The effect of stress on the skin
The effect of stress on facial skin has been investigated in various articles. Our skin reveals our mental and emotional states and stress can have many effects on a person’s health. One of the main and first symptoms of this issue is the occurrence of skin disorders in a person. Many people believe that people’s skin reflects their mental health. Stress / Mehrasa Salamat
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Types of stress:
Stress is divided into two categories; The first category is acute and short-term stress and the second category is chronic and long-term stress. In both cases, following acute or short-term and long-term stress, changes can be observed in the skin and skin appendages, including nails and hair. In the following, we discuss the effects that each stress has on the skin.
What does acute stress do to your skin?
Skin changes sometimes tell about the inside. Acute stress causes the skin to temporarily undergo changes, and by observing these changes, you realize that the person is not in a good physical and mental condition, because vascular contraction causes the skin to turn pale (when the person is afraid and worried, this condition is observed be). The opposite may even happen, that is, the person’s skin becomes hyperemic and inflamed due to increased blood pressure and anger. Of course, these changes are temporary and after some time, the skin returns to its normal state. Chronic stress, as its name suggests, has more lasting effects on the body, and a person may be involved with its consequences for several months.
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What harm does chronic stress do to the skin?
In this situation, skin problems such as pimples and acne can be mentioned, although it may occur in normal conditions, but because one of the factors that aggravate pimples and acne is the issue of male hormones; Therefore, people who have chronic stress, their acne is more severe and resistant to treatment, so they may remain on the skin for a long time. Most of these people point out that “in the past, the number of pimples and acne was less, but for some time, their number has increased and they have become resistant to treatment”, which can be mentioned as the main cause of these problems. As you know, the prevalence of acne is from the age of puberty, but if acne appears or worsens after 30 years, it is a strange issue for the general public, so the cause of acne lesions in people over 30 years of age is considered to be chronic stress. In addition to acne, these people also experience pimples after the age of 30.
The main cause of disease recurrence:
The role that stress plays in these diseases is an indirect effect on the diseases. In normal conditions, the body’s immune system performs its activity in a normal and natural way; But when stress, depression, anxiety, etc. occur especially in a chronic form, the immune system is no longer able to perform the activity in a normal way and it gets disturbed. That’s when it can be said that the balance between the immune system and the disease is disturbed and the diseases occur more severely.
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Treatment of skin diseases caused by stress
To treat skin diseases caused by stress, stress must be eradicated in the person first.
How to treat skin diseases caused by stress?
So far, we have tried our best to introduce you to the effect of stress on skin and hair. Now you must be looking for a way to eliminate these problems and diseases. But before that, you need to know that to treat skin diseases such as acne caused by stress, you must first eradicate stress and anxiety in yourself and then look for specialized treatments for your problems.
Modify your diet. In addition to controlling stress, having a healthy and balanced diet helps to maintain the health of the skin and hair.
Always try to have a regular exercise program during the day; Because exercise is very useful for the health of the skin and other body parts, as well as for controlling stress.
Don’t forget breathing exercises, yoga, meditation and visualization to minimize the impact of stress on the skin.
Get enough sleep and try to sleep at least seven to eight hours a night.
Do your best to increase your social relationships for the health of mind and body.