Why do some people, like myself (within age 15-16) have premature grey hair in their teenage?

Question

I grew my several strands of complete grey (almost white) hair from around the age of 15. Are there any psychological elements to be concerned here? Or is this purely genetic or for other reasons i haven't explored or thought of? I know that i myself, have slight hypomania. I have had severe mood swings and elevated hypersensitivity, but i have seldom (almost never in an irrational or overly unusual way) lost complete control, even in front of my closest friends and family members. But i have heard somewhere that emotional factors do in certain circumstances profoundly affect physical aspects of the human body. That's pretty much all the information i have to help you answer my question. Thank you.

PS: I'm 24, i'm a guy, i'm studying BBA right now. I'm in a metal music band and i'm an aries (?).... Whatever helps i guess..., i know my responsibility to be direct, simple, maybe even immature and honest. Sooo.. Cheers! :)

Answer 1

I think the being scared causing grey hair thing is an old wives tale. It is genetics.

Answer 2

My son sprouted a few gray hairs in junior high, his father started to Grey in early high school and so did his grandfather. I would have to say it is genetics. Lucky for him, all the men on that side of the family may go gray early but keep their hair until the day they die. No one has gone bald or had any receding hair line.

Emotional factors play an effect in your physical appearance such as your body posture or wrinkles and and can effect your physical health. People with many mental problems seem to be in poorer overall health.

Answer 3

I got my first grey hairs at around 15 or 16. By the time I was 40, my beard had more grey than black, and I had more grey hair than my maternal grandmother had at age 70.

At 51, my beard is white when I allow it, and my hair is pretty much iron grey when I let it.

FWIW, I've battled depression all my life.

Doc

Answer 4

No, it's just that some bad genes can cause both physical and psychological disorders, so the gene responsible for your hypomania might be responsible for your unusual hair color as well.

Answer 5

My wife starting going gre as a teen too. It's all genetics, there's always hair dye if it bothers you. Good luck.

Answer 6

genetics baby, my mother had her first gray hair when she was 16