Following the popularity of her role with Channing Tatum in the action comedy The Lost City, Sandra Bullock co-starred with Brad Pitt in the movie Bullet Train. Recently, the movie’s trailer was made available. Bullock, 57, had previously discussed a time in her life when she was under stress and experienced anxiety and baldness.
The actress, who is presently starring in the ITV4 remake of the 1994 film Speed, admitted a few years ago that she previously believed she would pass away as a result of a string of stressful life events that had a negative physical impact on her body.
Bullock stated that after a stalker broke into her home, the culmination of a string of tragic events, she “wasn’t the same” during a conversation with Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield Norris.
Bullock stated that the first stressful event in the days preceding the break-in was her son Louis, who had a grand mal seizure, leaving her fearful for his safety.
Some individuals link a grand mal, tonic-clonic seizure to an epileptic fit. This kind of seizure can occasionally be brought on by other medical conditions, such as:
Stroke is caused by high temperature and low blood sugar.
The “tonic” stage and the “clonic” stage are frequently stages that these seizures go through. At the initial stage, most people typically pass out. Individuals could get rigid and pass out to the ground.
Bullock was worried about the health of her small son. She was bitten by a poisonous spider a few days later, and things only got worse from there as her hair started to fall out in clumps.
The actress recalls, “When I looked at that, I believed my body was going to break.” It wasn’t reacting to what was happening very well.
“I’ve noticed a thinning in my hair. There are alopecia spots all over me. In front of the bathtub, I’m spreading out my hair.
“I’ll die if I can’t pull myself together. Even though I can usually control almost everything, my body will occasionally go through something I cannot.
In addition to being bald, Bullock developed “severe anxiety” and post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the home invasion she experienced while hiding in the closet (PTSD).
The actress described how her home was broken into while she was home in an emotional message. “When I’m in the closet, I’m thinking, ‘This doesn’t end good. I’m going to be hiding in the closet, which won’t help. There was just one night that Louis was with me.
The actress sought counseling after the incident and specifically underwent eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, which she referred to as her “unraveling” process (EMDR).
EMDR helps patients deal with the pictures, feelings, beliefs, and physical sensations connected to traumatic experiences, which can result in a variety of mental health issues. EMDR uses side-to-side eye movements and talks therapy.
According to EMDR consultant Dr. Justin Havens, “There may be a huge transition from someone who is constantly reminded of a traumatic incident and all of the unpleasant symptoms to feeling like it is behind them and no longer of concern.”
“Using EMDR speeds up your body’s recuperative and healing processes after trauma. As you recover from the inside out, your therapist is at your side.
Bullock learned that this therapy helped her manage her PTSD and lessen the excruciating stress that was the cause of her alopecia.
In contrast to a quick response to an imminent threat or sense of dread, PTSD patients’ physiological responses to extreme stress or fear endure for a long time.
To put it another way, the body releases hormones even when there is no risk to stop necessary activities (including digestion, skin healing, and hair development) so that energy can be used to react to our natural reactions to danger. This might make it clearer to some people why they start losing their hair after receiving a PTSD diagnosis.
It is essential to massage the scalp gently and refrain from scorching the hair with tools or potent chemicals when treating PTSD in people who are losing their hair. If you have uncomfortable and unattractive bald spots, a dermatologist can give you advice on scalp treatments that work.