Elaine has been working since she was college to make
ends meet. An attractive girl during her high school years,
Elaine’s friends started to comment about her haggard
lifestyle in the past two years. In addition to studying
hard and working as a part-time call center agent, Elaine
was unfortunately involved in very stresing and strenuous
relationship with a man and it lasted for a year and a
half. Elaine was overworked and heartbroken and it gradually
took a toll on her appearance.
Stress was becoming more and prevalent in Elaine’s
life. Her skin was constantly dry and she was always sluggish
and grumpy. The clincher occurred when Elaine noticed
that her pillows were always covered with hair. Indeed,
this was when she realized that stress was now causing
her hair to fall. Elaine decided to consult a hair specialist
or dermatologist
to solve her dilemma. The specialist advised Elaine that
she needed to assess her lifestyle and try to become more
positive. If Elaine wanted to improve her appearance and
not to lose more hair, she needed to get away from everything
that has been causing her pain and anguish.
Elaine proceeded to straighten out her life, as she decided
to focus on school and drop her part-time job. She eventually
reconnected with old friends and became more sociable.
Elaine’s decision to become more open minded eventually
helped her become more physically fit and attractive.
Stress, What?
According to the Oxford dictionary stress is “a
demand upon physical or mental energy". However,
stress is normally understood, as an above average demand
of our energy and is very difficult to adjust with. Stress
demands people to perform above their capacity but the
momentum cannot be maintained without temporary relief.
Despite the negative perception on stress, it is a normal
occurrence in every day life ever since time immemorial.
Stress can also be defined in other ways:
- Stress is supposedly a recent phenomenon and is everywhere
we turn to.
- Stress does not feel good and cannot be experienced
in pleasant situations.
- Stress can be achieved when out problems go out of control.
- Stress and change are related.
Stress also plays a crucial part in causing
hair loss in men and women. Keep in mind that the
body always finds a way to alert you if stress is becoming
more and more prevalent. Those that are healthy and know
how to manage stress will have hair that will be shining
are radiant and the scalp will be moist and pliant. It
should be pointed out that normal day to day stress will
not result in stress induced hair loss.
However, those that are not in good physical condition
and let stress continue to ruin their mood everyday will
have hair that is lifeless and dull. Hair in poor condition
will eventually start to fall out and become waxy, as
traumatised sebaceous glands will be produced in large
quantities.
The condition of our hair will be good reflection of
how a person is adapting to a certain situation in life.
Those that are well and happy will reflect their condition
in their hair and scalp. However, those with poor hair
and scalp are likely encountering a depressing situation
and are struggling to adapt.
Most commonly however, severe stress as in major surgery
or illness or traumatic accidents is associated with stress
induced hair
loss in women and men. This is commonly referred to
as Telogen Effluvian and may take six to twelve months
to reverse.
Dr. Alex Khadavi is owner of Revivogen.com, a website
offering information and solutions for hair loss in men
and women. Revivogen's flagship product attacks DHT preventing
the process of follecular deterioration from happening.
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