Red raw face
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Red raw face
Hi I’m 45 years of age and have suffered with depression for near on 22 years I’ve been on and off medication for this amount of time as well. The last couple of years I have chosen not to have medication I’ve started to scratch certain parts of my face mainly my forehead to the point of it being red raw it hurts a lot and I have to receive an antibiotic cream to help it I’ve been informed that it’s stress related and I’m wondering if it’s because of my bad days of blackness and not taking medication I’m tearing at my face instead.
Thank you
Tracey.
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- Dr Alexandra Mizara
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Re: Red raw face
Dear Tracey,
Thank you for writing to us. Skin picking is an emotion-regulation coping strategy that people often use to manage their di(stress). It could be related to your emotional state and it might worth considering a talking therapy to manage your depression but also your skin picking behaviour. Cognitive-behaviour therapy is a good therapeutic approach for addressing both.
BW
Alexandra
Thank you for writing to us. Skin picking is an emotion-regulation coping strategy that people often use to manage their di(stress). It could be related to your emotional state and it might worth considering a talking therapy to manage your depression but also your skin picking behaviour. Cognitive-behaviour therapy is a good therapeutic approach for addressing both.
BW
Alexandra
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- professor andrew r thompson
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Re: Red raw face
I agree with Alexandra, a talking therapy such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) or interpersonal therapy (IPT) might well be of assistance for improving both your mood and the scratching behaviour. There are several other types of therapy and counselling also available and these forms of support can be provided in person or online. The evidence base for IPT, CBT, and counselling is very good. There is also another therapy available called cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) which might help. It would certainly be worth considering talking to your GP and possibly approaching your local NHS IAPT service directly (as they tend to accept self-referrals and are probably offering initial telephone appoitments at the present time). Information on CBT can be found here https://www.babcp.com/Default.aspx. Information on CAT be found here: https://www.acat.me.uk/page/home. Information on NHS IAPT services can be found here: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/other ... arch/10008.
Take good care and all the very best,
Andrew
Take good care and all the very best,
Andrew
Dr Andrew Thompson
Registered Clinical and Registered Health Psychologist - DClinPsy., C.Psychol., AFBPsS., DipCAT., FHEA., BA(Hons)
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