Because anxiety symptoms are multiple, people think that what they are feeling or experiencing are completely unrelated to the disorder. For example, when someone experiences dizziness and vomiting, he assumes that there is a problem with his stomach. When a person experiences twitches in his arms, the first reason that comes to mind is a muscle problem. Although these gut feelings are sometimes right, there are instances where vomiting does not equate to stomach problems or arm twitching does not mean a muscle problem. Other times, these symptoms point to a mental disorder.
Confusing as it may seem, anxiety can be the root cause of many physical symptoms that you might be dealing with today. One of the symptoms that may be caused by anxiety is an itchy scalp. You might think that the irritation is just caused by the shampoo that you’re using or perhaps a dry scalp. The other side of the coin could point out to anxiety because nervous or anxious people often feel scalp itchiness and go on to scratching their scalp. Scratching is seen as nervous behavior. And most anxious people tend to scratch more. Moreover, anxiety makes people sweat more, and this sweat causes body odor and also an itchy scalp. The sweat accumulates on the head and dries out. That makes the scalp itchy.
People with anxiety scratch almost automatically. But sometimes the itchiness escalates and anxiety sufferers get more agitated. As the itchiness gets worse, the anxiety level also rises and more sweat is produced. This is its constant cycle.
Most people are embarrassed by their constant scratching, so they usually go for drastic chemical solutions. They will try treating their itchy scalp with special medication or shampoos. You might achieve relief from using either but, at best, this is just a short-term treatment. Once you discontinue use, you’ll feel the itchiness again and you’ll find yourself back to scratching your scalp. It will never stop unless you treat its real cause – anxiety. Besides, a common shampoo ingredient called sodium laureth or lauryl sulphate is known to strip the natural oils in our scalp and hair. It can corrode the skin in our head even our eye membranes. It can also cause hair follicle thinning. You must be careful when you opt for medications or shampoos with this component. It would be better if you try some natural home remedies that are known to treat itchy scalp. These are jojoba, tea tree, basil, chamomile, lavender and lemon.
The scalp problem is a direct reaction to the chemicals that pump through your body whenever you feel anxious or if you’re suffering from anxiety. The body reacts to the stress by releasing adrenalin and other chemicals that cause physical symptoms. To truly cure the itchy scalp due to anxiety, you must deal with the anxiety and not the itchy scalp or any other symptoms for that matter. Once you treat anxiety, the symptoms that go with the disorder will also disappear.
