Obsessive About Possible Hair Loss
Hello,
I am a 19 year old male. To give you a bit of a backround, after much research, no one in my family has balded before the age of 35. My father has recently developed a small receeding hairline at 50, his father at the same age. My mother’s father developed small reccession around 55, judging from photos. Now for me. My hairline in photos from when i was 13 was slightly lower than it is now. I have long hair, and I stand in front of a mirror and pull it back to see how much it changed. My hair is straight, but really thick which I inhereted from my mother it seems. I must have looked at 1000 male temples so far, and my coverage in that area seems very good comparingly. I compare my hairline pulled back to hairlines that I see on spiked hair or just unattended hair. I would not be worried except for the following: In my left temple especially, there are some small hairs that pull out easily. The hairs right after these seem brittle and can be pulled out easier than the rest of the hair on the top of my head. This is basciallly only a problem on the left side. recently, I had a slight itching problem there, but it did not last long. I have problems with looking at it every day. I have been very observant about this. I have also noticed that while alot of male hairlines seem perfectly rounded off up to the temples, while mine come down lower after the temples, then go back up if you know what I mean. This is the area where I see some of these little hairs. I have self altered my hairline alot as it is. I pull out with my hands probly 4-5 hairs a day just testing to see if it comes out. I also run my hands through my fingers and close my fingers on my hair in the temple area to see if any comes out 10 times daily. I put my forehead through about 4 or 5 different tests like this a day in front of a mirror. and it is ruining/controlling my life. I need answers soon before I go insane so I can stop worrying about this and then I can just go out and enjoy my life. Thankyou
It does seem that you are obsessed over your hair. Assuming that you can get an answer, the question is whether it will help stop the obsession. Get your hair mapped out for miniaturization to get an answer to what is happening to you. What you do with that information will depend upon your mental state. Good luck.
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