Is it unusual to lose hair as a result of anxiety of caring for you hair?

It is not unusual if you are suffering hair shedding due to anxiety to a change of how you handle and care for your hair. You may be unsure whether to shampoo or not, whether to use a hairdryer, or a brush or comb.

On an average head there are approximately one hundred thousand hairs and between 50 to 100 of these are shed daily.  Changing your routine, such as moving from daily wet shampooing to only occasional shampoos or replacing with dry shampoos can lead to what appears to be greater hair loss.  This is because hairs that would have been removed  a few at a time during daily wet shampooing will stay loosely in place until the next wet shampoo when they are lost en masse.  This then gives a false indication of the degree of hair loss being experienced and the appearance of a greater problem – and a source of increased anxiety.