Thus, you must understand that you can also control your mind. Stress and anxiety do not need to take over your mind. In fact, you can control how your mind responds to problems that arise in life.

Remember that you can decide not to be stressed. You do not have to be anxious. You can change your mind and let things slide away. Yes, there are many things in this world to worry about. However, worrying about them will not change many aspects of modern world. Constantly thinking about work, environment, economy, or politics will not change them. Instead, resolve to change things that you can change and do not worry about what you cannot control.

The thing to keep in mind is a sense of perspective. Yes, work is stressful, but do you need to worry about being attacked by a lion when you leave office? When you go shopping for groceries, do you need to think about whether there will be a pack of marauding barbarians in produce section? Hopefully, answer is, "No." Thus, you do not have same concerns as our forebears and you should keep that in mind. Life is pretty safe these days and so-called "Age of Stress" is entirely of our own creation. We are stressed about things that we decide to be stressed about. And things that we are stressed about really aren't that important in long-run scheme of things.

Stress and anxiety are, seemingly, enough to worry about on their own. So don't fall into trap of keeping them going. Keep life in perspective, keep yourself on an even keel and remember that you can control your own mind. If you can manage to do that, stress and anxiety to not need to take over your life.

Do you live in an extreme climate? Extreme heat or cold can take its toll on sensitive skin as can strong winds and, of course, sun exposure. Try not to go outdoors more than you absolutely have to when conditions are extreme. Always wear a sunblock with an SPF of 15 at least.

Is there anything your skin comes into contact with regularly like pillowcases or towels which could be making problem worse? Wash these in a low irritant detergent or pure soap and rinse really well. Don’t use fabric softeners as these add fragrance - see if this helps.

It is also worth having a look at your diet. Do you love spicy foods? Try cutting them out for a week or so and see if this makes any difference. If so bring them back gradually and see if problems re occur.

Omega oils can help sensitive skin, in fact all skin types benefit from these. They can be found in fish especially oily fish like salmon. Alternatively you can buy them in capsule form if fish is not your thing. Antioxidants like vitamin C and E will improve your skin from inside and are worth taking if your diet is less than perfect!

Its hard to find anything good to say about smoking, this is no exception! Smoking replaces oxygen in blood with carbon monoxide, uses up Vitamin C along with a slew of other things which are bad for skin and bad for your health. Try cutting it down if you can't cut it out completely

I guess this advice has seemed like a litany of “do this, don’t do that!” There is no simple answer to sensitive skin. Try some or all of these tips and if nothing seems to help visit a dermatologist, they are there to help. .