Evening star., 1962-04-20
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
By Dr.. Peter J. Steincrohn

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I've
been hearing about those
facial exercises that are sup
posed to keep ones face
looking young and free from
wrinkles. Sounds pretty good,
but I'm afraid it wouldn't
help me look any better.
After exercises and acquir-
ing a wrinkle-free face I'd
find my old wrinkled arms.
hands, legs and body just
wouldn't match my young
looking face. Frankly, DR..
Steincrohn, I'm content to
grow old gracefully and wrin-
klefully, and thank God for
keeping this old face smiling
and old body healthy. Never
mind the wrinkles.-Mrs. w.
LAST WEEK I received a
letter from a Mr.. w. of
Washington, D. c., who wrote:
Ever since I turned so I
take a good long look at
myself whenever a birthday
comes around (I'm 70 now
and say to that wrinkled
face Of mine: I'm a lucky
fellow to still be around.
"WrinklesP They're just
evidence that God has been
good enough to let me stay
around so long. Some of
my best friends. who died
many, many years ago, never
had a wrinkle. Be thankful
for wrinkles, I tell my lady
friends-and my men friends,
too."
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Dear DR.. Steincrohn: All
my life I have been running
scared" Afraid of people,
bright lights, arguments, rid
ing in cars, attending parties,
etc. I even turned down a
good position because the
thought If 1t terrified me.
I just want to run away
and hide-and I hate myself
for it. My husband calls me
rabbit" He says he can't
understand it as I am con-
sidered very intelligent, lovely
to look at, good figure, etc.
This has been going on for
at least rs years. My chill
dren are now married, but I
have a comfortable home, a
wonderful husband, and an
awful lot to be thankful for.
Still the thought persists,
must I spend the rest of
my life feeling this way?-
Mrs. x.
YOU HAVEN'T told me
whether or not you have had
medical attention. Some
people never go to a doctor
unless they have actual pain.
Perhaps you have also put
off medical consultation be-
cause you thought seeing a
doctor would be silly. Very
often patients with your COM
plants will not tell the doc
tor Of their fears because
they think he will consider
them chronic complainers.
My suggestion-if all this
is true-is that you go to
your family doctor and wen
tilate." By that I mean, get
everything off your chest. If
you have been suffering from
chronic anxiety all these
years, making a close con-
fidant of your family doctor
is the first step necessary to
overcome your fears and
Illustrations.
y =
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: How
can one be said to be allergic
to house dust just because a
welt was raised on the skin
by house dust extract? can
do my work daily in all kinds
OF house dust situations with
out causing asthma, Sneezing,
hay fever, runny nose or
eyes, no digestive disturb
anceS, headache, rash or any
other manifestation of al
lergy.-Mrs. M.
SKIN TESTS are not the
one and only answer to
diagnosis in allergy condi-
tions. They can be negative
in an allergic person, and
positive in one who has no
allergy. Remember that skin
tests for allergy, like electro
cardiogramS in heart dag
noSiS, are only one facet of
detection.
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