Stress and diseases are among the two major causes of hair loss and they can lead both to temporary or permanent hair loss. There are cases when people have gone completely bald in a less than a year due to stress, so the problem can be very serious. Diseases like hormonal imbalances, diabetes and cancer can also lead to temporary or permanent, complete or partial hair loss, so even if you are not concerned about your appearance, the fact that your hair falls off at a faster rate than the usual must ring a bell for you to take the necessary measures.
As with any condition or disease, treatment starts with diagnosing the reason. If it is a medical condition, then your physician will schedule you tests to determine what is wrong with your health. The fact alone that you lose hair is a symptom of many diseases – starting from skin diseases to life-threatening ones like cancer and heart disease, so discovering the precise cause of hair loss might take time. There are cases when numerous tests are necessary till doctors discover your disease and its relation to hair lose.
But if the real cause of hair loss is not discovered, no effective treatment is possible. Even the finest hair cosmetics are powerless to stop hair loss, if your body is ill and the disease makes your hair fall. So be patient till doctors discover what exactly is happening inside you that makes your hair leave you. In many cases when the disease is discovered and the right treatment is started, your hair loss stops. And when the treatment is successful and there are no more traces of the disease, it is likely that your hair will continue to grow undisturbed.
If the reason for hair loss is a medical one, the only thing that is absolutely forbidden is to act on your own. It might look that you can discover the reason on your own instead of wasting your time (and money) with visits to the doctors but certainly this is not so. Rather, be prepared that you might need to see a couple of doctors like internists, dermatologists, oncologists and even psychiatrists before you know for sure what is the exact reason for your hair loss.
You might wonder why you need to see so many doctors, especially a psychiatrist but if the cause for hair loss is not visible right way, thorough examination of your physical and mental health is necessary. As already mentioned, stress is a very frequent cause of hair loss (and mysterious health complaints as well), so if all the tests don't find a medical reason for your health loss, chances are that it might be due to stress.
Admitting that stress is the reason might be difficult sometimes, especially for those macho types that consider themselves tough enough to survive any challenge. Well, stress is more mental than physical pressure and many people bend under its burden, no matter if they are aware of it or not. Though it is not possible to put a separation line between normal life difficulties and stress, there are many situations when the pressure is so intense that breaking is inevitable.
Similar to diseases, hair loss due to stress can't be treated successfully if the reason is not discovered and eliminated. Generally it is long-term stress that leads to hair loss. Also, though it varies for different people, usually stress that is due to things out of one's control but threatening to his or her existence and well-being lead to intense hair loss. Among the chief stress factors are family matters or love problems, especially ones that have been going for a long time. Losing a loved one or breaking up with a long-term girl or boyfriend pretty often cause hair loss. If such is the case with you, consultation with a psychologist or even a psychiatrist can be necessary because since you can't do anything to remove the reason for the stress, you will have to learn how to live with it.
Serious work-related problems are also a potential cause for hair loss (and for many other serious diseases as well). There are jobs with so many responsibilities and pressure that stress is inevitable. The situation gets worse if you are under the burden of impossible responsibilities – i.e. you are helpless to deal with a situation but you are to blame, when things go bad. Losing one's job, threat of disciplinary sanctions or bankruptcy are also very strong stress factors and if temporary hair loss is the only toll you have to pay for getting out of the situation, you can consider yourself very, very lucky.
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