If you're like ninety percent of acne sufferers out there, then
you'll probably have noticed that when there's a big occasion, a big
test, a date, a wedding or anything that you're excited about, for some
reason your acne flares up. Sods law right? Actually it's more than just
an annoying coincidence. Which leads us to yet another thing we should
be aware of in the fight against acne: anxiety, stress and anger.
When it comes to anxiety and stress there are two types, mental and physical. We've all experienced mental stress at some point for any number of reasons, but what about physical stress? Things like an overly demanding exercise schedule without proper rest, lack of sleep, and even smoking are all examples of physical stress on your body. Oh, and of course a big test, a date, a wedding, etc. Everybody's different, so it could be entirely different reasons, but the important point here is that stress, anxiety and anger do affect acne.
But how? The short answer (without over-complicating things) is that stress and anxiety cause an inflammatory response in the body. We've all seen how someone can become red faced when they are angry, stressed or embarrassed (anxious). Just because someone suffers from acne doesn't mean that every blocked pore becomes inflamed, in fact there could be countless blocked pores that are completely un-noticeable, however when you add the bodys natural inflammatory response it is far more likely that these pores will become inflamed, causing the walls of the pores to break, which allows bacteria to influx and multiply, hence an acne flare up.
Now for a slightly more technical reason (in simple terms though, we don't want science, we want results).
The adrenal gland produces male hormones called androgens, and when we experience stress, anger or excitement our adrenal gland goes into overdrive. Now, to be fair to nature, the body evolved to release these hormones when we were in danger (think sabre tooth tigers) and our skincare was probably the last thing on our minds, but unfortunately these androgens can lead to more acne. Also, the adrenal gland in women produces a far higher percentage of their androgens than in men, so stress does seem to affect acne more in women than men (sorry ladies).
So how do we help this? There are innumerable ways, and it really depends what works for you, but here are some suggestions. Anger is released by four points of the body, the hands, the feet, the teeth and the voice. Often, after a loud disagreement or physical battle between two people the combatants will become lovers or good friends. The bad emotions are gone. Obviously, we're not suggesting you seek a confrontation of some kind, not only is that bad advice, but also the confrontation itself will release all those nasty androgens. What we need is a way to release these repressed feelings through those four channels. The obvious answer would be sport. Baseball, football, even hitting a bucket of golf balls on a driving range with no target in mind are all ways that help. There have been cases where a persons acne has cleared up just by chopping wood.
Also, yoga and breathing exercises can have an amazing effect on your skin. Yoga is particularly good, because it relieves both mental and physical stress. In fact, the benefits go far beyond stress and anxiety relief, so why not try some local yoga classes or purchase a yoga program to practice at home. There are countless techniques out there for releasing stress, anxiety and anger, so if you feel that it is affecting your acne then why not try one of them?
When it comes to anxiety and stress there are two types, mental and physical. We've all experienced mental stress at some point for any number of reasons, but what about physical stress? Things like an overly demanding exercise schedule without proper rest, lack of sleep, and even smoking are all examples of physical stress on your body. Oh, and of course a big test, a date, a wedding, etc. Everybody's different, so it could be entirely different reasons, but the important point here is that stress, anxiety and anger do affect acne.
But how? The short answer (without over-complicating things) is that stress and anxiety cause an inflammatory response in the body. We've all seen how someone can become red faced when they are angry, stressed or embarrassed (anxious). Just because someone suffers from acne doesn't mean that every blocked pore becomes inflamed, in fact there could be countless blocked pores that are completely un-noticeable, however when you add the bodys natural inflammatory response it is far more likely that these pores will become inflamed, causing the walls of the pores to break, which allows bacteria to influx and multiply, hence an acne flare up.
Now for a slightly more technical reason (in simple terms though, we don't want science, we want results).
The adrenal gland produces male hormones called androgens, and when we experience stress, anger or excitement our adrenal gland goes into overdrive. Now, to be fair to nature, the body evolved to release these hormones when we were in danger (think sabre tooth tigers) and our skincare was probably the last thing on our minds, but unfortunately these androgens can lead to more acne. Also, the adrenal gland in women produces a far higher percentage of their androgens than in men, so stress does seem to affect acne more in women than men (sorry ladies).
So how do we help this? There are innumerable ways, and it really depends what works for you, but here are some suggestions. Anger is released by four points of the body, the hands, the feet, the teeth and the voice. Often, after a loud disagreement or physical battle between two people the combatants will become lovers or good friends. The bad emotions are gone. Obviously, we're not suggesting you seek a confrontation of some kind, not only is that bad advice, but also the confrontation itself will release all those nasty androgens. What we need is a way to release these repressed feelings through those four channels. The obvious answer would be sport. Baseball, football, even hitting a bucket of golf balls on a driving range with no target in mind are all ways that help. There have been cases where a persons acne has cleared up just by chopping wood.
Also, yoga and breathing exercises can have an amazing effect on your skin. Yoga is particularly good, because it relieves both mental and physical stress. In fact, the benefits go far beyond stress and anxiety relief, so why not try some local yoga classes or purchase a yoga program to practice at home. There are countless techniques out there for releasing stress, anxiety and anger, so if you feel that it is affecting your acne then why not try one of them?
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