I am so sorry -I do know the pain you speak of with eyelashes/eyebrows and I will keep you in my thoughts.

The best advice I can give you right now is to just smile through it all and laugh as much as you can. Very few people really notice or care the way that we do. If you are fun and are reaching out to others I promise you that it will help so much with the pain of all of this. Maybe get a few things to wear that you love and focus on working out -that has been my saving grace...and SMILE...I'm telling you...it is the secret to one's sanity with this. I promise I will pray for you and will be thinking of you -stay strong...do not live in the life of fear that I did...it just isn't worth it to punish yourself anymore.

hang in there girl. i know what you're going through. my first day of HS was torturous, not because people blatanly made fun of me but because my eyes and forehead were BARE! it was out there for everyone to see. i didnt even wear makeup to try to hide it because i was too scared id mess it up. but listen, im gonna be honest with you. you probably already know this but...........there are some mean people out there! lol. people WILL inevitably say something so prepare yourself ahead of time to change the subject or think of something to say back to them, but make it nice. in other words, kill them with kindness. those kinds of people point out other peoples flaws because they themselves are insecure about something. just remember that. and hey, we're all here to support you!

I hate the feeling of knowing that yesterday, or last week, or last year I didn't have to wear mascara or eyeliner etc. Trich comes and goes, some good days and some bad, it SUCKS. You sound much more confident than I was when I first started high school, though! That ALWAYS helps :) hang in there, girl. You are such an inspiration to young people with trich