Mindfulness for Dermatological Conditions
Not only do emotions appear to affect the health of our skin but the health of our skin, also, can have a huge impact on our emotions. People may struggle with shame, distress and low self-esteem if their skin condition is of a visible nature, with hiding and camouflaging being two common responses. Pain and discomfort from the skin condition can also lead to depression and anxiety for some people.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27169607
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The psychological/emotional underpinnings and ramifications of suffering from various skin conditions have only recently been given serious consideration in the scientific literature. This is despite the fact that emotional correlations with dermatological conditions such as eczema and psoriasis were made more than a 150 years ago when Erasmus Wilson, in 1850, attributed skin manifestations to “disorders of the nervous system, like emotions, especially of a depressive nature”. Closely behind him came Hillier who expressed his conviction that nervous excitement, shock and fear can cause changes in the condition of the skin.
Not only do emotions appear to affect the health of our skin but the health of our skin, also, can have a huge impact on our emotions. People may struggle with shame, distress and low self-esteem if their skin condition is of a visible nature, with hiding and camouflaging being two common responses. Pain and discomfort from the skin condition can also lead to depression and anxiety for some people.
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