hers that are on top of Alopecia areata feel that it is something to do with the nervous system. They think it could also be something to do with the emotional stress on certain people. Im going to refer back to me for a prime example. All the doctors that I have seen for my disease have ruled it to my stress as the main cause for my hair loss. When I first began to lose my hair my parents were getting a divorce. Ive noticed over six years, every time I get stressed over the littlest things my hair begins to fall out. Every summer I get a full head of hair and I look pretty normal. Then usually by the fifth week of the new school year, its gone again. I am seeing a new doctor right now and Im on a few new pills for my stress. Its too early to see if its going to help.The cause of Alopecia areata is really thought to be by the nervous system. This is a hypothesis backed by many dermatologists. Patients that have this disease can support this hypothesis. Most of the patients with this disease have had emotional or physical stress and have showed some kind of trauma prior to the onset of there hair loss. Emotional and physical damage are believed to affect hair follicles through the nervous system. This hypothesis is still very widely used because its difficult to prove or disprove that Alopecia areata is a nervous disorder.Patients that have Alopecia areata are under extensive mental stress. I dont think others realize how much this world is based on the image. Right away in this day and age people are very quick to ask what kind of cancer are you being treated for. This kind of stuff puts an extreme amount of stress on a person. You never know if youre not going to be accepted because your bald or you have bald patches all over your head. Much of the stress is from the unpredictable course that Alopecia areata plays. It could only last for a short time and normal hair growth will return very quickly. The hair loss can occur in as little...
