Hair loss Aibu

[Heavensabove3005]

So this isn’t really an aibu but I’m at my wits end and thought someone could give me some ideas. I’m losing my hair at a rapid rate every time I wash it it’s cmi g out in handfuls. Has anyone had similar? So I suppose my aibu is not to want to end up bald

There are lots of different things that can cause thinning hair - thyroid imbalance, autoimmune conditions like alopecia, a nutritional deficiency, hormonal imbalances etc - so I would say the GP should be your first port of call.

Stress can also be a factor, or recent illness. But definitely see your GP.

As above.

Hair loss can be caused by SO many things.
Iron deficiency, thyroid imbalance, scalp issues, androgenic alopecia causes (genetic or hereditary), menopause, etc.
How old are you?
Is there female pattern baldness in your family? This usually presents as widening of the central parting and sometimes diffuse thinning over the crown. Unfortunately this is usually hereditary and is sometimes difficult to treat. It is caused by the sensitivity of the hair follicle to androgens, much in the same way as men get male pattern hairloss because of testosterone changing to DHT and causing the follicles to become weak and miniaturised over time.
Have you had a health issue or stressor in your life in the past 3-4 months like a bereavement, covid, other illness, house move etc?
Stressors like this can cause a telogen effluvium which means that due to the nature of the hair cycle, it shifts a lot of hairs into the telogen (shedding) phase all at once, so that you lose far more hair than usual. This usually corrects itself over time but can be emotionally difficult to see handfuls of hair coming out.

It's really impossible to say - I would make a GP appointment and if you don't get any joy from them, you could try to see a dermatologist or a trichologist, but this may be difficult on the NHS.
A dermatologist or trichologist can look at your scalp under a very powerful microscope and tell if the hairs are miniaturising and if this is a pattern type baldness or another form of alopecia caused by immune issues etc.

Good luck.