Living with eczema
Well, I am writing this post to actually get my frustrations out. Living with eczema has been hard, has dragged my self-esteem down and has made me have insecurities about my body. Some nights it’s so hard to stop scratching that my bf wakes up to hold my hands from getting a steak out of my arm. I am absolutely tired of listening to “stop scratching”, “control yourself”. It is so hard when someone that does not know the sensations, gets to say something like this. I have explained a lot of times that I am in a constant fight with my own body, and shower time has become harder and harder. Now, I am showering only twice a week (obviously taking care of my basic hygiene), due to the killing sensation of a thousand needles across my whole body. Lately I have been a little down because it started spreading to my face and it’s absolutely terrifying. I can’t tell you how much money I have spent on creams and steroids and natural remedies.. My mother started her Aromatherapy business because of me actually, one of the reasons why. And she has been researching about eczema and psoriasis for a long time now and she has found some solutions, which I am starting now tbh. Like detergents, fabric conditioners, shower gel, shampoo, creams. Also she has told me to change my diet. Stop eating eggs, dairy products and eat lots of green leafy vegetables.
Eczema is a chronic disease. Chronic, which means for the rest of your life. When my pathologist told me “honey, you are going to have this until you die, hope you are aware of that”, that blew my mind. This to say to all my friends on this community with eczema that, you are not alone and we have to find ways to cope with this disease and fight as much as we can to this urge for scratching. Feel free to share your experiences with me. At the moment I am doing some natural remedies and it’s been better. Let’s see if I can continue to have a good night sleep.
