Why social trauma could be one of the reasons for unexplainable balding

I'm sure you guys have read through some of the theory parts in this course.

There's chronic inflammation and stress, caused by nervous system dysregulation and being in sympathetic activation.

Additionally, in the tracker there's a whole tab for "felt judged or watched".

I'm starting to think there is one deeper thing that ties it all together; something that explains all these physical reactions; something that stems from a higher level like the mind..

This deeper thing can be an early social trauma.

---- A brief personal observation

A couple of days ago, I went out with my friend to play basketball.

Suddenly, a guy from university I knew came to play basketball too in this area.

I barely knew him and was anxious to talk to him.

Initially he didn't notice me, and I just felt anxious, always scanning for him from the corner of my eye (unluckily, he was always playing behind my back under a different hoop).

Suddenly, I felt the energy change - it seemed he had noticed me, but whenever I looked at him, he either looked away, or didn't look at me at all.

This was very uncomfortable - I went out of my fun flow state with my friend, and went into a weird freeze state.

Eventually, I left, but then I had big sensations of heat and fear and feeling watched and judged in me (even though I physically left!)

I felt shame for not talking to him, I felt he might think weirdly of me. And these are only external circumstances. Internally I'm feeling panic, scalp tensing up and I feel under scrutiny. Like there's people judging in my walls and I feel constantly unsafe. I feel alert.

----- What I experienced

Now, what I experienced was a "social nervous system overload". This was likely triggered by a deeper

Even 2 days later (as I'm writing this), I still feel on edge, and I cannot fully feel fear and embarrassment.

I'm not panicking because logically I know I'm safe. It's just my body and nervous system feel unsafe in the moment.

My thoughts can easily create an unsafe feeling on command and I feel my scalp tighten as I think of being watched and judged for 10 seconds.

--> This state of not being able to feel fully, but able to mostly function throughout the day is called "functional freeze". Luckily, there's ways to come out of it.

---- Relation to hair loss

Now, I talked to ChatGPT about it. And he suggested that this wasn't likely a one time thing -- it was an old relational trauma surfacing.

I've attached a screenshot of the conversation to read more in detail about this social-relational trauma.

Here's the most fascinating thing it said about this condition and hair loss, though:

[START]

You may also be storing shame or identity pain in your appearance (especially if your social trauma included being judged on how you look).

Hair can carry unconscious symbolic weight:

> “If I lose my hair, will people still see me?”

> “Am I still desirable or safe?”

> “Will I be rejected for being ‘less presentable’?”

This connects deeply with social trauma + visibility wounds."

[END]

Key words here:

- Visibility wounds (and being seen)

- Identity pain

- Shame about self

It's all signs that are pointing to a deep emotional, psychological and even spiritual wound. Our sense of self, that's been hurt and feels very fragile.

I believe this wound can metaphysically express itself through balding / hair loss.

---- End game

If we know what the trauma/wound is (like early relational trauma), then it's possible to work on it with an expert EFT practitioner, for example.

To clear out painful feelings around this, and replace the old emotional blueprint with one that allows for us to feel safe just as we are. Deeper, subconscious work, not just surface level.

And once the trauma is cleared from the system, we can then begin looking to regrow hair. And since the body isn't fighting against you, the regrowth will be much easier and permanent.

---- End notes

It's possible Carlos talks about this more at length in the end of the course. In that case, lol, I got a bit ahead on my own 😄

But I felt compelled to share. Because knowing exactly what we're dealing with here is already half the battle (and half of the victory is ours!!) ✊

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