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I am really worried about my hair loss

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I'm 22 and male, I don't know where else to ask this question, I have OCD and aspergers but the hair loss problem has been worrying me for years since I was about 19/20. I noticed the little patch when the light shines at the front a few years ago and now I noticed more and more of it when litght shines on it and it's getting more noticable! I'm really worried and depressed about it at the moment and I can't get it off my mind, I don't know if it is the rituals in my OCD which caused this or my diet, I've been to the doctors a few years ago and they said nothing was wrong with me and it's normal, I then didn't do anything about it, now I changed my diet a little to something healthier like drinking more water everyday, eating one piece of fruit if I can cos I never eat any fruit at all, I am with a psychologist at the moment and I'm waiting for him to call me again for a appointment but I don't know if I should discuss this with him or not. I'm just embarrased to discuss it with someone but I don't know if he could help me build a plan or something to grow hair back if possible.

I'm feeling really sad and yesterday, my rituals just got like 10 times worse than it usually is which is probably because I started worrying about my hair again, my rituals were constant non stop ones, it went from if I don't do these rituals correctly, i'll lose more and more of my hair to going blind, time travelling back, i'll feel pain on my head causing me to go bald forever etc etc.

I just really want my hair back. It's constantly in my mind even when I'm working, is there anything that can be done to help me get this worry out of my head? To grow my hair back? Daily plans? Or just to forget about it? It's really disturbing my mind even to now at this point. I really don't know what to do!!!!

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  • As it's at the front it sounds like male pattern baldness, which as Azalea says is genetic.  Maybe high stress can start it a little earlier I don't know.

    Take note of the type of hair loss: is it in random patches or one random patch on your head?  Or is it on the top in a typical balding way that men get?  If the latter, other than a hair transplant there isn't much you can do about it.  There are laser devices that may help a little but they are expensive and there are some products you can get that you apply to your head which contain chemicals to switch off something that makes hair loss happen.  You need to do some research on products, but be prepared to have to spend a considerable amount.  First though, you need to identify if it is male pattern baldness or stress-related alopecia.

    if it is alopecia you need to address your stress levels, and see your GP.

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  • As it's at the front it sounds like male pattern baldness, which as Azalea says is genetic.  Maybe high stress can start it a little earlier I don't know.

    Take note of the type of hair loss: is it in random patches or one random patch on your head?  Or is it on the top in a typical balding way that men get?  If the latter, other than a hair transplant there isn't much you can do about it.  There are laser devices that may help a little but they are expensive and there are some products you can get that you apply to your head which contain chemicals to switch off something that makes hair loss happen.  You need to do some research on products, but be prepared to have to spend a considerable amount.  First though, you need to identify if it is male pattern baldness or stress-related alopecia.

    if it is alopecia you need to address your stress levels, and see your GP.

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