Out and about

As I am out and about in the middle of a flare, I realised that something has to be spoken about. 

It is a well known fact that teenagers are not the most self assured and confident people.  In fact,  most of us are not happy with ourselves,  largely due to the image pressures from society.  But even as a fairly confident teen who is happy with her body, I find it hard to go out in public when I am flaring. Why? Staring.

As a university student with a part time job, I have to go out and fulfill my commitments.  No matter how bad my eczema is I have to go to work and university.  However,  sitting on a bus or train and having people staring at you and trying to figure out what is wrong with you makes you feel just a little bit worse

Eczema flares don't just affect you physically,  its also a mental game. For example, my emotions go on a rollercoaster every time I flare. So having people rudely watching you does not help.

One particular person decided to ask: What disease do you have? Whilst staring at the eczema on my face.
Now whilst I do not object to having people ask, as they can then be educated, its hard to respond when they are rude about it.

This is why I started my blog. To raise awareness of eczema and allergies so that people aren't so ignorant in the future.

The truth is, I have no answers on how to help when this happens. I hold my head high and try to stau strong.  Perhaps tell them you have eczema and explain it to them. Otherwise, ignoring their snide remarks is probably the best idea.

Eczema isnt something we should be ashamed of. Its a skin condition,  that makes us different.  Whilst it may be difficult to deal with, we have to live with it, so we might as well make that life fun and as awesome as possible!