Although we generally do not associate physical problems with emotional problems, the truth is that the relationship between them is strong (in fact, all emotional problems have a physiological correlation). Today we will talk about atopic dermatitis, which many people suffer in silence, with shame, even causing problems in relationships with others. How is that possible?
Atopic dermatitis is a condition that affects the skin and causes severe and severe itching. Skin lesions are often called “eczema” and resemble rashes that break off and cause severe itching. They can appear all over the body and also on the face.
- It is important to mention that atopic dermatitis is incurable.
- Those with it can prevent or relieve symptoms with specific treatments.
- But the risk of it will always be present.
- In fact.
- Certain seasons.
- Such as autumn or winter.
- Can make epidemics worse.
- Proper hydration and proper treatment can keep you at bay.
Atopic dermatitis can affect children from a young time, they are rowdy, restless, unable to sleep well at night and, if they are babies, they can cry a lot for no apparent reason. All of these problems can occur in school age, with lack of concentration due to lack of sleep.
However, we cannot ignore the emotional consequences of atopic dermatitis in young children, due to itching and unbearable discomfort, children can become irritated, upset and angry creating very tense situations, the reason for all this is the stress caused by this skin condition.
But it doesn’t stop there. Dermatitis can lead to high levels of insecurity and dependence, to better illustrate, we bring a piece of testimony from a mother, Delphine, whose son Hugo began to develop atopic dermatitis at the age of 4 months:
“When I was little, I didn’t care about that. However, growing up, he developed a terrible complex due to his flaky skin. His companions began to mock him and he could not sleep at night because of the itching. “Sometimes he’d scrape until blood came out.
As can be seen, this skin problem can cause a strong sense of insecurity that hinders the relationship with other children, however, if the child is not helped to overcome it from the beginning or if he is given the tools to prevent his self-esteem by being affected, in adulthood, the consequences can become chronic.
An aduct with atopic dermatitis suffers otherwise, the problem in adulthood compromises and tests emotional management, people are irritable and nervous. At the same time, they can have anxiety problems and even develop depression. Let’s give some examples of real-life situations.
For an adult with atopic dermatitis, talking to others can be a real problem, nerves can cause an unexpected epidemic at the least opportune time, the embarrassment that this entails can increase their anxiety, aggravating the problem of dermatitis. It creates a circle from which it is difficult to escape.
There are other situations in which the adult may feel engaged, such as going to the beach or even having intimate relationships with other people, the main problem in this case are sores that sometimes cause outbreaks of atopic dermatitis. suffers from scratches, the problem gets worse and marks can take a long time to disappear.
The insecurity of not knowing when dermatitis will appear, if it will appear, how will it affect the face ?, all this triggers a stress that does not help. If dermatitis can cause stress, stress aggravates dermatitis, which can cause a person with dermatitis to have their self-esteem diminished due to insecurity, fear and shame, which in some cases can also lead to depression.
DA (atopic dermatitis) is a bad company, it’s one of those that arrive unannounced, hurt for no reason and know what you want to do and when to be able to hurt yourself. You don’t know how you’re doing, to get up tomorrow, or if you can sleep tonight. Maybe you’re asleep and your face burns and your skin breaks, leaving you alive?-Jess María Torres García (for 4 years she suffers from dermatitis) –
As we have seen, especially with testimonies, dermatitis and stress are circumstances that are usually associated and form a circle in which the person suffers a lot, does not know when dermatitis will return, in what unfortunate situation it will appear and when it will. decides to leave.
In many cases the frustration of these individuals is aggravated by the difficulty of finding the right treatment, each skin is different and not all respond well to the same type of solution, however, while you may have everything at hand to prevent or control an epidemic of dermatitis, the question will always arise: when is the next time?