Tag: Self-help
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Topical Tip #1: Apply emollient sparingly!
Those who swim long distances in cold water cover themselves with grease to keep warm This is not a good idea when applying a moisturiser to eczema. Then the purpose of the moisturiser, or emollient, is to provide insulation against water loss – otherwise the skin dries too quickly. A very thin layer of grease…
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Self-Help
Self-help benefits from teamwork! Thinking about Self-Help, and how and why organisations like The National Eczema Society (UK) are so effective, highlights the importance of teamwork. When Samuel Smiles (pictured above) published Self Help in 1859, he extolled the virtues of personal application and diligence: “Help from without is often enfeebling in its effects, but…
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Habit Reversal Tip #11 Turbocharge your Habit Reversal with Meditation
Behavioural change can be helped by adding a relaxation exercise Any relaxation exercise can help learn a new behaviour. Use your favourite technique regularly when changing a habit. Which technique is used is not as important as how it is carried out. Techniques include:- All are safe, can be done on one’s own, and involve:-…
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Andy Affleck talks to DrB
The principle and practice of habit reversal are really easy to understand and use. Andrew Affleck is a Consultant Dermatologist and Dermatological Surgeon based at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland. Andy and DrB first met at an European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry Congress in Zaragoza, Spain in 2011.Here they discuss the introduction of The Combined…
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Horses for Courses
It is sometimes said in horse racing circles that “there are horses for courses, and courses for horses”. Both race horses, and racecourses vary. Success is linked to matching a horse to a course, and vice versa. The format of The Combined Approach to atopic eczema is also varied, and those that can benefit from…
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From Living With Eczema to Living Without Eczema
“There is certainly no need to live with eczema: there is now a possibility to live without eczema” – Dr Peter Norén Learning how to live with eczema is important. Living with eczema means understanding what eczema is, and what needs to be done about it. Living with eczema also means discovering how to get…
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Anon Talks to DrB about Weeks 2 and 3 With The Eczema Solution and Twitter
Weeks 2 and 3 of The Combined Approach using The Eczema Solution The Combined Approach self-help programme with Twitter: Weeks 2 and 3 – Treatment Anon spoke here first to DrB two weeks ago, about how he came to start using The Combined Approach to treat his chronic atopic eczema. He is using the self-help…