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Didn't cry
I just took a mirror to look at my head from the back and oh my I can see a lot of scalp. I don't really have a lot of hair on my head to loose :( The first time I would look at my patched a dizzy fealing would overcome me and I felt sick to my stomach. Today is the first time where I didn't feel so much like that. It still does make me sad, but I am coping and realize there is nothing I can do at this point. I have to let nature takes it course and relax. I feel that stress has played a large role on this. Has anyone had this happen after an event like death or an accident?
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Permalink Reply by Ellen Burns on
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Are you asking if anyone's felt stress after a death/accident? Or the dizzy feeling... I had a similar realization tonight, having done some thorough looks at the back of my head, followed by a video so I could see up close the "damage" so to speak. I haven't yet cried, so I'm not sure if perhaps it hasn't actually settled in that I'm losing so much hair? But I did feel the dizzy, sick to my stomach feeling after a death in the family. I apologize because I don't think I understood the question fully, but hopefully I'm making sense! I feel hopeful that perhaps too I will allow myself to just relax and let nature take it's course as you said!!
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Permalink Reply by Dana Kozlowski on
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Sorry I feel like I ramble on since there is so much going through my head. Well I was trying to figure out what brought this on and it happened not soon after I was in a bad car accident. I did not get hurt (THANK GOD) but I was in extreme shock and then the aftermath with the police, insurance, etc cause me extreme stress. It is a weird feeling about the dizzy thing, my doctor said it was probably anxiety. Yesterday was the first time I didn't get dizzy looking and just moved on. I realize there is not much I can do except let it ride. I am hoping I will find peace of mind here.
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This makes much more sense now! Yes, I do think anxiety will make you feel dizzy and such, and I'm glad you weren't injured in the accident you were in! I too wonder if stress triggered my Alopecia, or if it was bound to happen anyway? I hope you find peace of mind as well!! I think AW is a great place for support, questions and understanding. :)
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Permalink Reply by Joshua on
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Dana,
The answer to your question, yes. No death but terrible events happen simultaneously at the time when my one bald spot progressed to alopecia universalis in 2-3 months. Sounds scary eh...I did cry about alopecia...but I dont think I have cried because of my alopecia for many many years now.
Take care. God bless. Keep us posted.
Joshua
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Josh,
Thanks for the response it sheds a little more light on this. The stressor I had going on was school which I finally graduated. I was working full time and taking three classes a semester. I had a car accident that put me into a great amount of stress for several weeks and the people at work. I feel like those three things caused my hair to fall out. My boyfriend always comments to me that he is surprised the stress he has cause over the years didn't do it sooner. I am grateful for the support system here!
Dana
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you're welcome Dana. You certainly are stressed out physically and pscyhologically with little time to spare. I cant imagine myself working full-time and studying full-time at the same time. Take care.
Joshua
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Susan,
Thank you for the informative response. My alopecia is real large spots all over. Food can be a culprit for many health problems I discovered. I know I will get through this and am working on stress management. My life has been up and down for several years now. I am just starting to relax now I have been in school for 3 years with some very difficult instructors. I am so happy I found people to make me feel at ease with this.
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Permalink Reply by Natalie on
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My alopecia was brought on by a very bad pool accident I was in at the age of 14. I was in the ER and had 19 stitches on my face; about 2 weeks later was when I noticed my first bald spot.
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I was in my accident on March 22, 2010 and had two spots. Now I have many very large spots. I do not have a lot of hair so any loss is pretty visible. My mom said she see growth in the very first spot, but the hair is very light or white. The place where I bought my hairpiece told me that hair will fall out anyway. I trust the people on here more than I do physicians and people who never experience alopecia. The dermatologist I go to was pleasant and concerned.
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Permalink Reply by Connie - Chris' Mom on
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My son, 15, lost all of his hair in 6 week's time after living through several very stressful events. First, his father suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm and subsequent brain surgery and 3 weeks in ICU, followed by the sister he was closest to getting married and moving out of the house on the day after Dad came home from the hospital. Then our 19 year old dog, who stopped eating when Dad was in the hospital, died. When his hair started falling out we took him to the doctor who discovered he was extremely anemic. It fell out faster as we went through the stress of finding out what was causing the anemia. It was determined that he had Ulcerative Colitis (an autoimmune disease) and had bleeding ulcers in his colon. The doctors guessed that the UC had begun at least 2 years prior and the stress just ramped it up. It now appears that the Alopecia was probably also brought on by the stress, although at the time the doctors were saying it was just the anemia and the hair would grow back within 9 months. Life is never going to be the same for us, so I'm trying to help him cope with life the way it is now and to learn to choose to not stress about things we can't change.
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