#and my eczema is flaring up

[airybcby]

i need to write but i also need to lock tf in on college work

[gurgling-guts]

god, my stomach has been a mess lately..

the other night, i shared a celebratory dinner with my partner's family. didn't even eat that much, but i ended up with a bad stomach ache, overly full, bloated, and nauseous. the noises it made were non stop and soo loud. next day? terrible gas, couldn't go until later when my guts were unexpectedly .. loose. last night, i had spaghetti, it was delicious with the parmesan, garlic, and herbs. of course though, it had its consequences. i had awful gas, while at work. i had to try so hard to hide it from my coworkers and customers 😬😳

[im-surviving-off-of-tea11]

im getting eczema in a new spot 😻 might lose it 😽😋😘

[struggling-to-find-home]

Me: I don't drink this because of my chronic illness

People: ok

Me: I don't eat this because of my chronic illness

People: ok

Me: I need to exist this place as soon as possible because of my chronic illness

People: ok

Me: *experiences flare up of chronic illness*

People: 😮😰😧 You have a chronic illness??

[f0xgl0v3]

Athena kids but their power is the like,

(I couldn’t think of any other show than the Good doctor that uses this trope I’m sorry-)

Y’know?

[vryivs]

K-pop fans are so funny I remember someone mentioning seonghwas eczema and top comment is "omg...is he gonna be okay?"

girl he's itchy

[thetisming]

having sensitive skin is crazy sometimes. yeah this is my special soap without soap in it and my 30 different creams and liquids and specific perscribed products and specific stuff for clothing so that it's super soft and also my pills. so that i dont get itchy

[cakesandfail]

forgot to moisturise my face when I got out of the bath earlier, because I was too excited about eating pasta afterwards, and then spent the next three hours wondering why I felt like my head had been shrink-wrapped

very normal thursday night

[starspangledsteeve]

come to the realisation that many of my problems would *poof* into thin air if I simply did not have SKIN!!

[whimsical-sonic]

eczemas your hedgehog goodnight

[the-midnight-cow]

no bc eczema is not just "itchy skin". i've had eczema my entire life and it is the most hellish experience i have ever had; i've never known what it's like not to be itchy all the time. just writing this sentence, i stopped to scratch my skin twice. one of my most vivid sensory memories is sitting at a restaurant, unable to move my neck because of the stiffness that oozing, bleeding sores had created. i was in elementary school. every morning and every night i slather on creams religiously, the habit becoming almost a prayer. and no matter how hard i try, no matter how much effort i put in, it will always flare up again. once again i will wake up with sticky open wounds and bloodstains on my sheets from where i have scratched in my sleep. once again i will step out of the shower with raw skin. once again, it will burn and it will hurt and it will itch. and of course you should not scratch it and of course you have to scratch it because if there is one thing worse than pain, my friends, it is itchiness. fingers scraping at skin, pressing hands under cool pillows, rubbing child safety scissors against my rashes to relieve itch.

and the thing is, i don't get to take a break. not when i'm sick or tired or just lazy, because if i don't do this daily routine, my skin won't just look bad. it will feel like hell on earth. and that's the kicker- i dont even do this to have perfect looking skin. i do this to have skin comfortable enough that i do not tear myself apart scratching. and even then, i can't always succeed.

i don't know what it's like to have a body free from red rashes. i don't know what it's like to have skin that doesn't require care to be livable. i don't know what it's like to not want to rip my skin off my body. i don't know what it's like not to scratch.

[saucytango]

I'd be nice if my eczema would stop flaring up when I'm drawing.

[arcane-vagabond]

my hands hurt so fucking bad

[angelcatsiel]

nothing worse than being cursed with having sensory issues with creams or ointments and also having severe and very treatment resistant eczema on most of my body. truly I am cursed

[numenoria]

It's one of those cold damp days. I love it. My blanket and my tea. My current read and one of my dogs to snuggle with. I can breathe easier on these days and my chronic pain doesn't flair up as much. I get to lay down. It feels like everyone is in a chill mood. I wish late winter could last longer. Spring and summer are pretty but they're so unbearable healthwise. The heat, the allergens, the thickness in the air and the bugs... ooh I hate most of them. Late autumn and winter...thats all I need.

[skinnyazn]

I got eczema 😔