Lili Reinhart Revealed on TikTok That She Has Alopecia—and Was Diagnosed During a Depressive Episode
glamour.comRiverdale star wrote over a short clip of herself lip-syncing to a line about stress ("I'm being pushed beyond the limits of what a person should be pushed to endure”) while receiving red light therapy on her scalp on TikTok.
did not say whether her alopecia was directly caused by her mental health issue, but the two are sometimes related. Per the , “a variety of factors are thought to cause alopecia areata, possibly including severe stress.” Alopecia wherein a person's body attacks its own healthy hair follicles.
In addition to Reinhart, Congresswoman Ayanna Presley and actor Jada Pinkett Smith have also shared their experiences dealing with the emotional distress that often accompanies alopecia-related hair loss.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.In the comments of the TikTok, so many people thanked Reinhart for spreading awareness, and shared their own (mostly encouraging!) stories of dealing with the condition. “I got it randomly last November.
Was completely healthy (but stressed as I was finishing my MA degree). Lost 30-40% of my hair density and have patches all around” wrote one user.
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