Hey guys, I'm sort of freaking out right now. I've been posting here for a while...I knew I at least had a receding hairline. Someone suggested I also had diffuse thinning, and so to find out what was really going on on my scalp I cut my long hair in the bathroom to reveal what was happening. I was shocked at what I saw, and I don't know how to react. Is this normal for male pattern baldness? I have tons of stress related to my generalized anxiety disorder. Is it a result of stress? What is going on? Please help. Any support you could give would be greatly, greatly appreciated.
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Is this alopecia areata? Or chronic Telogen Effluvium? I have noticed the hairs I've lost have had the white bulbs on them...but I don't think that means anything. Please someone tell me what is happening here. Is it simple male pattern baldness with diffuse thinning? Could something more complex be happening here? Like a thyroid malfunction? Helpppp! I've been on finasteride for a month, it's not a finasteride shed. I've had this area for a while, because I noticed it underneath my long hair but I just thought it was random bald spots and for some reason didn't think much of it.
Is my very very chronic stress responsible for this? I am not exaggerating to you guys when I talk about how chronic and awful my stress is. Generalized anxiety disorder, it's hell. I am always uptight and never relaxed, except I guess when I am asleep.
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Is this diffuse pattern alopecia?
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https://imageshack.com/i/f2faoyj
Does that look like normal balding?
https://imageshack.com/i/4jfxgtj
https://imageshack.com/i/0wcuk8j
https://imageshack.com/i/0a76wyj
Is this alopecia areata? Or chronic Telogen Effluvium? I have noticed the hairs I've lost have had the white bulbs on them...but I don't think that means anything. Please someone tell me what is happening here. Is it simple male pattern baldness with diffuse thinning? Could something more complex be happening here? Like a thyroid malfunction? Helpppp! I've been on finasteride for a month, it's not a finasteride shed. I've had this area for a while, because I noticed it underneath my long hair but I just thought it was random bald spots and for some reason didn't think much of it.
Is my very very chronic stress responsible for this? I am not exaggerating to you guys when I talk about how chronic and awful my stress is. Generalized anxiety disorder, it's hell. I am always uptight and never relaxed, except I guess when I am asleep.
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Is this diffuse pattern alopecia?
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https://imageshack.com/i/f2faoyj
Does that look like normal balding?