Skin Vitality Handbook Final

With skin, it is definitely an emotional roller coaster and we all
have our bad days and good days. We all get thoughts like,
“My skin sucks. I don’t love myself. I have no hope. What is
wrong with me?”
All of these emotions are totally valid. However, these
negative thoughts can trigger more skin irritation as a result
of an inflammatory stress response by the activation of our
sympathetic nervous system. 1
By increasing exercises of mindfulness, you can increase your
awareness of the connection between the mind and body.
Mindfulness is bringing emotions and managing cognitive
behavior therapy. In this way our emotions are guiding our
thoughts, rather than using thoughts to guide your emotions.
As we become more aware of the feelings behind our
thoughts, we can try to motivate ourselves to choose positive
or beneficial thoughts. If we continue to let go of the negative,
it will naturally allow you to feel better about yourself and in
hindsight your skin.
1 Breazeale, Ron. “Thoughts, Neurotransmitters, Body-Mind Connection.” Psychology Today,
2012, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-the-face-adversity/201207/thoughts-nerotranmitters-body-mind-connection.