Re: My story-Peeling Lips for 11 years-Help!!!-Please Respond-I have so much Anxiety
Wow, you sound exactly like me! Im a 24 year old male as well and have had ex-cheilitis for about 10 years. I also have dandruff and peeling around my mouth and nose. I've had an extremely difficult time with ex-cheilitis for the last 4 years and have sufferered from anxiety, self-conciousness and depression. Basically if my lips looked bad, I would feel bad. I actually quit my job and took some time off to try and get myself feeling better. Now, I am learning to just accept my lips and try not to even think about them. I have a basic routine that I do everyday to keep my lips looking semi-normal, so that I can feel normal about myself. Basically its not worth stressing and thinking about.
I recommend reading "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle. This book has helped me immensely with every part of my life.
I am starting to believe that ex-cheilitis is being caused by a problem created by the mind. A form of resistance or disconnectedness. Resistance causes tension, which may block life energy, which may be causing the problem. "What you resist, persists". Disconnectedness is disconnectedness. Things dont work right when they are disconnected. Total Acceptance will cure both of these things, but Total Acceptance is easier said than done :)