Is it possible to get grey hair from stress?
Lostmydammind asked:
I thought it was an old wive’s tale, but I have had an extremely stressful time the past two months, and I now see at least 20 grey hairs on my head, and there were NONE there before that! As if the other things weren’t enough, now I am worried about going grey! (Not that it really matters, because I dye my hair anyway.)
“Look at all the past presidents…”
I thought it was an old wive’s tale, but I have had an extremely stressful time the past two months, and I now see at least 20 grey hairs on my head, and there were NONE there before that! As if the other things weren’t enough, now I am worried about going grey! (Not that it really matters, because I dye my hair anyway.)
“Look at all the past presidents…”
Wow! I was thinking the same thing! My father once observed that!
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June 20th, 2009 at 9:55 am
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Absolutely.
June 21st, 2009 at 1:46 pm
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yes. you can get so many things from stress, like heart attack too. It always shortens your lifespan. Most suicides are from stress too.
June 22nd, 2009 at 2:43 am
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Yes
June 25th, 2009 at 10:35 am
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Yes, I believe you do. Whenever I have been really stressed, I find a couple.
June 27th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
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Yes
June 28th, 2009 at 4:48 am
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Look at all the past presidents that you can find both at begining of term and at end. (Exclude Reagan he dyed his.)
It’s not a wives tale.
June 30th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
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Yes, it does give you grey hair.. unless you have hair dye..
July 4th, 2009 at 6:53 am
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Yes, gray hair can be caused by stress and other factors. Don’t worry too much about gray hair, just look at an under 30 yr-old bald man (like me) and consider yourself lucky to not have my hair problems.
July 6th, 2009 at 1:33 am
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i don’t think it has ever been scientifically proven but i believe that it can happen. I am a hairstylist and I have seen young customers get greys during a stressful time and then they are gone. also, there are actual accounts of people turning all white or getting a streak of white from a traumatic experience. just the same you can experience a dramatic loss of hair from a stressful situation.
July 7th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
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yes…………………yes………………yes
July 10th, 2009 at 3:07 am
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Holy sh*t I gotta cheer up more.
July 12th, 2009 at 11:06 am
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Okay, so I’m so sorry I don’t know her name.. But George Bush (the first one.. heh).. his wife’s hair turned completely white in one night after losing her baby due to some birth complications.
July 14th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
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yes, stress increase the grey hair
July 15th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
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Oh YES it’s possible! I was married to absolutely the wrong person for 23 years and the stress caused me to premature gray.
But it’s all right. I divorced him and I’ve gone blonde so it worked out!
July 16th, 2009 at 8:27 am
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Extreme stress and even poor nutrition can cause hair to gray. It is seen in individuals that are suffering from malnutrition. Research shows that vitamin and mineral deficiencies can be responsible. Stress both physical and mental can tax the body’s supply of vitamins and minerals. A shortage of copper, B and C vitamins is typically associated with premature graying. However to utilize copper other minerals are necessary too. Sometimes it can be reversed. Stress is also known to impair the immune system primarily because the vitamins and minerals in the body are being used at an accelerated rate. Your body doesn’t know if you can’t balance your checkbook, are thinking of divorcing your spouse, or going to war. Stress does more damage to us than we previously understood.