The skin, which includes the hair and nails, is one of the largest and most remarkable organs of the body. It is waterproof, washable, elastic, self mending and tactile. It protects us against water loss and water intake, while allowing us to perspire. It defends us against infection and exposure to foreign substances, and it regulates our temperature.

Through the skin we face the world, and are known by it. The skin flushes with anger and shame, blushes  with love or embarrassment, goes white with shock, breaks out in goose bumps in cold or anticipation, or sweats with exertion or fear. Every emotion creates a response in the skin that can be electrically noted. It reflects what food we eat, how much we sleep we have, and alcohol / drugs we consume – particularly on the face.

The skin is the outer most expression of our innermost being; through it we relate and communicate with others. It represents our outer limitations, within it we are contained and held. It forms a boundary between us and the world, a meeting place of the inner and the outer world. Difficulties with the skin are, therefore, often connected to difficulties with communication, especially if that communication is threatening our boundaries in some way.

As we all know that touching is the most basic thing that all of us need on a very deep level. We know that babies that are not touched enough that they can die, while adults develop serious mental illnesses and trauma with out human contact, as if they are shriveling up inside a shell. Touching passes through those limitations, crossing our boundaries by reaching deeply into our feelings. Touching is the most basic form of communication, transmitting love, tenderness, healing, security, confidence, safety and passion.

Touching is a natural part of intimacy, but physical contact is not always pleasure-full. It can also trigger fear - as when we are beaten, or fear of some or other hurt, or of feeling exposure, shame and being vulnerable. A fear of touching shows a deeper fear of sharing ourselves, perhaps due to previous touching that was abusive. There may be feelings of being unclean or ugly, a sense of guilt or shame.

The face is the part of us that meets the world first and on which we are mostly judged. We as a human species spend an enormous amount of time and money on our faces to make them more socially acceptable, providing a smooth veneer to hide our feelings behind. Faces can be open or closed, relaxed or tense, trusting or suspicious, happy or sad  - the face shows everything that is going on, on beneath the surface. The more we frown, the more the muscles will take on the frown look or furrowed look, the more we smile, the more the face will appear at ease.

Conflicting emotions, self confidence, self dislike, inappropriate passions, with held feelings or anguish – all these expressed on the face, in the form of blemishes, rashes or other skin irritations. Very dry skin implies a withdrawal of emotion, keeping ourselves back so as not to deal with communication or feeling. Oily skin implies excess of emotions – often passionate or angry ones – that are not finding release. Each facial blemish is like an inner pain finding form.

Acne

Usually occurring in our adolescence and early twenties, acne represents an eruption of all conflicting and tormented feelings locked inside. At this time it is very hard to feel good about ourselves.  Everything we do seems to be stupid and or wrong, there is little self esteem and much self dislike. Life appears unfair, as if we are being picked on personally, when in fact it is our inner torment that is causing us the pain.

The confusion involved in moving from childhood to adulthood is enormous. It is the time that we are discovering tentatively who we are as individuals, while powerfully strong sexual urges that have no means of expression are awakening. Fantasies abound, any touch can cause the hormones to leap with desire. Acne reflects the depth of emotion surging through the body – the longing for release finds expression for eruptions. This is the cry from within to stop attacking ourselves, a plea for us to accept ourselves and find our inner beauty.

Issues of the skin

Acne rosacea, athletes foot, boils, bruises, burns, callouses and hard skin, and cuts are issues to do with the skin reflecting anger, shame, moving in a direct that is not right for us, not paying attention, playing with fire and of course most important of all our boundaries.

Dermatitis

Dermatitis is a term used to cover a wide range of skin irritations caused by stress, infections and allergies. An irritation implies that something is bothering us, causing the edges of our being to react. Skin problems are a way of keeping the world at a distance. Is someone or something affect you or getting under your skin? Or are you feeling over exposed, vulnerable and over sensitive?  Contact dermatitis can be sorted out quickly.

Eczema indicates an extreme sensitivity to the circumstances and the emotions around us. It limits physical contact as if creating a bubble in which we cant be touched, Are there areas of contact and communication that are causing irritation? A fear of intimacy? Are you locking yourself inside for fear of coming out? Are you being overly sensitive to someone or something?

Flaking or peeling skin. This implies that our boundaries are thin and insubstantial, easily giving way, indicating that we are easily influenced by others and have little sense of our own identity. It can also mean that we are like a snake shedding our skin, getting rid of the old ways of being so that the new can emerge, but we are unable to let go, are fearful of release. We need to peel away the old layers of thinking.

A rash implies that we are acting too hastily or that something is really bothering us. Are you taking more risks than you should? Are you jumping to conclusions before you hear the whole story? Is it someone who is making you feel hot and irritated? Have you done something that you are ashamed of or feel guilty about? Or now feel guilty? Or are you feeling particularly allergic to someone or something?

Itching

Itching is scratching our surface or scratching on the surface – either something inside is trying to get our attention because it wants to get out, or something or someone  on the outside is beginning to irritate us and get under our skin. Itching makes us mad with frustration. What is trying to get out? Does something need to be voiced? Or is someone really bugging you? The art or act of scratching is an attempt to get out or scratch out the offending cause. Is there something or someone you are trying to get rid of? Scratching may also represent repressed aggression. Do you really want to hit out at someone?.

Melanoma

Skin cancer is not caused by the sun as many adverts would have us believe. This is a fallacy and a good marketing hype – for if it was so then we should get skin cancer from everything that we eat as it is all subject to the sun – the sun makes it grow not give it cancer!! How come then does most of the worlds population living in the tropics not die from skin cancer?   Of course protection from harmful burning is useful and a good idea.   Melanoma implies that our boundaries are being penetrated. Have you been particularly affect by stress, emotional tension or inner conflict, leaving you unprotected and exposed? There may be issues of self dislike, or lack of self care; complying with other people wishes and not heeding our own wishes or needs, or deep rooted conflict over physical contact and touching.

Positive thinking on it’s own will not solve all of your problems, however it is one of a series of things that we all have the power to implement which will get us on the path to leading the life we want.

About the Author:

Peter has particular effective techniques in identifying what is going on within oneself, why is your life like this, what is going on, what is your thinking pattern and belief systems. Once identified, we then decide what it is that you want to do about your life situation. This is where you take control, take personal responsibility and choose to change what ever it is you want to, you then replace them with something substantially better. Peter has seen many clients’ lives change completely within weeks of a consultation. You can also do it.

Peter’s sessions are powerful, quick to resolution and bring about long term healing. Peter does not believe in long term therapy and in most cases between 5 to 10 hours of process work can sort out most problems be they business, personal or illness.

Peter is a Business Consultant, Life Coach, Healer, Teacher as well as a Business & Personal Coach. He is an expert in the areas of Leadership, Self Empowerment, Healing and Personal Development and in integrating these several, seemingly different, disciplines, Peter is successful at this as the result of personal experience - a solid business background combined with a passion, and gift, for personal development and helping others.

To find out how Peter can help you to move your life forward, check out his web site at http://www.iempowerself.com/index.html, and contact him directly by e-mail on peter@iempowerself.com .

Please read these articles hyper linked below. They contain gems that will assist you to gain some insight into yourself and why this happened to you and how you got there. The real crucial thing is for you to understand, in some way – unconsciously – you put it there. All you need to do is discover how you did it then you can undo it. You can overcome it, many have already around the world. Because we are all constructed in the same way, we all have access to the same healing possibilities, if they can heal so can you. The final issue is that it is your choice!!.

Here are the articles on the web site, enjoy and ponder – these are pointers for you.  God bless you.

My Unconscious Belief Systems.

The Universal Laws and how they affect you. Once you understand them you can get them to work for you. Look also at the Universal Law of Belief Systems – it will amaze you.

The wonderful world of Quantum Physics. See how this actually is the mechanics of the laws and the belief systems. Once you get this and use it to your advantage you will never look back. Never!!

Also look at the law of attraction and your belief systems. You will see how it is that you have attracted this to yourself to facilitate your growing. Learn it, the sooner you do the sooner you get better.

Now you may or may not fully understand all of the above. Contact us to teach you how to overcome it. If you can do it in your own – well done and God bless you. Please pass your insights and learning on. Thank you - Peter