really am. I really am bald..... That's the reality. If people know that, really what difference does it make. They don't like me or hate me any less or more. They don' treat me any differently. And in all cases they are impressed and thusly I feel like I am actually lessening the "stigma" of "toupee's for wearers who's biggest fear/humiliation is of being busted.

And the most important thing is.... I feel better about myself if I don't have to lie or BS people to sqeeze out of a tight spot Too much anxiety for naught.
Anyway I think people close to us are smarter then we give them credit for. They for the most part won't dare ask someone about their "limp" even if they think you don't know they know.. Its a cat and mouse BS game I decided when I stated wearing I was not going to play and trade one anxiety for another.

Breast Implants are very obvious to the eye and the touch.......yet no one cares really. Women will freely admit to implants and chat it up and show them amongst their friends and that is a far more invasive procedure on a far more private part of the body. Thats the tact I take wearing hair. The bottomline I am not ashamed of being bald. Shame leads to humiliation.....If one is not ashamed I would say remove the piece with some friends and notice your feelings. If you are ashamed or humiliated you have work to do. I have done that very thing and we all had a good laugh. For me it boils down to I simply believe I look and feel better with it and don't care who knows it. When they see me without it....they agree.