What your skin is trying to tell you

I am currently reading the book Skin Deep by Ted Grossbart. Having only just started, I am already fascinated. Grossbart is a clinical psychologist and has discovered that there is a strong link between emotions and skin conditions. Grossbart sights patterns in patients history to their particularly bad outbreaks of eczema and acne etc. I find this so interesting. He even likens emotional issues to allergic reactions from a bee sting. People who are allergic to bee venom have been stung so much in the past that even one more little sting could cause serious, even deadly, harm. This could be true of those who suffer from chronic skin conditions. Which basically means that outbreaks can be triggered by cummulative stress, not necessarily one traumatic incident. It is interesting to me because I have never had alopecia in the past, but I have had a lot of stress in my life. Incidents this summer were really bothersome and I was pretty stressed. Perhaps this is my bodies way of saying--you have been through enough. Either way--I am listening to my body now! I am trying to relax more and not take on too much, even in my recovery.