Hair growth is a complex phenomenon. There is an active growth period in which your hair grows actively for a period of about two years. Then there is a rest period in which there is no growth. Then comes a fall period in which the hair falls from your scalp. When you are stressed out, it has a negative effect on your entire body and your hair goes from active growth phase to rest phase very quickly. Then, within a few months, you start losing a considerable amount of hair. This process is usually called telogen effluvium.
Stress plays a very important role in our daily moods and feelings. You will agree with me that to be stressed up and happy at the same time is almost impossible. Stress comes with worries, anxieties, anger or even depression. No wonder stress has been associated with several life threatening diseases. Recent research has highlighted the role played by stress in diseases like high blood pressure, heart failure, stroke or diabetes. In some cases, it is even surprising to note that the relationship between stress and our emotions plays a more delicate role in causing some of these diseases, than even the conventional, established risk factors.
It is not a serious problem at all if you do not mind going bald. Jokes apart, you will lose a lot of hair even before you start noticing it. While you might not go completely bald, there might be a noticeable difference in your scalp. In most cases, hair loss due to stress is a temporary phenomenon and the hair usually grows back after some time. However, in some cases, it could lead to permanent, long term hair loss.
Most people never get to realize this association because, oddly enough, the hair loss never seems to occur until after the end of the stressful event that is inducing it. It is explained that the sudden onset of a stressful event causes the hair follicles to stop hair production and relapse into a resting phase prematurely. The hair follicles remain in this resting phase for several months afterwards and during this period; an unusual amount of hair will be shed. However, for the most part, hair loss caused by stress is temporary and heals up after the hair follicles resume hair production.
Another effective tool in managing stress is to find a form of relaxation that you really love and engage in it often. If you like reading, then find a lovely book and read for some period during the day or when you feel stress building up in you. If you are the movie type, then go see your favorite movie regularly. Just pick any fun activity which you enjoy and burn off that stress before your hair starts falling out.
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