Hey everyone, I'm starting to freak out and could use some advice or opinions.
I'm 24 years old and have always had a pretty thick head of hair. I normally wear it semi-long (especially in the winter) and cut it short in the summer. Last week was my yearly cut and I'm worried that there is some thinning/recession happening in the temple areas.
Other info that might be relevant: I suffer from clinical depression, anxiety and OCD (hair loss has become a problem obsession of mine and I cant help but count the hairs on my pillow every time I lay down/ in the shower, compulsively examine my hairline, and intensely compare my hair to every other man I talk to). Another thing that comes with the mental health issues is that my diet it pretty poor and very little, during lows I find it extremely difficult to eat.
My grandfather on my mom's side, along with one of her brothers are balding, but her other brother still has hair well into his 50's. On my dad's side, every single male has the exact same hairline, a decent amount of hair, but a very prominent widow's peak (I'll attach a photo of my dad in his mid 40's for reference). For them, their hair started to recede in their 20's and stopped sometime in their 40's.
When I wash my hair, I normally find about 5-8 hairs nestled between my fingers. There's a equal number on pillow every morning give or take a few. I've also done the test where you pull on the hair in problem areas and I normally come up with about 3-5. It seems every time I run my fingers through my hair there will be one or two strands on my hand as well. I don't think I'm thinning in the crown, but I'll attach a photo for good measure.
Does it look like my hair is receding in line with MPB? Am I paranoid? How much does mental health/ diet play into the equation? Could this just be my hair starting to mature into the shape of my Dad's or does it look like something worse?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Worrying over this is starting to take over my thoughts, making my depression worse. The little confidence I had is quickly falling away, so any info, even if only to confirm the worst, would help me in knowing what I'm up against.
Thank you!
I'm 24 years old and have always had a pretty thick head of hair. I normally wear it semi-long (especially in the winter) and cut it short in the summer. Last week was my yearly cut and I'm worried that there is some thinning/recession happening in the temple areas.
Other info that might be relevant: I suffer from clinical depression, anxiety and OCD (hair loss has become a problem obsession of mine and I cant help but count the hairs on my pillow every time I lay down/ in the shower, compulsively examine my hairline, and intensely compare my hair to every other man I talk to). Another thing that comes with the mental health issues is that my diet it pretty poor and very little, during lows I find it extremely difficult to eat.
My grandfather on my mom's side, along with one of her brothers are balding, but her other brother still has hair well into his 50's. On my dad's side, every single male has the exact same hairline, a decent amount of hair, but a very prominent widow's peak (I'll attach a photo of my dad in his mid 40's for reference). For them, their hair started to recede in their 20's and stopped sometime in their 40's.
When I wash my hair, I normally find about 5-8 hairs nestled between my fingers. There's a equal number on pillow every morning give or take a few. I've also done the test where you pull on the hair in problem areas and I normally come up with about 3-5. It seems every time I run my fingers through my hair there will be one or two strands on my hand as well. I don't think I'm thinning in the crown, but I'll attach a photo for good measure.
Does it look like my hair is receding in line with MPB? Am I paranoid? How much does mental health/ diet play into the equation? Could this just be my hair starting to mature into the shape of my Dad's or does it look like something worse?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Worrying over this is starting to take over my thoughts, making my depression worse. The little confidence I had is quickly falling away, so any info, even if only to confirm the worst, would help me in knowing what I'm up against.
Thank you!
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