Acne Problem 

"Sad, Happy, Angry, Upset....
Could That Be The Cause Of Your Acne Problem ?"

Strange as it may seem your acne problem may be caused by how you are reacting to life around you.  If you are often in a state of emotional turmoil that emotional disturbance may be reflected in you complexion. 

........Clam down, relax, clear your mind... and you just might clear up your acne problem.... 

Harvard Medical School Skin Psychologist Offers a Quick Quiz   
by Ted A. Grossbart, Ph. d.

Emotional factors can trigger a acne problem, or they may worsen symptoms. While heredity,  bacteria, viruses, hormones, and chemical irritants play a clear role in many skin  problems, mind and body always do an intricate dance together.

If your skin condition doesn't seem to be improving, it may be time to determine the role that emotions are  playing in your acne, psoriasis, rosacea, or whatever skin condition you're experiencing.

How important is the emotional factor in your acne problem?

Ask yourself:

1. Do your symptoms get worse--or better--with emotional turmoil?

2. Is your condition more stubborn, severe, or recurrent than your doctor expects?

3. Are usually effective treatments not working for you?

4. Do most treatments work but not for long?

5. Is each disappearing symptom quickly replaced with another?

6. Do your symptoms get better or worse in a very erratic, seemingly nonsensical way?

7. Do you see striking ups and downs in your symptoms with changes in your social  environment: vacations, hospitalizations, business trips, or the comings of family members  or bosses?

8. Do people find you strikingly stoic, unruffled, or computer like in the face of  stressful life events?

9. Is your level of distress and concern about your problem strikingly high or  conspicuously absent?

10. Is your skin worse in the morning, suggesting that you rub or scratch unintentionally  at night?

11. Do you have trouble following your health care provider's instructions?

12. Do you do things you know will hurt your skin, such as picking or scratching, squeezing  pimples, or overexpose yourself to sunlight?

13. Do you feel excessively dependent on your dermatologist or excessively angry with him  or her? (Even if the faults are real, are you over reacting?)

14. Does it seem that others notice improvements in your skin before you do? Is it hard for  you to acknowledge when your skin has improved?

The more of these questions you answered positively, the more likely you can helped by such  psychological tools as relaxation, imaging, focused psychotherapy, biofeedback, and  hypnosis and self-hypnosis.

There is a substantial body of research, including many  well-controlled studies, documenting how helpful these techniques can be.

Mainstream doctors are more and more receptive as the newer research documents not only these tools'  effectiveness, but the specific physiological mechanism that allow the techniques to work.  Enhanced blood flow, various immune system mechanisms, and stress hormones are often  involved.

Emotional stress can keep the most effective medical treatment from working and make your acne problem worse. Yet the same  mind-body link, when it is working FOR you, can produce dramatic improvements.

SIDEBAR:

Which problems are psychological techniques most effective for?

Acne - allergies of the skin - alopecia - canker sores - eczema - herpes (oral and  genital) - hives - pain - picking - psoriasis - rosacea - scratching - shingles - vitiligo  - warts

About the Author: Ted A. Grossbart, Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School is a leading authority on the psychology  of skin care. His book Skin Deep: A Mind/Body Program for Health Skin (Health Press,  Albuquerque, NM) is a practical guide to using your mind to cure your skin. His Skin Deep  website is at http://grossbart.com/.

P.S.  Of all acne problems folks seldom consider that emotions maybe the culprit.  What about your case?  At least you should think it over....

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