Reflective Journal Entries: Skin Allergy

From Jim Skinner, with thanks

Reflective Journal of practice:

1. D. skin

This client is a nurse who has to use special antibacterial barrier skin gels and creams many times per day in the hospital, which had been causing the drying and cracking of the skin on her hands and between her fingers, this was both uncomfortable and itchy, it was also unsightly which caused her almost as much distress as the physical problems. 

She has suffered with eczema all her life and used expensive potions and lotions on her sensitive skin. An area of her skin that was particularly difficult for her was her eyelids, any time she was stressed – exams, driving test, etc she would suffer a break out which made matters worse for her. 

Her demeanour is one of confidence but she is actually shy and nervous and at our first meeting which was for help with a presentation she had to give to her superiors in management, during meta questioning she disclosed the above information. I decided and she agreed that whilst I was working on the presentation confidence I would also work on the self healing power of her mind.

Whilst in ‘trance’ and having covered the confidence work I suggested that her subconscious mind find alongside her, a white healing light that would enter her head and penetrate each cell of her body and that it would repair, replenish, restore and flush out any toxins and discomforts that she was holding onto and that in the future the barrier creams and gels would act as though they were the expensive lotions that she normally used to help her skin.

We met again two weeks later and she was delighted with the way she handled her presentation for which she was applauded for the first time in her life, but the thing she was most impressed with was that her skin particularly her eyelids were almost completely clear of any signs of eczema and even though she still had minor problems with her hands she considered them to be “at least 70% better to look at and the discomfort and itching was neglible”.

She booked another appointment for continued work on her skin and some help with weight control.