He was constantly remaining loyal to his parents' experience of the universe as a place where the sky was falling and only working like a maniac and being constantly sick could ensure survival. Another man, the son of a very intrusive and sexualizing mother, had to stay relentlessly sexually and professionally active for fear that if he let any degree of sexual tension build up, some unnamed disaster would strike. The daughter of an alcoholic couple spent her adult life trying to establish the control and predictability that had been terrifyingly absent when she was growing up. They were all moving much too fast for their own good. In psoriasis, skin cells look red and raw, having come up to the surface before they have the time to fully mature.
Frantic overproduction causes constant flaking.
The exact link between slowing down emotionally and the skin's slowing down is not clear medically, but this connection helped each of these people make dramatic improvements. Slow down, see what monster catches up with you, then reevaluate if you and your skin really need to keep running. Be sure and ask these questions as you do the other diagnostic and treatment exercises.