Grey Hair: To Dye Or Not To Dye?

Searching for comments like these relieve my worries slightly. I'm 18 years old and a few months and recent paranoir has led me here. It seems this could be the place for me to let out my feelings. Last summer I got a comment from my father, and then someone else regarding a few grey hairs. I dismissed the first, and didn't think about it until the second comment. Then I started checking my hair, which was very short at the time. When first cut they are hardly noticeable but after a couple of weeks you start to see them. So I plucked them then and there. Yet still got a comment about a month later at college. After that I made the decision to start growing my hair. So the length and the products I used hid any grey hairs I may have had. My hairdresser has never mentioned them so in that respect it can't be that bad. For about 4 or so months I grew my hair so it was relatively long. Then I got it cut but not too short so I could still use hair products to style it. Then again I got it cut and now a few days ago again, very short at the sides, longer on top and back. A couple of days before this my brother pointed out a grey hair on the side. Then for the first time in 6 or so months I started checking very close up in the mirror. I found one on the side and one at the front. Checking the sides is hard, because wherever the light is it makes some lighter brown hairs look grey. I checked the sides when my hair was slightly longer and couldn't find anything so that relieves me a bit. During those 6 months I found myself avoiding the mirrors, I hate places with massive mirrors, and I can't look in them enless my hair is wet or styled. Of course at 18 it is very depressing for me right now. For now I can avoid any comments by styling it or having it very close and getting clippers to do it myself every 4-5 days. To be fair one of my best friends told me that he had greys already, and I said nothing back, but I will soon be confiding in him. Another boy I know who is 17 has a lot more than me, and they are clearly visible close up even when he has it all gelled up. I feel bad for him but I know that kind of situation is coming to me in the near future, enless these that I am finding are stress related. I am a very paranoid person in reality and having unprotected sex with a girl a few years ago led to me worrying about sexual deseases for ages, despite reasurrances from her that she has been tested and is fine. I don't know, do they cause grey hair, my paranoir links it together. I will find it hard to get close to a girl because I don't want her so close that she will be pointing them out to me. When someone is standing over me I move away for fear that they will see. I'm pretty sure my dad stares at my hair sometimes. I don't think dying it will ever be an option for me. One of my teachers is half and half despite only being mid 20's, another one is mid 30s and is almost totally grey, and I respect him hugely. As long as I make it to late 20s early 30s without being overly grey I will be happy. One thing for sure is this gives me a challenge, almost like it is set by God for me to overcome. It gives me the chance to find a girl that will like me for who I am, and she won't be shallow enough to dismiss me for a few greys. For now I shall ignore it and come to terms with the fact that not everything is perfect. I will be praying to God to help me with my problems and look forward to the things I enjoy most. Obviously I will always be limited with what I can do, I cannot simply walk out the door in the state I am when I wake up because I know someone will probably notice. I don't think I am nearly as bad as some people, I read one saying as a 15 year old with 60 or so greys, I feel bad for these people but they should know that I will never abuse someone for having grey hair, nor will I respect or treat someone any less for having them at an early age. There is nothing we can really do about it without getting worked up and dying it every month or so. Even going bald would not trouble me so much as I would just trim it close. Whatever may come of this, writing this has been a huge help, and has helped me realise some things. If you have read through it all I hope it has helped with similar problems, and I wish everyone luck in the future. It is time for me to sort myself out and strive to be who I want to be, but at the end of the day, if that is a good person it would be perfectly fine.

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"paranoir has led me here"

you dont even know what its like being 30, having some white chest hair, finding white and grey head hairs and going bald. now do ya? NO

I am 26 female who has had dark hair all their life. And now some white hair, which I understand that it heredity. My grandmother was fully white haired at 35, but she looked great with it. I have been thinking about just bleaching my dark hair now, just to see what it looks like. Any advice?

Well, Reading all this I'm feeling pretty lucky! Sorry guys/girls. I thought finding my 1 grey hair was the end of the world! Man going grey at eighteen etc... SHIT! I thought I really had it bad!

I'm 26 this year and I only had 2 pieces of grey hair, which both I've found and plucked like it was the most important thing to do. I'm glad so far I haven't found more like the myth says pluck it and see 1O. Thats a load-a-shit, people want you to look bad cause it makes then look good and younger etc..

Anyhow my grandmother didn't start having greys until she was about 53 years. So perhaps I'll have grey, but slowly. I hope I don't wake up and have a surprise! LOL>>>>>>>.

I say, relax, laugh and drink lots of water.........and don't smoke! Your killing your cells and that's what fuck things up! Have protein. Buy whey protein you need your amino acids! I look like i'm 16 years old. I get that alot. Its a complement most of the time. But then I feel like a little kid and thats what I"m NOT!