Thinning hair from stress?

Randy · 01-27-2011, 10:57 AM

My father's side are all Caucasian, either blonde, red, or light brown and have a full head of hair all the way into their 80's. My dad's had a bald spot in the back of his head for the last 20 years or so, but beside that, his hair's stayed intact. All of them eventually went grey.

On the other side of my family, my mother's East Indian and Carib (mostly) and have course, black hair. All my uncles and my grandfather kept all of their hair their entire lives... I don't even think they went grey in any meaningful way.

Fast forward to me... I was born with a full head of hair, and I've always had VERY thick hair. Depending on age, my hair color has drifted between black to dark and even medium brown. Not ethnically course hair, but it's always been pretty course naturally.

I'm 25 now. The last couple years and especially the last few weeks, I've noticed I'm getting a lot of thinning at my temples. I was inspecting in the mirror and noticed I have some significant receding going on in the corners (like where you part your hair, if you do it to the side).

It's not the end of the world, but takes some getting used to. I'm in need of a haircut and I'm worried about getting it trimmed the way I usually do since if it IS receding in those spots, it'll be noticeable because of how short I usually do it.

So, thoughts? Advice? Suggestions? Causes? Your own stories?

Tree · 01-27-2011, 11:14 AM

I'm in the same boat as you, only a bit more advanced. I have a nice receded hairline, thin hair on the sides and near the forehead, and a nice little balding/thin patch at the crown of my head. I'm 19 now but I noticed all of this starting when I was 17

Mordacain · 01-27-2011, 11:16 AM

My starting thinning and receding at the temples and a bit in front. Mine was also super thick and pretty course as well. I'm guessing its pretty normal, because even though I can tell a difference my wife and anyone else I've mentioned it to thinks I'm being stupid.

I've often wondered if it was just stress as I always seem to notice it more when I'm working more than 40 hours a week and having trouble with the missus...

I suppose it could just be general paranoia about aging as well (as my hair was always my favorite feature personally).

/Edit - Forgot to mention that I started noticing it receding at the temples when I was about 24 and am 30 now.

ralphy1976 · 01-27-2011, 11:20 AM

could be stress, could be genes, could be both...but if you stress about the fact that too much stress may cause your hair to thin down, then it is likely that it will happen..faster..

i have been thinning and greying since i was 25yo, i am now 35 and there nothing i can do about it

on my mother's side all the men were bold aged 40..."i'm a survivor" would sing destiniy's child!!!

don't worry about it, it's life...

toiletstand · 01-27-2011, 11:21 AM

ive noticed it these past few years. lots of receeding at my temples. sometimes i am okay with it other times i roll into a ball and cry.

troyguitar · 01-30-2011, 08:41 PM

I'm 25 and have less and less hair every day, it is depressing. For now I can still keep it long without it looking stupid, but I anticipate having to cut it and look like shit for the rest of my life within 2-3 years.

highlordmugfug · 01-30-2011, 09:12 PM

^You guys.

Seriously, I'd just try and take it a little easier, or find a cut that you like that goes with whatever hairline/hair/natural way that your hair falls/whatever else.

leonardo7 · 01-30-2011, 09:58 PM

Are you afraid your going to lose more hair than your family members or are you just afraid to lose any at all?

Randy · 01-31-2011, 12:11 AM

Thanks for all the responses, BTW.

I'm just afraid of losing it at all. I've always been very self conscious of my appearance but moreover... I'm single for the first time in about 10 years, so I'm kinda afraid of trying to get back out there balding.

Based on the responses here, observing myself and then observing other people my age, I'm starting to think I've been freaking out about nothing. I mean, yes... it seems moderately thinner in those spots but it's not that bad and even if it was, there's ways to work around it.

Guitarman700 · 01-31-2011, 12:57 AM

It's all our fault.

We'll endeavor to be less stressful from now on.

Guitarman700 · 01-31-2011, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy

there's ways to work around it.

Combover by 33 perhaps?

Randy · 01-31-2011, 03:33 PM

In observing other people, I realized that specific area of my hairline has always been a lot fuller than other guys, so even thinned to the point that it's at right now just puts me to where most other dudes are... so a lot of hair styles minimize it's effect.

vampiregenocide · 01-31-2011, 03:46 PM

To be honest man, you look like someone who would really suit a shaved head, so should it come to that point I reckon you could pull it off well.

Me, I have bad hair genes and stress a lot.

As a result, my hair is pretty thin and receding, so theres not much I can do with it. Keeping it long makes it less obvious, but I will end up looking like SYL-era Devin Townsend in a few years (I'm 20). I'm probably going to shave it off soon, as I've come to wear hats all the time anyway having hair is pointless if it's shit. I wish I had thick hair, I'd do crazy shit with it. Alas.

Randy · 01-31-2011, 03:51 PM

We'll both shave our heads 'cue ball' style and look like we're in a cult together.

Pick a cool tattoo for the back and we're in business.

SirMyghin · 01-31-2011, 04:15 PM

I have some friends who started balding young, and it seems some people (like my father) just thin a bit/recede a little then stop. I don't think anyone keeps their full head of hair the full time, no use stressing stuff you can't fix.

Whatever you do, don't rock the skullet. hahah.

vampiregenocide · 02-01-2011, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy

We'll both shave our heads 'cue ball' style and look like we're in a cult together.

Pick a cool tattoo for the back and we're in business.

It will be like American History X only sexier and *slightly* less rape.

jymellis · 02-01-2011, 07:34 AM

this means your getting a "widows peak". i have had one all my life. there is nothing more metal than a "widows peak"

Randy · 02-01-2011, 09:57 AM

Jym at 13:

jymellis · 02-01-2011, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy

Jym at 13:

actually that was my 6th grade graduation pic, howd you get it

Scar Symmetry · 02-01-2011, 03:21 PM

It's ok dude

To make you feel better about baldness:

Guitarman700 · 02-01-2011, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scar Symmetry

It's ok dude

To make you feel better about baldness:

WHY DID I CLICK THIS?

beneharris · 02-07-2011, 01:29 AM

i believe your hair gene comes from your mother's side, so if the baldness comes from your fathers side, you won't get it from genes.

Randy · 02-07-2011, 10:15 AM

Hm. Noted.

Customisbetter · 02-07-2011, 10:21 AM

Its from lack of manliness.

Seriously though i guarantee its just a genetic thing. You could try switching up your diet and seeing if balanced proteins and vitamins slows it down.

Soubi7string · 02-07-2011, 10:42 AM

at least you weren't like this kid I went to school with.
poor dude looked like the main hero from fable when you go full evil
or like a monk with the friar tuck hair

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01-27-2011, 10:57 AM	#1
Randy DAN OUDA DAN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Electric City, NY Posts: 15,954 Thanked: 165 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Thinning hair from stress? My father's side are all Caucasian, either blonde, red, or light brown and have a full head of hair all the way into their 80's. My dad's had a bald spot in the back of his head for the last 20 years or so, but beside that, his hair's stayed intact. All of them eventually went grey. On the other side of my family, my mother's East Indian and Carib (mostly) and have course, black hair. All my uncles and my grandfather kept all of their hair their entire lives... I don't even think they went grey in any meaningful way. Fast forward to me... I was born with a full head of hair, and I've always had VERY thick hair. Depending on age, my hair color has drifted between black to dark and even medium brown. Not ethnically course hair, but it's always been pretty course naturally. I'm 25 now. The last couple years and especially the last few weeks, I've noticed I'm getting a lot of thinning at my temples. I was inspecting in the mirror and noticed I have some significant receding going on in the corners (like where you part your hair, if you do it to the side). It's not the end of the world, but takes some getting used to. I'm in need of a haircut and I'm worried about getting it trimmed the way I usually do since if it IS receding in those spots, it'll be noticeable because of how short I usually do it. So, thoughts? Advice? Suggestions? Causes? Your own stories? "Can we pull back the veil of static and reach in to the source of all being? Behind this curtain of patterns, this random pattern generator. So clever. Right here in every home, watching us from a one-sided mirror." Argbadh - RHLC©

01-27-2011, 11:14 AM	#2
Tree Bald Bear Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,239 Thanked: 33 Feedback Score: 7 reviews	I'm in the same boat as you, only a bit more advanced. I have a nice receded hairline, thin hair on the sides and near the forehead, and a nice little balding/thin patch at the crown of my head. I'm 19 now but I noticed all of this starting when I was 17 Band: Warforged My SoundCloud: ChristianTBerger Hit me up for mixing/editing/digital reamps

01-27-2011, 11:16 AM	#3
Mordacain Selling the extras! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 4,028 Thanked: 38 Feedback Score: 28 reviews	My starting thinning and receding at the temples and a bit in front. Mine was also super thick and pretty course as well. I'm guessing its pretty normal, because even though I can tell a difference my wife and anyone else I've mentioned it to thinks I'm being stupid. I've often wondered if it was just stress as I always seem to notice it more when I'm working more than 40 hours a week and having trouble with the missus... I suppose it could just be general paranoia about aging as well (as my hair was always my favorite feature personally). /Edit - Forgot to mention that I started noticing it receding at the temples when I was about 24 and am 30 now. Currently in progress of replacing every guitar I have...piece by piece - "Unfortunately, our ability for rational thinking is inversely proportionate to our desire to stick our dicks into orifices." - pink freud - "I don't have all the answers to everything, I'm not God, when I get girls pregnant they aren't virgins anymore." - scottro202

01-27-2011, 11:20 AM	#4
ralphy1976 1 less ERGNESS Join Date: May 2009 Location: vienna, austria, EUROPE Posts: 6,745 Thanked: 146 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	could be stress, could be genes, could be both...but if you stress about the fact that too much stress may cause your hair to thin down, then it is likely that it will happen..faster.. i have been thinning and greying since i was 25yo, i am now 35 and there nothing i can do about it on my mother's side all the men were bold aged 40..."i'm a survivor" would sing destiniy's child!!! don't worry about it, it's life... http://keithmerrow.com/fr_home.cfm http://trewatson.bandcamp.com www.myspace.com/reanima

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01-27-2011, 11:21 AM	#5
toiletstand /\'...'/\ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 1,651 Thanked: 23 Feedback Score: 18 reviews	ive noticed it these past few years. lots of receeding at my temples. sometimes i am okay with it other times i roll into a ball and cry.

01-30-2011, 08:41 PM	#6
troyguitar SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bloomsburg, PA Posts: 7,375 Thanked: 63 $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 10 reviews	I'm 25 and have less and less hair every day, it is depressing. For now I can still keep it long without it looking stupid, but I anticipate having to cut it and look like shit for the rest of my life within 2-3 years. American Metal with real singing!

01-30-2011, 09:12 PM	#7
highlordmugfug themuthaphukkindeath Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: _ Posts: 4,014 Thanked: 47 $highlordmugfug is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $highlordmugfug is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $highlordmugfug is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $highlordmugfug is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $highlordmugfug is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $highlordmugfug is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $highlordmugfug is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 18 reviews	^You guys. Seriously, I'd just try and take it a little easier, or find a cut that you like that goes with whatever hairline/hair/natural way that your hair falls/whatever else.

01-30-2011, 09:58 PM	#8
leonardo7 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,417 Thanked: 108 Feedback Score: 20 reviews	Are you afraid your going to lose more hair than your family members or are you just afraid to lose any at all?

01-31-2011, 12:11 AM	#9
Randy DAN OUDA DAN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Electric City, NY Posts: 15,954 Thanked: 165 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Thanks for all the responses, BTW. I'm just afraid of losing it at all. I've always been very self conscious of my appearance but moreover... I'm single for the first time in about 10 years, so I'm kinda afraid of trying to get back out there balding. Based on the responses here, observing myself and then observing other people my age, I'm starting to think I've been freaking out about nothing. I mean, yes... it seems moderately thinner in those spots but it's not that bad and even if it was, there's ways to work around it. "Can we pull back the veil of static and reach in to the source of all being? Behind this curtain of patterns, this random pattern generator. So clever. Right here in every home, watching us from a one-sided mirror." Argbadh - RHLC©

01-31-2011, 12:57 AM	#10
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01-31-2011, 03:33 PM	#12
Randy DAN OUDA DAN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Electric City, NY Posts: 15,954 Thanked: 165 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	In observing other people, I realized that specific area of my hairline has always been a lot fuller than other guys, so even thinned to the point that it's at right now just puts me to where most other dudes are... so a lot of hair styles minimize it's effect. "Can we pull back the veil of static and reach in to the source of all being? Behind this curtain of patterns, this random pattern generator. So clever. Right here in every home, watching us from a one-sided mirror." Argbadh - RHLC©

01-31-2011, 03:46 PM	#13
vampiregenocide A Chap Called Ross Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hertfordshire, England Posts: 15,095 Thanked: 273 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	To be honest man, you look like someone who would really suit a shaved head, so should it come to that point I reckon you could pull it off well. Me, I have bad hair genes and stress a lot. As a result, my hair is pretty thin and receding, so theres not much I can do with it. Keeping it long makes it less obvious, but I will end up looking like SYL-era Devin Townsend in a few years (I'm 20). I'm probably going to shave it off soon, as I've come to wear hats all the time anyway having hair is pointless if it's shit. I wish I had thick hair, I'd do crazy shit with it. Alas. My Photography Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/rosswildishphotography Dissonant Media - The news source for new alternate/progressive music! Check us out: http://de-de.facebook.com/pages/Sawbridgeworth-United-Kingdom/Dissonant-Media/126448677394107 http://www.youtube.com/user/DissonantMedia#p/a http://dissonantmedia.tumblr.com/

01-31-2011, 03:51 PM	#14
Randy DAN OUDA DAN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Electric City, NY Posts: 15,954 Thanked: 165 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	We'll both shave our heads 'cue ball' style and look like we're in a cult together. Pick a cool tattoo for the back and we're in business. "Can we pull back the veil of static and reach in to the source of all being? Behind this curtain of patterns, this random pattern generator. So clever. Right here in every home, watching us from a one-sided mirror." Argbadh - RHLC©

01-31-2011, 04:15 PM	#15
SirMyghin The Dirt Guy Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Anywhere but here. Posts: 7,163 Thanked: 41 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I have some friends who started balding young, and it seems some people (like my father) just thin a bit/recede a little then stop. I don't think anyone keeps their full head of hair the full time, no use stressing stuff you can't fix. Whatever you do, don't rock the skullet. hahah. Guitar techs are for sissies. Learn some damn music theory, don't complain, and you'll be a better person. -Schecterwhore Show me a truly awesome guitar for under $1000 and I'll show you hateful lies.

02-01-2011, 07:34 AM	#17
jymellis Talk To DeWalt Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: sinsi ohio Posts: 9,198 Thanked: 88 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	this means your getting a "widows peak". i have had one all my life. there is nothing more metal than a "widows peak"

02-01-2011, 09:57 AM	#18
Randy DAN OUDA DAN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Electric City, NY Posts: 15,954 Thanked: 165 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Jym at 13: SenorDingDong likes this. "Can we pull back the veil of static and reach in to the source of all being? Behind this curtain of patterns, this random pattern generator. So clever. Right here in every home, watching us from a one-sided mirror." Argbadh - RHLC©

02-01-2011, 03:21 PM	#20
Scar Symmetry Ex Whiny Bitch Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 15,686 Thanked: 377 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	It's ok dude To make you feel better about baldness: Ever noticed how some people are real dicks on the internet, but when they post something involving their band, they make the effort to be nice? Funny that...

02-07-2011, 01:29 AM	#22
beneharris SS.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Flagstaff Posts: 1,606 Thanked: 21 Feedback Score: 13 reviews	i believe your hair gene comes from your mother's side, so if the baldness comes from your fathers side, you won't get it from genes.

02-07-2011, 10:15 AM	#23
Randy DAN OUDA DAN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Electric City, NY Posts: 15,954 Thanked: 165 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Hm. Noted. "Can we pull back the veil of static and reach in to the source of all being? Behind this curtain of patterns, this random pattern generator. So clever. Right here in every home, watching us from a one-sided mirror." Argbadh - RHLC©

02-07-2011, 10:21 AM	#24
Customisbetter WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 8,451 Thanked: 75 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Its from lack of manliness. Seriously though i guarantee its just a genetic thing. You could try switching up your diet and seeing if balanced proteins and vitamins slows it down.

02-07-2011, 10:42 AM	#25
Soubi7string AORTIC Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Apison,Tn Posts: 1,648 Thanked: 27 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	at least you weren't like this kid I went to school with. poor dude looked like the main hero from fable when you go full evil or like a monk with the friar tuck hair check out my band AORTIC: http://www.facebook.com/Aortic

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