Posted in r/eczema with 45 upvotes. This hits home for a lot of people — here's the real answer.
a bit of a rant, i have no one to tell this to and i hate this condition so much. i want to feel and look normal, i have rashes on my face from testing out skincare products last month and have no idea when is it going to end. the issue started all the way back in nov 2020, i have had eczema since i was a kid but they generally werent that severe. in that same year i was sitting for my igcse's, which i was very stressed about. i started scratching my skin at night and it looked hideous, my face would swell and there would be pus from staph infections. i went to a local clinic and was prescribed hydrocortisone 1% and some aqueous cream, and i had a steroid injection too. the doctor never told me not to apply it too often, or at least i didnt remember him stating it would be bad for my skin
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