Yes unfortunately! According to the MayoClinc, stress may cause the body to flip hair follicles into the resting phase, resulting in inflammation and sudden widespread hair loss. Stress may also cause the body’s immune system to attack follicles, resulting in patchy alopecia.

In both cases, a combination of addressing your stress levels to reverse cell senescence (resting inflamed cells) and undergoing hair growth treatments increases your chances of restoring your natural hair growth patterns.