How Does Stress Affect Health Self Esteem Activities - Acne

Gift Yourself With Building Emotional Wellness Time : Denied emotions always come back to haunt you if they stay hidden away. They are often the culprits and source of stress. In addition to the writing self esteem activities listed in part one of this series, develop a regular practice of releasing your emotions in a private, safe space. You can turn up the radio or television to help ensure your privacy

Remember to use the Louise Hay Affirmations from her book 'Heal Your Body' to help you transform the underlying personal values, beliefs, fears, thought and feeling patterns. These were provided in part one of this article and you can find this at the site listed below this article

Gift Yourself With Nurturing Self Esteem Activities . Find meaningful, new and healthy ways to reward yourself for your small and big accomplishments. Develop a regular exercise program that allows you to move your body to help you release stress, tension, anxiety and fears.

Combining physical movement and an exercise program you truly enjoy helps you to move out your 'stuff' on a regular basis

Think about forms of exercise that also build your discipline and confidence such as martial arts like karate. Try out creative dance, running, swimming. Anything you like that you can stick with regularly over the long term as a way for you to remain in touch with your body. Taking care of yourself consistently in every way possible helps you to build confidence, acceptance and deeper appreciation for who you are

If you are using prescription medication for your acne, keep using it and work closely with your doctor to find out other things you can be doing to take care of yourself

Everything you do as an investment in building emotional wellness pays off in increased social wellness with others during your everyday interactions. Enjoy getting to know how your body acts as a map of consciousness that you can use to help you figure out what's up inside. This helps you to balance and heal whatever comes up that is bothering you at a deeper level.

This fun, life-long life skill pays big dividends because it helps you stay in touch with you. Use your acne to understand the possible underlying emotional and thought patterns, anxieties and fears that may contribute as causes of acne.