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I’m now on Dupixent injections which takes me about half an hour to psyche myself up to insert into my flesh. The side effects for me are warmth and tension headache after administration, and a constant cold. On the other hand, I’m able to eat an assortment of seeds that I would usually be allergic to. It’s working for now and I’m no longer wasting so much time harming my skin compulsively. It’s…

This one’s more like a diary log. I’m still recovering from erythroderma and it’s been daunting to say the least. Steroid ointment and compulsive scratching have not helped, so I’ve been put on immunosuppressants and doing hypnotherapy. Only time will tell. I’m trying my best to stay afloat mentally but the cold is settling in and not being able to work has meant having to move back in with my…

Tools to help cope with chronic skin conditions, related BFRBs, and neurodivergent harmful stimming #skin #bfrb #neurospicy

As you can see I’m not much of a blogger but I thought I should do some quick reviews based on my experiences with the items featured in Tools along with any tips I may have for them. Health and Personal Care❤️ Silicone finger covers are great from preventing scratching although they can get sweaty and fall off at night. Spot/acne patches again good for picking prevention and gives sores time…

Whats your experience with mental health services?

When I was living in Letchworth, I needed help with anxiety and depression, and believed I was neurodivergent in some way. My GP referred me to the NHS Hertfordshire team twice because she didn’t understand why I was declined help. In Hitchin, my assessor was an hour late and didn’t screen me for neurodivergence, maybe because he wasn’t trained to, so that part had been completely ignored. The…

What have you been bottling up?

As we grow, no one really tells us how to deal with our emotions. We either get shamed or congratulated for expressing certain moods by the authoritative figures in our lives, shaping what we present and hide away. The concept of emotional processing can be strange to imagine when one first finds out about it because we once believed all we had to do was react to an event. But we tend to react…

What milestones have you made for yourself?

Completing life’s ‘milestones’ has always been a big source of stress for me. Since a child, I accepted that some are slower or quicker at catching on to things. But if I felt like I was too behind I’d deem myself unable to do anything past my comfort zone. Relationships, careers, driving, home owning (which allows for pets!), children. Ironically I don’t want most of these things but there’s so…

When did you most feel connected to something/one?

Sometimes hugs mean everything to me, sometimes they mean nothing. Sometimes nature ceases me in awe, sometimes I just want to go home. It’s difficult for people like me to feel connected to most things unless we’re in hyper-focus or laughing genuinely. Not only do we need to work on our trust issues in order to connect with people (sometimes I detest that socialising is so important), but there…