Stress and Acne. Coping with Acne
Stress and acne! But what is in fact the relation between stress and acne?
In a previous post we have called stress one of acne’s main causes. Well, you should not understand these words in a wrong way.
Stress itself is an abstract notion. Stress is like air; “you don’t see air, but you know that it exists” – as Dee Dee told Dexter in one of their continual fights. (For those who are no cartoon fans, please consider Dee Dee and Dexter just two fictional characters.)
However, you should understand that our busy lifestyle doesn’t in fact cause acne; it is the way we live that does affect our whole body, as well as our largest organ: the skin. Stress doesn’t specifically cause acne or any other disorder, but it makes our body and its organs and its skin… weaker and weaker and unable to protect themselves against all kind of bacterial or viral attacks.
The place you work, the work you do, the people you interact with, your daily duties, the hours you keep, the ways you play - all of these can take a toll on the epidermis, especially in those who are prone to acne. So, stress doesn’t cause acne, it is just that it plays the role of the Trojan horse. It carries within all kind of nasty possibilities. Once it is stress that controls you, you become more prone to acne, as well as to any other diseases and illnesses.
Next we will try to make you aware of some of the everyday acne triggers that you might not be aware of. We will try as well to offer you some solutions, some tricks about what you should do to avoid them.