Stress Induced Hives

Can Stress Cause Hives
Or a Stress Rash?

Stress induced hives are caused by chronic stress and tension.

If you develop a red, itchy stress rash, it is time to find ways to relax and relieve tension.

That's because hives caused by stress can disappear with relaxation.

Learn how hypnosis can help you get rid of an itchy stress rash...

When a person experiences stress for a prolonged period of time, their immune system may not be able to defend the body from illness and disease, and sometimes this weakness shows up as an imbalance in the form of hives or a rash.

The Stress and Hives Connection

Hives are triggered by allergens. Some allergens that might cause hives or a stress rash include medications, food additives, food coloring, certain foods like peanuts, insect bites and stings, and even infections like strep.

Chronic Stress affects the body and health by reducing its immune response which also makes it unable to cope with these allergens.

Stressful life events and experiences can make your more susceptible to getting a skin stress rash.

Here’s how it works...

Quite a few nerve endings are connected to the skin (which is actually your largest body organ). Internally, skin wraps around your other organs, and, as you become stressed and emotional--your skin is actually affected.

Just like the nausea or upset stomach that you may have experienced when you were worried about an upcoming exam or an important meeting, your skin becomes “upset” when you are upset.

When your immune system is weakened by chronic stress, you are much more likely to have a reaction to irritants and allergens--giving you itchy, red, or pale swellings, known as hives or stress rash, on your skin.

Experts believe that there is a very strong link between emotional upsets or traumatic experiences and skin ailments.

Strong emotions which are not dealt with, may be released through the skin.

In fact, there is a new branch of medicine that deals with skin illnesses and stress. It is called psychodermatology, and it deals with acne, eczema, hives, rosacea, psoriasis, alopecia (hair loss), vitiligo (de-pigmented white spots on the skin), trichotillomania (hair pulling) and self-mutilation disorders.

These disorders can all be triggered by stressful life events or chronic stress.

Treatment of
Stress Induced Hives

Since hives are triggered by allergens, they are often treated with antihistamines.

However, many physicians prescribe relaxation exercises such as meditation, massage, acupuncture, counseling, yoga or hypnosis for someone with skin problems such as hives or a rash.

In addition, it’s important to note that, to have permanent relief, you must learn to get rid of stress and tension and, doing so, will greatly lessen your chances for developing another stress related illness or a skin rash.

Self Hypnosis and Hives

Using hypnosis to handle stress in your life is an effective way to handle stress and get rid of a stress rash, or hives caused by stress...

Holistic doctors prefer to have you work on the stress (self-hypnosis or making changes in your life) -- but also get immediate relief from the itching by using a homeopathic remedy.

Itch Relief

Hive Away, developed especially for hives, is natural and safe, and you can relieve the intense itching while you work on learning to release tension and stress.

Relieving the discomfort will help you to get relaxed.

The goal of treatment for stress related skin disorders is to:

• Reduce the stress
• Which in turn increases your immune system functioning
• And that, in turn, helps to heal your skin problems.

A Cure for Chronic Hives

Since the problem is caused by your handling of stress (or mishandling of stress), the cure lies in your learning new patterns of behavior and ways of dealing with stress, like hypnosis.

The good news is that, while you are ridding yourself of the hives, you will be learning to relax and enjoy your life!

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