14 year old girl sufferer
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:29 pm
I am 14 years old and have been suffering with excma since I was 1.I get it all over my body except face and feet. Most of the time I have it pretty bad but some times my body is clear. I have had probably about 6 skin infections in the past year or 2 through scratching myself raw and have figured that I do this at night when I can't control whether I scratch or not. I use a range of different strong creams and take piriton some nights before I go to sleep to try and stop me from scratching, this rarely works. I put on cream 2 times a day + wear cotton, long sleeved and legged pjs.
Is there any teenagers my age or above that suffers from excma at all? I feel really scabby sometimes at school when i look at everyone else's perfect skin and then look at my scarred, red skin and it puts me down. I know I shouldnt but I do.
I have joined this site because I would like to find young people like me to talk to and maybe make me feel better about my skin problem. None of my friends have excma like me so i find that they don't really understand - except my best friend who had it when she was very young! My parents know that it annoys me but dont really understand either. The only person in my family with excma is my uncle but he doesnt look after his skin or make much of an effort but we talk occasionally about it.
It would be some comfort to talk to anyone with what I have and I will be happy to talk to people like me about how bad excma really is!
Thanks
Is there any teenagers my age or above that suffers from excma at all? I feel really scabby sometimes at school when i look at everyone else's perfect skin and then look at my scarred, red skin and it puts me down. I know I shouldnt but I do.
I have joined this site because I would like to find young people like me to talk to and maybe make me feel better about my skin problem. None of my friends have excma like me so i find that they don't really understand - except my best friend who had it when she was very young! My parents know that it annoys me but dont really understand either. The only person in my family with excma is my uncle but he doesnt look after his skin or make much of an effort but we talk occasionally about it.
It would be some comfort to talk to anyone with what I have and I will be happy to talk to people like me about how bad excma really is!
Thanks