It started small.
More strands in the shower.
More on my brush.
And then… the ponytail test.
You know the one.
You wrap it once.
Then twice.
Then you pause.
Because it still feels thin.
So you go for a third loop.
That’s when my stomach dropped.
Because I used to need two.
Not three.
I told myself I was being dramatic.
But then I did what every woman does.
I searched.
And I found thousands of women saying the same thing:
“My part is getting wider.”
“My temples look sparse.”
“My hair feels dry and brittle.”
“My labs are ‘fine’ but my hair is not.”
That last one hit me.
Because I had already heard it.
“Everything looks normal.”
Cool.
So why did I feel like I was slowly losing part of my identity?