Psychosomatic Causes of Eczema on a Nervous Basis

When the boundaries between a person’s inner world and external factors are disturbed, the body reacts with skin outbreaks. The psychosomatics of eczema is still under study.

According to Anne Maguire, a dermatologist and analytical psychologist, the nature of the disease is conditioned by fears and strong nervous tension.

Manifestations of Eczema

In its acute form, a large number of microvesicles appear. These are small blisters filled with fluid. When they burst, they form crust-covered micro erosions.

It causes excruciating itching that bothers a person all the time. In the chronic form, infiltrates appear, and the pattern of the lesions intensifies. The eruptions typically have a symmetrical distribution on the body.

Eczema can easily be confused with dermatitis. The main difference lies in the nature of the onset of both pathologies.

Dermatitis is an inflammatory disease provoked by external irritants. Eczema has an allergic origin.

Types and Forms of Eczema, and Their Potential Transition

The disease develops gradually, often lasting for years. The main forms:

Dry	Moist
The surface is dry. A small number of blisters, which are chaotically distributed on the skin. After they burst, crusts or cracks with traces of blood form.	Characterized by the release of a large amount of serous exudate. It involves the presence of small vesicular rashes, papules, or pustules.

Types of pathology:

• True;
• Microbial;
• Seborrheic;
• Allergic;
• “Professional”;
• “Nervous”.

The disease is chronic and often recurs. Sometimes “professional” eczema transitions into allergic. Those working with chemical substances – builders, hairdressers – are at risk.

In 10% of cases, even the smell of a caustic substance triggers an acute skin reaction.

Connection Between Skin Diseases and Emotional State

The causes of the disease are linked to an internal setting that is unconsciously triggered by the person. This happens against the backdrop of:

• Frequent stress;
• Subdepressive state;
• Nervous overstrain;
• Deep intrapersonal conflict;
• Developing depression.

Attention! At the core is the person’s rejection of someone or something. In this case, the skin acts as a manifestant, an indicator signaling that “something went wrong.”

Translated from Greek, eczema means “boiling.” A person experiences dissatisfaction, irritation, anger, and the skin eruptions testify to deep internal resistance.

Characteristic Symptoms of Nervous Eczema

The first signs appear after a nervous shock or severe fatigue. Eczema on a nervous basis is manifested by:

• Change in skin tone (reddening);
• Burning of the affected areas;
• Swelling of tissues;
• Severe itching;
• Increased skin sensitivity;
• Minor pain syndrome (localized in affected areas);
• Appearance of specific skin thickening (2-3 days after the onset of the first symptoms);
• Emergence of vesicular rashes.

Psychosomatic Causes of Eczema in Different Locations

People who experience this symptom often tend to be very apprehensive. In 90% of cases, they fall into a psychological dependence on others. The eruptions appear in the following places:

• Face (cheeks, chin, area above the upper lip);
• Upper limbs;
• Legs.

In adults, eczema more often manifests on the hands and feet, while in children – on the cheeks. In men, the onset of the disease is associated with their desires not matching their real possibilities. Mentally, he may be a Napoleon, but in reality – work a low-paying job.

At the same time, such a person almost always understands that he himself is to blame for his problems, but prefers to blame circumstances and other people.

The psychological causes of eczema in women are linked to her dissatisfaction with her position in the family. She may be in complete submission to her domineering, despotic husband.

Note! Eczema is a manifestation of suppressed individualism.

A new skin cover is “born” in place of the old one. This signals the breakthrough of the oppressed “self,” which is disregarded by others.

Psychosomatic Causes of Eczema on the Hands and Feet

For a woman, hands symbolize holding and clinging, for a man – support and work. The psychosomatic causes are due to a lack of mutual understanding between spouses or serious problems at work.

For example, hand eczema in women can be related to feeling a cooling off from her husband or knowing about his affair.

Comparing herself to her rival, she realizes that her chances of keeping her husband in the family are minimal. The situation is exacerbated by the woman’s financial dependence.

In men, hand eruptions are driven by a desire to work elsewhere, alongside an external ambition for career advancement. Such a person may rejoice in his own success, but his subconscious, through this symptom, reminds him that he dreamed of something entirely different.

The appearance of eruptions on the lower limbs indicates that a person seeks to fence themselves off from dangers, from traumatic events, and certain people.

Characteristics of Child and Adult Psychosomatics of Eczema

Small children are emotionally and mentally closely connected to their mother. Their experiences, reflected in the condition of their skin, are provoked by the incorrect actions or inaction of adults.

Doctors studying the psychosomatics of eczema in children are convinced that the manifestation of the disease is related to disrupted contact between the child and the mother.

A child may not understand anything, but at the same time, they are acutely sensitive. A lack of care and warmth adversely affects a child’s health.

The most common factor is a lack of time due to constant busyness. Seeing a mother tired and upset, a child subconsciously feels guilty.

Parents’ arguments also provoke the appearance of eruptions. This is due to the strong stress the child experiences, witnessing the conflicts between father and mother.

Opinions of Renowned Psychologists on the Issue

According to the laws of psychology, the root of the disease must be sought in one’s behavior, in the reaction to situations and people.

According to leading domestic psychologists, V. Sinelnikov and N. Volkova, any skin manifestations are a desperate attempt of the body to protect itself.

Lise Bourbeau

Eczema signals the presence of an unsatisfied desire.

Important! A connection is traced between an unsatisfied desire and the impression a person makes on others.

Also, a parallel can be drawn with one of the five traumas. Eruptions on the face, according to Lise Bourbeau, relate to the “trauma of rejection.” It means that the person, for various reasons, rejects themselves.

Louise Hay

According to Louise Hay, eczema develops against a backdrop of irreconcilable antagonism. The “root of evil” lies in childhood when a child suddenly realizes that they do not meet their parents’ expectations. For this reason, later as an adult, a person can become disappointed in both themselves and those around them.

Mental breakdowns are not uncommon. Such a person may be prone to gaining excess weight.

Zhikarentsev

The opinion of the domestic psychologist V.V. Zhikarentsev coincides with that of L. Hay. He believes that eczema develops due to extremely strong antagonism combined with a mental explosion.

Treatment of the Disease

Upon noticing specific symptoms, it is necessary to visit a therapist, psychologist, allergist, and dermatologist. Treatment is prescribed after diagnosing and identifying the root cause. It includes:

1. Normalization of the nervous system’s functioning.
2. Taking immunomodulators.
3. Identifying the allergen and avoiding contact with it.
4. Adhering to a diet (prescribed individually after identifying the allergen).
5. Using special creams and ointments.
6. Undergoing physiotherapy (if necessary).

The table below provides recommendations for treating psychosomatic eczema from renowned psychologists.

Psychologist	How to Treat?
Lise Bourbeau	Start with yourself - praise yourself, give yourself compliments, allow yourself to be yourself. It's important to allow yourself not to be as you wish to be. Only by accepting yourself can you find solutions that will help fulfill your desires.
Louise Hay	Affirmations: "The world is my friend. I am safe. I live in harmony with the surrounding world.", "In my words and thoughts - only love. Between me and life - peace!"
Vladimir Zhikarentsev	Affirmation: "I am surrounded by love and joy, harmony, and peace. They live in me. I am securely protected, I am safe."

Conclusion

The program of self-destruction is initiated by the person themselves. Eczema is one of the alarming signals sent by the body. It can be eliminated by learning to sublimate negative energy and changing one’s internal mindset.