Telogen Effluvium

Hair loss due to stress. Ahh, yes. Now I not only have to feel shattered, but I have to show it too!

I thought I noticed that my hair was looking flatter and thinner than it should. Then I began noticing more hairs coming out into my hands and hairbrush in recent weeks.

Finally I did an internet search and I figured out that it must be Telogen Effluvium. It's a type of hair loss that is temporary, often caused by stress, particularly due to a trauma or sudden anxiety. It shows it's effects in the weeks after the trauma occurred. The follicles went into some sort of resting period during the difficult times, then they go back to normal.

Well beyond obviously, that would have been be the whole Winter season for me. And now it's Spring and I have thinning hair. I am just hoping that the resting period for my follicles is over and that new growth is happening!

It really sucks that this stupid divorce is leaving behind a physical indication. I welcomed the weight loss (around 7 lbs), but I also feel like I look a couple years older than I did in the Fall. I still don't get enough sleep or drink enough water either. So as I speak, I am on my way to the kitchen to fill up a cup of filtered water.