Yes. Emotional stress and anxiety can cause alopecia. Normally there’s a three month period between a stressful event and your hair falling out. It’s triggered by the body’s ‘fight or flight’ response, as the body produces extra hormones to help it tackle a potential threat. During this time, more hairs on your head are in what’s referred to as the ‘resting stage’. All this means is that it may take a few months for your hair growth and regrowth to return to normal. So any hair loss is usually just a temporary thing until your stress levels have gone down. [popover id=ref5]