Eczema, Psoriasis, Rosacea, Lupus, Herpes and other skin disorders, through the Lens of German New Medicine.
- Tim Cookson
- Nov 27, 2025
- 3 min read
Skin disorders like eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, lupus and herpes, affect millions worldwide. These conditions often cause discomfort, visible symptoms, and emotional distress. Traditional medicine typically treats them with topical creams, medications, or lifestyle changes. Yet, German New Medicine (GNM) offers a different perspective, focusing on the connection between emotional conflicts and physical symptoms. This blog post explores eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea through the lens of GNM, shedding light on how unresolved emotional issues might influence these skin disorders.

Close-up view of inflamed skin showing eczema symptoms
Understanding German New Medicine
German New Medicine is a holistic approach developed by Dr. Ryke Geerd Hamer. It proposes that diseases, including skin disorders, originate from specific emotional conflicts. According to GNM, every physical symptom corresponds to a biological conflict that the body tries to resolve. Once the conflict is addressed, the body begins healing naturally, which is normally where most symptoms appear, during the healing phase.
GNM divides the body response into two phases:
Conflict-active phase: The body reacts to the emotional conflict, normally symptom free, unless the conflict is left unresolved for a long period of time. The person may feel emotional or stressed, have trouble sleeping, lack an appetite and feel cold or have the chills.
Healing phase: After resolving the conflict, the body repairs the affected tissues, usually causing symptoms like swelling or itching. The healing symnptoms are always proportional to the intensity of the conflict. and here is where the person may have a fever, pain, swelling, fatigue and hunger.
This approach encourages looking beyond symptoms to identify the emotional roots of illness.
Eczema and Emotional Conflicts
Eczema is characterized by red, itchy, and inflamed skin patches. From the GNM perspective, eczema relates to a "separation conflict" or a feeling of being emotionally isolated or rejected. The separation may be either wanting to separate from someone or something, or not wanting to separate. This conflict often triggers the skin’s reaction as a biological response to the perceived loss or separation.
How GNM Explains Eczema
Conflict-active phase: The skin becomes dry, rough, pale and cold, and less sensitive. Another symptom may be short term memory loss. The body's way of helping you forget the separation.
Healing phase: The skin swells up and becomes red, inflamed, irritated, itchy and more sentivie to the touch. Micro blisters may appear which may ooze or peel as it repairs itself once the conflict is resolved.
Real-life Example
A person experiencing eczema flare-ups might be going through a breakup or feeling excluded at work. The skin symptoms serve as a physical expression of the emotional pain. Addressing the emotional conflict through therapy or support can help reduce eczema symptoms over time.
Psoriasis involves two separation conflicts, one is in the conflict active phase causing the flaky skin, the other is in the healing phase showing as an inflammation. The two phases overlap at the same area presenting as silvery scales on a thick, red surface.
Rosacea and Lupus are skin rashes that appear on the nose, chin and cheeks. The conflict is experienced as a separation from the face, either through a loss of contact or through wanting to separate. (Get out of my face).
With all skin conditions involving the Epidermis, the location of the symptoms gives us a clue as to the particular separation conflict being suffered.
Therefore, Genital Herpes will be a separation associated with the genitals, and not a virus as explained by conventional medicine.
The deeper layers of the skin, the Dermis or Corium skin indicates a different type of conflict. One of Attack, feeling soiled or disfigured.
Here is where a Melanoma may form.
If a person feels attacked, unclean or disfigured, the body will add extra cells to that area to provide extra layers to protect the body from the perceived attack.
Excessive UV radiation from the sun can damage the skin but does not cause skin cancer. The fear that the sun is attacking the skin and may cause skin cancer may be enough to trigger the adaptation in the Corium skin.
Obviously, this protective response from the body should not be left unchecked as the growth will eventually become a problem by intruding into other tissues and areas around the affected site.
Understanding GNM does not preclude the use of conventional medicine and intervention may be necessary if conflicts are left unresolved for too long.
If you would like to know more about this topic or anything else to do with the body, schedule a 15 minute discovery call with Tim on either timcooksonkinesiology@gmail.com or by calling 0410 454 737.





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