Hair loss definitely has to do with stress. That's your situation.
I knew a young woman who had severe depression and social anxiety that was so severe she lost all the hair on her head. She went into a dark period and it took a year at least before she got back to where she was. True story.
When I go into Walmart or somewhere such as on a road trip I'm wearing my casual female clothes with my jewelry and makeup and overall feminine appearance. Sometimes I'm probably hyper feminine as a protective measure. So at the supermarket the cashier says to me: thank you ma'am. The Walmart greeter says thank you ma'am on the way out as I offer up my receipt. All good. Still, I experience more stress and anxiety out in public now that I did not have before the Trump administration started dismantling support for transgender people and recognition of them. There's no denying it. I really am surprised how much it affects me. I'm very careful when I go out and I think this constant vigilance is really too much stress for a body to take. So now I stay out of public a lot and rest more than I usually would. And it's hard not to feel defeated and rejected by the entire society because of this. Allies or not. Yes a lot of it's in my mind, but it's still affects me. It's very unhealthy right now to live as trans in society. And that's the way they want it. In a sense they have already won. This needs to be corrected. I don't know how that will happen. The way things are now, it's normal to feel stressed.
yeah absolutely. there's something intangible about it. and i've also noticed people more frequently making comments about me or giving me mean looks! but we are in this together!! you deserve to go out as yourself without all that extra baggage 💜
I’m sorry to hear that. I realized last night how stressed I’ve been (in large part about the state of the world) and that I need to start intentionally spending time relaxing. I hope you can find ways to as well.
One of my fears with FFS recovery is that could happen to me. Ofc I knew the risk going in. But damn do I attach a lot of my identity and validity as a woman to my hair. It is already thin and fine, loss is very noticeable.
I'm paranoid as I try to untangle my hair post-surgery, whenever I see more hair than usual on the comb, or my scalp seems more visible than before... it could be the onset of T.E. :/
i definitely understand your attachment to your hair as a marker of femininity and im really sorry to hear that you're losing more than usual, especially after ffs :(
if you want, you can get some minoxidil (the active ingredient in rogaine) to help reverse extra hair loss. it's a common way to treat t.e. (as well as balding), especially if the causal stress can't be immediately alleviated. i believe minoxidil is available by prescription (from your doctor or an online service like forhers) and over the counter.
Hair loss definitely has to do with stress. That's your situation.
I knew a young woman who had severe depression and social anxiety that was so severe she lost all the hair on her head. She went into a dark period and it took a year at least before she got back to where she was. True story.
When I go into Walmart or somewhere such as on a road trip I'm wearing my casual female clothes with my jewelry and makeup and overall feminine appearance. Sometimes I'm probably hyper feminine as a protective measure. So at the supermarket the cashier says to me: thank you ma'am. The Walmart greeter says thank you ma'am on the way out as I offer up my receipt. All good. Still, I experience more stress and anxiety out in public now that I did not have before the Trump administration started dismantling support for transgender people and recognition of them. There's no denying it. I really am surprised how much it affects me. I'm very careful when I go out and I think this constant vigilance is really too much stress for a body to take. So now I stay out of public a lot and rest more than I usually would. And it's hard not to feel defeated and rejected by the entire society because of this. Allies or not. Yes a lot of it's in my mind, but it's still affects me. It's very unhealthy right now to live as trans in society. And that's the way they want it. In a sense they have already won. This needs to be corrected. I don't know how that will happen. The way things are now, it's normal to feel stressed.
yeah absolutely. there's something intangible about it. and i've also noticed people more frequently making comments about me or giving me mean looks! but we are in this together!! you deserve to go out as yourself without all that extra baggage 💜
I’m sorry to hear that. I realized last night how stressed I’ve been (in large part about the state of the world) and that I need to start intentionally spending time relaxing. I hope you can find ways to as well.
im glad you found some ways to relax. i've been able to build that into my routines as well which has definitely helped! 💜
That’s good to hear 💚
One of my fears with FFS recovery is that could happen to me. Ofc I knew the risk going in. But damn do I attach a lot of my identity and validity as a woman to my hair. It is already thin and fine, loss is very noticeable.
I'm paranoid as I try to untangle my hair post-surgery, whenever I see more hair than usual on the comb, or my scalp seems more visible than before... it could be the onset of T.E. :/
i definitely understand your attachment to your hair as a marker of femininity and im really sorry to hear that you're losing more than usual, especially after ffs :(
if you want, you can get some minoxidil (the active ingredient in rogaine) to help reverse extra hair loss. it's a common way to treat t.e. (as well as balding), especially if the causal stress can't be immediately alleviated. i believe minoxidil is available by prescription (from your doctor or an online service like forhers) and over the counter.