Every exam season, Zhimei's cousin Xiaowen has a deep worry.
Other people's pre-test stress is: legs trembling, shaking hands, and wanting to run the toilet.
Her pre-test stress performance was: eczema...
Before each exam, it was a big disaster scene with skin:
Redness of the skin in the leg socket, underarms, elbow socket, etc.,
Drying and peeling,
small red papules,
It's itchy, and the more you tickle it.
I went to the doctor to find out that it was stress that induced skin diseases.
If you also have such skin problems, today's article is going to take a good look!
When we face events such as examinations and year-end examinations, our spirits will be highly concentrated, emotionally tense, and psychological pressure will be too great, which will produce a series of emotional changes such as anxiety, irritability, and depression.
These negative emotions may cause increased secretion of adrenocortical hormones and male hormones in the body, allowing nerve endings in the skin to release neuromediators and catecholamines, causing or exacerbating skin diseases [1], which is known as psychosomatic skin diseases.
Studies have shown that 30% to 60% of patients with skin diseases have mental problems such as anxiety and nervousness related to skin diseases [2].
(Psoriasis)
This condition often manifests as neurodermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, acne, chronic urticaria, rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis, vitiligo, alopecia areata and other skin diseases.
Eczema and psoriasis are more susceptible to emotional stress and worsen.
Go to the hospital in time
If you have skin problems when you are stressed, do not self-treat drugs, and do not think that you can cure yourself by reading the instructions, especially to avoid the use of folk remedies;
Do not trust the recommended medications of pharmacy salesmen, etc., who do not know your situation thoroughly enough, and the recommended treatment plan may cause misdiagnosis or delay the condition due to poor treatment effect and insufficient safety;
The correct approach is: consult and deal with a dermatologist in time, avoid secondary injuries caused by the wrong drug, aggravate skin damage, and keep the skin clean and dry at the damaged area.
Don't scratch! Don't scratch!
If you feel itchy, red, dry, etc., remember not to scratch and touch with your hands, so that you can effectively avoid the infection of infectious skin diseases-
Avoid secondary injuries to the skin lesions after scratching, aggravating the skin problems, and avoid infections caused by bacteria and other substances on the hands when touching, worsening the condition.
Try abdominal breathing exercises to relieve stress
Abdominal breathing is a conscious, deep, slow, rhythmic breathing pattern that improves autonomic regulation, which is one of the methods of behavioral psychotherapy.
It is important to know that these interventions are only an adjunct and are not a substitute for medication. Following the doctor's advice and taking medication on time is the first criterion for getting better.
When you feel a huge amount of pressure coming, you can do some countermeasures in advance to give the pressure some outlet. The following three decompression Dafa, Zhimei suggested trying it:
Pouring and decompression method
When encountering difficulties, talking to trusted relatives and friends, just talking about the pressure and worries is very useful for releasing stress, and if you can still get their support and help, it will be even better.
Meditation relaxation
As a means of self-regulation, meditation can be effective in helping oneself overcome mental or emotional problems. It includes three stages: body relaxation, breath regulation, and attention and focus [3].
Read more medical texts: How to practice meditation and relaxation?
Movement confrontation law
Sports have the effect of catharsis, neutralization, offsetting and countering unpleasant emotions, and people through sports, not only burst out of energy, but more importantly, release the backlog of unpleasant emotions.
Therefore, if you have a favorite exercise, sweating and decompression is the best.
In short, when treating such psychosomatic diseases and skin diseases, in addition to conventional medical treatment methods and self-adjustment of stress, professional psychological counseling can also be sought.
Stress can be felt by everyone, and learning to defuse stress is also an important lesson in life.
Don't put the pressure in your heart, hold out the disease, after all, wait for the body to go to the treatment, the effect is not so good.
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Reviewer
Li Jie | Chief Physician of the Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
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