Stress and Alopecia: Are They Related?
May 22nd, 2008 Filed Under General
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Does stress cause alopecia, or does alopecia cause stress? Hair loss can be very disturbing; it has numerous psychological effects to a person and can be seen as a huge source of embarrassment and loss of self esteem. While stress has been related to many illnesses, researchers have not fully grasped the concept that stress can cause Alopecia; there is just not enough evidence to support this theory.
Many foundations have spent at least a couple of thousand of hours to prove or disprove this theory but no discovery has been solid enough to do so. If in the future stress is found to be a cause, then this would be a breakthrough as lowering stress that people can help a lot in preventing hair loss.
The type of stress that can cause hair loss is the stress on the hair follicles that happens when hair is tightly pulled. When there is extreme tension in the hair and the scalp, there is a huge contributing factor to hair loss, and sometimes this loss can be permanent. Having dreadlocks or tightly pulled pony tails are some of the examples of prolonged tension, pressure, and stress to the scalp and hair.
But if it is psychological and emotional stress, there is still no concrete evidence to show their involvement. But you don’t have to be stressed out about this, it would be better if stress is not involved as losing hair is already distressing enough. So don’t lose hair about it.
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