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Is positivity the cure?
Hi everybody :)
These are questions I'd really love your opinion on...
But first I'd like to give you the 411 on myself. I was diagnosed with AA October of 2008. I had just moved to a different region and 2 months later, I found a bald spot. It grew back with a steroid injection, but a month later I found another one. The following months I discovered more and more and decided I would soon be bald. I became depressed. I didn't understand why it was happening. I confided in a friend, who decided I should speak with a psychic. The psychic told me my hair was falling out because of my negativity. I had to change my way of thinking immediately, otherwise it would get worse. Her words gave me hope. I tried to tell myself everyday, it's going to grow back, but it was so hard when you see the hope wash away in the shower. After a few months, I learned to accept the possibility of me being bald. I thought, ok, if it grows it grows. Soon enough, it all grew back. Now, a year and a half later, I don't have any more spots.
However, I have been more stressed lately and I notice my hair is a lot thinner and falls out more. I check everyday hoping not to find that little spot, but I'm scared. They say when it falls out, it usually looks like an "exclamation point" but it just looks like i have no root, it's just white.
It's driving me bananas! So my questions are: when you were diagnosed, were you very stressed? Were you a "negative thinker"? Do u have a success story?
I wish the cause was known, and that this was curable. If only the government was spending money on curing diseases and not on war.
Thank you guys :)
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Comment by Clara S. on March 1, 2010 at 1:16am
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Every time I see my hair specialist now, he always tells me to "manage my stress levels". I always want to laugh when he tells me this because I really can't figure out how he wants me to do this since I really don't have much to stress about these days.(Of course, i don't think stress is good and we all should have our methods of dealing with stress)
Personally, I'm not really sure if there is a pattern related to stress or not. Sure, I was really stressed 6 months ago over a personal issue and since then I've lost way more hair than I ever did. But a year before that where I lost nearly 50% of my hair, I can't say for sure if I was overly stressed or not. If I was to look back over the years, there are times when I've had AA and wasn't overly stressed either. Mmmm or maybe my body just can't handle stress at all?? hahah :) Perhaps but come on, let's be real here, stress (even excitable happy stress :P) on all levels occur in daily life. It's not something that we can run away from but maybe that's where the positivity comes into play. I think it's important we not let this get the better of us. We should still have fun and not let it hold us it back. Bottomline is, I'm not sure if stress plays a factor. Perhaps it does, perhaps it doesn't. Who knows?? But hey, being positive isn't a bad thing either. I try to be at least! :)
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Comment by Mary on March 1, 2010 at 10:58am
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I get really ticked off when people say AA is caused by stress. The fact that a large percentage of Alopecians lose their hair in childhood disproves this! In my own case, I had years of a very stressful job and I also cared for my terminally ill mother for an extended period...and had no hair loss. My AA first appeared long after those stressful times. Maybe stress triggers AA in some people, but it doesn't seem to me that it's the major cause.
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Comment by lynne on March 1, 2010 at 11:39am
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i wasnt stressed before i lost my hair, i was quite ill which made my immune system weak which then made my hair fall out, nothing to do with stress, ive had many stressful yrs with family deaths and depression and had all my hair, so dont believe any doc that trys to say its stress, if it was stress then there would be a high population with alopecia, hope everyone's comments help u, x
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Comment by JadeKiss on March 1, 2010 at 7:34pm
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Someone on the site had recommended I try acupuncture, and I gave it a shot, because it had worked for her. I'm not sure if this is the reason my hair eventually grew back. It's all so unclear. I just want to know.......why?? Is it side affects from 5 years of birth control(in MY case)? Is it my negative energy? KARMA?! Fate? I suppose I'll never know, but spirituality and the energy I exude and attract, in my opinion, will affect the outcome.
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Comment by Heather Bloom on March 2, 2010 at 11:29am
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I wouldn't take "stress" off the table. While I don't think it causes alopecia, it may very well be a trigger. Stress comes in many forms mental, physical and emotional. We may not even be aware if our bodies are under some sort of stress. For example, my alopecia manifested after a hormonal shift...i.e. stress.
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Rosy, yes exactly. People always assume that it's the external or environmental stress that is being talked about.
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Comment by Lisa Santer on April 23, 2010 at 4:51am
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I've had more regrowth when I'm severely stressed (like a high-pressure job 80-100 hrs/wk), and more hair loss when my life is easier.
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