How does the skin react to boundary violations? Psychosomatic causes of eczemaPsychosomatics is a field of medicine that studies the relationship between a person’s psycho-emotional state (“psycho” - soul) and his physical health (“soma” - body). One of the most common manifestations of a psychosomatic disorder is eczema, which is characterized as a chronic inflammatory skin disease . Eczema can be caused by a variety of factors, including genetic predispositions, allergic reactions and environmental exposures. However, modern research shows that psychological factors also play an important role in the onset and progression of eczema. Physiologically, this skin disease appears as a number of small fluid-filled blisters. Patients who have this disease usually complain of unbearable itching, which intensifies or subsides from time to time. Eczema can be treated, but the process of final recovery often drags on for years. It is important to consider the types of eczema: True (caused by an allergic reaction or other characteristic cause) or false (sometimes very similar to dermatitis, which is caused by external factors); Fluid-filled (small, always weeping rash) or “empty” (dry, scattered rash); Arose from - due to psycho-emotional experiences (violation of personal boundaries, negative emotions, etc.) or due to objective reasons (germs, damage, etc.). Stressful conditions, anxiety and depressive disorders often serve as a trigger for exacerbation of eczema symptoms. Nervous tension and emotional overstrain can lead to an increase in the level of inflammatory mediators in the body, which, in turn, increases the intensity of unpleasant skin symptoms. In addition, a person suffering from eczema often feels serious psychological discomfort. Chronic itching, redness and flaking of the skin can also cause strong feelings of shame, low self-esteem and social isolation (and this is without assessing the person’s initial psycho-emotional state). This, in turn, only increases the symptoms of eczema and can create stress levels that begin a vicious cycle. Skin conditions are almost always associated with violation of personal boundaries. Sometimes we ourselves don’t even think about how we destroy our boundaries, allow those already created by other people to be violated, or don’t try to acquire them at all. At first glance it may seem strange or difficult, but even stress and anxiety (primary, having objective reasons, or secondary, which were triggered by the person himself, for example, experiences based on obsessive-compulsive personality disorder) - this is a violation of personal boundaries. Yes, of course, sometimes a person himself “swims behind the buoys” and checks the built boundaries with his own hands. Personal boundaries are a safe environment, when key factors are achieved, a person feels protected, harmonious, stable, or in other words, “at ease.” Skin - this is a vulnerable organ that reacts especially sensitively to situations in which there is a negative impact in relation to a person’s personal space. The skin as an “outer shell” cannot help but respond to a person’s psycho-emotional damage, trying to draw his attention to the emergence and course of unnatural processes at the mental level. Thanks to understanding the psychogenic factors of eczema, it is possible to develop effective strategies for treating and managing the disease. Cognitive behavioral therapy (necessarily accompanied by a caring psychologist), relaxation practices (aimed at unloading the psyche), meditation (as an effective method of working with the subconscious) and massage (removing blocks and clamps) can help reduce stress and anxiety, thereby improving the condition of the skin. It is also important to remember to provide support and understanding for.