Could Obsessing Over My Hair Cause Stress Resulting in Future Hair Loss?

I know I’m weird. But I just can’t get off the thought that one day I’ll go bald. I’m so worried that I keep touching and feeling my hair everyday to check for any signs of baldness. This is so crazy and disturbing to the point that I can’t concentrate on the task ahead but giving myself unnecessary worries if it were to happen one day. Even though I don’t see any noticeable changes on my hair line, thickness, or strands of hair on the floor. I guess this is strictly a psychological problem. But each time, when I’m trying hard to concentrate, I’ll feel as if, my mind is suggesting to me that I’m placing undue ‘stress’ on my head which will ultimately result in hair loss in the future. lease tell me something assuring.

I think you answered yourself when you said, “I guess this is strictly a psychological problem.”

If you are that worried about hair loss go see your doctor or find a doctor who can examine your hair to see if there is any miniaturization or patterns developing that would suggest that you are balding. Your family doctor can also address the obsession you have over your hair, possibly with appropriate medications. Stress can contribute to hair loss, so don’t get yourself into a neverending loop.