Loving Yourself First When Having Eczema
By Julia Chien
One of the biggest struggles I had when my Eczema was at its worst was the inability to love myself and generally feeling unworthy of love. Because my skin was so inflamed and people would comment on how bad it looked all the time, I often felt unattractive and lacked self confidence.
I thought the amount of love I deserved was dependent on how my skin looked.
It took me years to get out in the dating world because I always felt nobody would want to be around someone who didn’t have perfect, glowing skin.
I then realized that these thoughts I had about myself were all limiting beliefs.
My physical appearance does not define me as a person.
In fact, I realized that having Eczema actually makes me a more beautiful person inside out.
Because of my Eczema, I learned to love myself more for being the strong woman that I am for battling a chronic condition.
I learned to take care of myself, practice self care and focus on strengthening my mindset.
I gained self confidence and self love over the years through getting rid of perfectionism and comparison, and reminding myself that I am so much more than my skin.
I also learned that in order to receive love from people and my relationships, I need to love myself first.
The moment I started to love myself more, I began to attract loving people in my life.
Your external reality is a mirror of your internal state.
Once you are able to fully love yourself by doing what feels aligned to you – whether it is through affirmations, journaling, asking for help…
You will start to see everything in your reality be exactly what you had hoped for.
Your Eczema will start to heal.
Your relationships will flourish.
Your confidence and self worth increases.
And so much more.
Remember, just because you have Eczema does not mean you are less than anyone else.
You are beautiful.