Pulling out lots of hair from certain spots of my head ?

I'm an 18 year old male and I'm very fearfull of losing my hair as it runs on my father's side of the family.

Lately my scalp has been very sensitive. The back of my head especially aches and and is sore to the touch. But I've noticed lately that parts of my head in the front and back get a little sore and sensitive and when I clench my hands and run it through that part of my head I will pull out up to 2-3 hairs at time,, every time, for a short period of time. I also have a small lump on the back left side of my head.

I'm extremely worried about losing my hair and have been basically praying that I get my mother's side of the family's hair genes. Is this what it's like to lose your hair, or could I be experiencing something else? I've also been under a lot of stress the last two months.

Is there any hope that this is some kind of scalp/skin problem? I've only noticed it the last month or two in excess. I did have a sort of dermatitus and psoriasis problem as a baby.

Pulling out lots of hair from certain spots of my head ?

I had the exact same thing happen to me when I was your age. I developed bald spots on my head in different areas for no reason. All of a sudden one day they were there. I went to see a dermatologist and he said it is a very common thing that happens when you are under alot of stress etc. And I was under alot of stress at the time such as yourself. He gave me cortizone injections in my scalp at the affected areas and it cured the problem, and after graduating high school and figuring out what i wanted to do with my life the bald spots subsided. I am now 33 years old and have not had a re-occurence since I was 18.

Oh yeah,definitely get that lump checked out too

Pulling out lots of hair from certain spots of my head ?

stress can cause hair loss, but you should be more concerned about that lump. unless you hit your head you need to have a doctor look at that very soon.

Pulling out lots of hair from certain spots of my head ?

don't worry there is nothing to b afraid of , but u have 2 listen of what I'm going 2 say very carefully. 1st it's so ordinary to lose from 2-3 hair f u run ur hand through ur hair, it the same thing for me !!- 2- u mentioned u have been under a lot of stress, and losing hair is one of the side effects of stress. 3- do u know what kind of shampoo or conditioner u r using ? maybe this is what makes ur head skin so sensitive, 4- i advise u to c a doctor and tell him what u r suffering from. in the past one of my sisters had some problems in her hair and she was losing hair and after seeing the doctor he told hair that this is as result of her anger and because of the weather changing . believe me u have to be more strong and god will never let u down and I'll pray for u 2 . wanna talk more mail me at: setsunarehaf@yahoo.com and remember to feed me back with ur latest news ... have a nice day .

Pulling out lots of hair from certain spots of my head ?

Losing your hair does not hurt. My husband can attest to that.

If you pull your hair out from stress, that could be a form of Alopecia.

Most babies have cradle cap. That is just because they were surrounded by nutrients in the womb and are now exposed to air. That should be gone before 2 yrs old if treated properly.

Check webmd.com.