Skin Problems

Every mind-body disease begins the same way: with an unanticipated experience for which we have no practical preparation leading to a biological conflict mediated by the brain. Different functions of the skin are directed by different parts of the brain, and are called into the special biological response process according to different kinds of unanticipated experiences. The key to the experience that you've had lies in the symptoms. The key to healing lies in the experience that you've had.

We have two skins: the corium (inner skin - dermis) that holds us together and lines all our internal cavities, and the epithelium (outer skin - epidermis) which is what we use to sense our environment. These two skins are made up of very different tissue and the tissues are innervated by completely different parts of the brain.

The purpose of the corium skin is to protect us from any kind of attack against our physical integrity. Threats to our physical integrity include anything from dirtiness to physical cuts and blows, to figurative or future attack such as a planned surgery. Pain of unknown origin can be perceived as an attack against the body.

"Attack" conflicts in the conscious or subconscious mind direct the brain to thicken the corium skin in order to protect the body. Thickened skin can be completely unnoticed or can become extreme to the point of skin cancer or mesothelioma diagnosis. Once these conflicts are resolved in accordance with the normal dis-ease process, the brain directs that the excess tissues be broken down with the assistance of bacteria. This produces the swelling and infection associated with healing from injuries to the body.

The epithelium (outer skin) is our largest organ and its purpose is sensory. This is the organ through which our sensory cortex takes in a great deal of information about our functional environment, which is crucially important in our relationships with other people. Our outer skin will be affected in any situation of feeling separated from a loved one or from a place that we love, as well as situations of territorial conflicts (which affect squamous epithelium in the rectum, throat, bronchi, urinary tract, and the ductwork of the body including the coronary arteries and veins).

With an active separation conflict, the outer skin will ulcerate on a microscopic level. When we resolve the separation conflict, the outer skin gets red as in dermatitis.
Our epithelium includes our hair and teeth enamel.

Most conflicts are unconscious. Just bringing the conflict into your consciousness brings you most of the way to resolution and healing.