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They can follow a food, a medicine, an infection, heat, cold, or pressure. ",[280,281,243],"a",{"href":244}," and tension can make a flare worse. Each welt often fades within a day, while new ones appear. Antihistamines are the usual first care. A trigger is worth finding. The skin is not a verdict on whether you deserve to be loved.",[271,284,286],{"id":285},"the-emotional-meaning-of-hives","The emotional meaning of hives",[276,288,289],{},"Spiritually, this is someone overwhelmed. You do a lot, and what you do is not recognised. You need other people's attention, and you cannot bear their criticism. Hypersensitivity and a long experience of rejection are the portrait. You do not like the person you are. The fear of being wounded is so strong that, in order to be loved, you do what people expect. The rejection you fear then comes from yourself.",[276,291,292],{},"The French idiom for being thrown on the scrapheap is to be thrown into the nettles, and hives are the nettle rash. The marked skin makes you feel ugly and unwanted. The harsher image in the pages, a beast branded and dependent on an owner, is a picture of that dependence. It is not who you are. Living according to other people stops you doing things for yourself. New projects are not dared, and the powerlessness grows. You hold it against them. You make them responsible for your unhappiness. You feel separated, even torn, from someone, and your integrity feels damaged. At the same time a part of you wants the separation, because it avoids further complications.",[276,294,295],{},"What is offered is to become the person in charge of your own life, and to matter to yourself first. Trust, and a willingness to be in front rather than only in response, are the steps. Other people can be met from there.",[271,297,299],{"id":298},"a-gentler-way-to-hold-it","A gentler way to hold it",[301,302,303,307,310],"ul",{},[304,305,306],"li",{},"Name one effort nobody has acknowledged. 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It is the border between inside and outside: it protects you, it senses everything you touch, and it quietly shows how you feel, when you blush, go pale or get goosebumps.",[276,365,366],{},"In the emotional and symbolic approach to health, this makes the skin a mirror of your relationships: with other people, with the world around you and with yourself. When the skin reacts, it can be an invitation to look at how you are living contact, closeness and boundaries.",[368,369,370],"note",{},[276,371,372],{},"This page offers a symbolic and emotional perspective. It is meant to complement medical care, never to replace it. If you have a skin problem, see a doctor or a dermatologist.",[271,374,376],{"id":375},"what-your-skin-represents","What your skin represents",[276,378,379],{},"Symbolically, the skin marks the edge of your personal space. It says: this is me, and that is the world. It is also your main organ of contact: it is through the skin that you are held, comforted and touched.",[276,381,382],{},"That is why authors such as Jacques Martel see the skin as an extension of our inner sensitivity. A very sensitive person often has sensitive skin. Someone who has had to become hard with themselves or with others may find their skin thickening. The skin, in this reading, is a kind of calling card: it shows on the outside part of what is happening inside.",[271,384,386],{"id":385},"common-emotional-themes-behind-skin-issues","Common emotional themes behind skin issues",[276,388,389],{},"Every skin condition has its own nuances, but a few themes come up again and again.",[391,392,394],"h3",{"id":393},"boundaries-and-personal-space","Boundaries and personal space",[276,396,397],{},"Skin problems are often linked to the question of limits. Do you feel invaded? Do you let others cross your boundaries without saying anything? 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Many people notice that skin conditions such as ",[280,406,408],{"href":407},"\u002Fskin\u002Feczema","eczema"," or ",[280,411,413],{"href":412},"\u002Fskin\u002Fpsoriasis","psoriasis"," appear or flare after a separation, even one that looked minor from the outside.",[391,416,418],{"id":417},"how-we-feel-seen","How we feel seen",[276,420,421,422,425],{},"Because the skin is visible, it is closely tied to self-image and to the ",[280,423,424],{"href":211},"fear"," of judgment. If you give a lot of weight to what others think of you, or if you do not feel good enough as you are, a skin problem can seem to confirm this painful inner image, which in turn makes you want to hide.",[391,427,429],{"id":428},"emotions-held-under-the-surface","Emotions held under the surface",[276,431,432,433,436,437,440],{},"Expressions such as \"red with ",[280,434,435],{"href":175},"anger","\", \"thin-skinned\" or \"getting under my skin\" say a lot. 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The face relates to identity and to how you face others, the hands to what you hold, give and receive, and the back to what is behind you: your past, your burdens, the support you may lack.",[271,489,491],{"id":490},"caring-for-your-skin-from-the-inside","Caring for your skin from the inside",[276,493,494,495,497,498],{},"The idea is not to blame yourself for a skin condition. ",[280,496,243],{"href":244},", genetics, hormones, allergies and the environment all play a real role, and medical treatment is often necessary. 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