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This organ of yours may also be damaged during the corona period
The mind and body are related to each other, and in this period where many of us experience anxiety and stress around the situation, it has different effects on the body, and on the skin that covers and protects it - how is anxiety expressed in the facial skin?
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Dr. Michael Shochat
Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 07:18
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This thing you are going through also affects your skin.
Woman washing face (Photo: ShutterStock)
Anxiety is a known catalyst for various skin problems, such as acne, eczema, urticaria, psoriasis and other diseases that attack our skin or are expressed on the surface of the skin.
And the corona period is expressed in quite a bit of such anxiety.
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How do we know if our skin is responding to anxiety?
If acne breakouts have started after a period full of anxiety, it is likely that the mental state is the cause of the physical reaction.
Stress causes the release of various chemicals and hormones that drive inflammatory processes in the body and skin, feelings of emotional distress lead to the release of a stress hormone (cortisol) that inhibits recovery, disrupts the skin's natural barrier and affects the immune system, allowing it to protect itself less.
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And it works, unfortunately, for the other side as well.
Patients with skin diseases experience lower levels of happiness, they are at higher risk for mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety and addiction.
Visible medical conditions such as psoriasis and eczema have a significant psychological and social impact on patients.
An outbreak of acne, or one spot or another of the skin, can be a factor that affects self-image, or confidence in a social environment.
We may feel embarrassed, in a bad mood and not even be focused on the professional task we have to perform due to the thoughts about the condition of the skin and what those around us think about it.
Direct effect on self-image and confidence.
Woman with psoriasis (Photo: ShutterStock)
Social networks have weight in the subject because the various filters make the stars' facial skin look perfect without blemishes, although this is often not true, and then the pursuit of the same and ideal facial skin for us puts frustration, stress and mental strain on our visibility that can affect other areas of life .
What can be done to protect the skin from mental states?
First, it goes without saying that the mind must of course be treated - tensions, stress and anxiety are unhealthy for the body in general and can cause other complex health conditions that are not related to the skin.
After treating the mind, it is important to take care of the skin as well.
1. Ensure quality sleep that includes enough hours of sleep without interruptions and multiple vicissitudes during it, quality sleep benefits both the skin, as this way it can repair the defects during the night, and for the mental state.
2. Drink plenty of water.
In winter we often reduce the amount of fluid we consume and then dry out the skin.
3. There are various relaxation methods that help improve blood circulation and increase collagen production, besides contributing to the facial skin, it also has a calming effect on the psyche and thus two birds benefit in one treatment.
4. Maintain a balanced and healthy diet.
Sometimes when we are in a bad mood, or feeling bad about ourselves, we compensate ourselves with an unhealthy diet full of fats and sugars that not only do not support vital facial skin, but may also delay its development and activity.
Sleep well - it is healthy for the mind and skin.
An old woman (Photo: Giphy)
5. Consume social networks wisely and not too much.
Explain to yourself over and over again that the pictures that appear in your feed whether of beautiful friends or stars, are usually not reality, none of us are perfect, do not let illusions hurt you in life.
6. And finally - take care of yourself.
If you have managed to relax but are left with an external hazard that lowers your mood again, it is time to take the initiative to help you feel better, the very act will fill you with a good feeling.
You can treat the skin with various aesthetic treatments.
Which help improve the feeling and can even strengthen the immune system.
Dr. Michael Shochat is a dermatologist at Clalit Aesthetics
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