12 year old commits suicide after being bullied for alopecia

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67. Did you read the post?

"This is an autoimmune disorder. For her, it causes her hair to fall out in patches. There are spirts of regrowth and then spurts of new hair loss. Sometimes she chooses to shave. Sometimes she wears a wig. Other times she leaves it as in, patches and all. One thing many people don't realize is that there is physical pain that comes with it. Often, the head and scalp are tender, itchy, irritated, or even numb. There are headaches. There are other bodily symptoms and feelings of being unwell. Since it's automimmune it's systemic and not just focused on hair. Then there is the mental and emotional toll. My daughter' s friend is bullied daily in school. She can't win - shaved head, patchy hair, wigs, hats - nothing she does stops the bullies. She has had physical altercations over it. It's not just kids. Adults are Fucking rude and ruthless. The stares. The comments. The way they gently usher their children away from her as if they could somehow catch it."

If adults are pointing and staring and trying to keep their kids away from a child with alopecia in case it's catching, and kids are bullying daily, trauma happens on top of the many physical systems, exacerbating the physical pain very likely.