Can acute TE develop into chronic TE because of emotional stress?
Probably! High stress is a known cause of hair loss. In women, this usually reverses with time. In men, you have to distinguish what you see from genetic male pattern hair loss.
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I just want to say that chronic telogen effluvium is deadly. I have had it for years and EVERY site that says it will stop is wrong. Every site that says follicles don’t die is WRONG! It DOES cause permanent hair loss!
But I will die before the shame kills me.