Eczema
If you have eczema and you are reading this article, then you are very
likely already aware of or suspect some correlation between the onset
of severe outbreaks of the problem and the presence of stress and anxiety
linked to emotional turbulence.
If you think about the skin as an organ of the body, it's the one that's
going to register most directly when there is something going wrong,
because it's clearly visible to the eye.
The skin is the organ through which we come into contact with the world
we live in it connects directly with the nervous system, so internal
changes brought about by chemical messengers from the brain to the body
and vice versa that effect emotional changes may be registering very
strongly through the skin. Perhaps you already see a pattern of increase
in eczema when there is a heightening of emotions. This might occurr
when there is actually a pushing of strong emotions out
of awareness because they are felt to
be threatening in some way. The skin might then be said to be drawing
your attention to the repressed emotion through the eczema. A number
of skin disorders have been shown at different times to be capable of
actually being produced and relieved by using concentration and
the power of suggestion. In an experiment in 1928 at the University
of Vienna hypnosis was used to alleviate the outbreak of cold sores,
it was found that the symptons could also be induced by reminding subjects
of painful events linked to past outbreaks.This was aslo done in Japan
with hives. Fourteen out of 27 patients made a full or partial recovery,
only 5 reported no benefit. In Britain it has been shown that there
is a significant improvement in the condition of eczema patients when
psychotherapy is included in their treatment. There are many other examples
of this, that attest strongly to the fact that skin disease is profoundly
affected by the persons psychological state.
The role of hypnosis is in giving very strong direct
suggestions for the condition to be acknowledged fully by the mind and
body and let go of. The aim is to use very clear visualisation to see
the skin as healthy and clear. Also to directly address any underlying
unresolved issues which may be provoking the outbreaks.(Cognitive
Behavioural
Hypnotherapy)Self
hypnosis is a powerful tool to allow you to consistently reinforce beneficial
effects.
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