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DEREK HALE IMAGINES. imagine thirty two | a huge insecurity SUMMARY; many people deal with eczema but dealing with the toll it takes on mental health is the worst ever WARNINGS; harsh thoughts, anxiety, insecurities, depression, and language NOTE; as mentioned on my discussion post not too long ago, this is something i'm dealing with personally and wrote this to help me cope. i hope this also helps people feel heard and understood who deal with this as well.
"through sickness and in health, sweetheart, you're still the most beautiful girl i've ever laid eyes on."
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ATOPIC DERMATITIS, ALSO KNOWN AS ECZEMA, IS THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF SKIN CONDITION. symptoms range from rashes, dryness, flakiness, bumps, peeling and redness of the skin. most times the affected areas of the skin get so itchy you just have no choice but to scratch and scratch until your skin is raw and bleeds. mostly the arms and back of the knees are the common areas of where people are affected. though sometimes it can affect any area of the body such as the face and neck.
for me, i didn't have a severe case as i've seen most people have through the insane amount of research i've done. i guess i consider myself lucky for only having just red patch to the creases of my arms and across my neck. it wasn't painful nor was it itchy. just red skin that seemed to ruin the texture of my skin when getting it under control. though i still didn't have much control over it all. especially when i couldn't pinpoint what my exact trigger was for this.
no one talks about the toll it takes on a person emotionally and mentally. dermatologists are often ignorant when it comes to this. they don't bother to help look for the root cause basically telling you it's a skin condition and a life sentence for you. sure it's manageable but of course they say there's no cure and you have to live with it. this made me feel like absolute garbage and like there was no hope for me.
people with sensitive skin are most susceptible to getting eczema. a lot of factors to triggering it are environmental conditions (mainly cold temperatures), detergents & soaps, fragrances, and definitely stress & anxiety. i never understand why this happened to me at twenty years old and none of these factors had ever affected me before. i'm used to cold & try temperatures, all detergents and soaps have always been the same i've used throughout my life. i could only pinpoint stress and anxiety as a top factor for triggering it but still, i was unsure.
not knowing how to beat this, this made me develop more anxiety than ever. i felt ashamed of my own skin and body. i would look at people who appeared to have flawless skin i once had and it makes me feel worse about myself. i envy anyone who doesn't have such sensitive skin and suffers from eczema.
