We are all settling into life in isolation now as we go into week four of lockdown so how are you coping? As someone who has become experienced in isolating and living alone I thought I'd share some of the things that help me. Most are common sense but they might help. Check out my interview with Rebecca Bonneteau the Eczema Expert for some brilliant tips for anxiety in the … [Read more...]
If my skin could talk…
What would it say? I imagine that my skin hates me but I think it has a much gentler voice. Ruth, it's OK. It really is all going to be OK. I don't hate you. And I'm not trying to hurt you. … [Read more...]
Eczema is not revolting
I read a really fantastic book this week, "This is going to hurt", by Adam Kay. I'm torn between telling everyone to read this and giving Adam a piece of my mind. The book is funny. It made my cry, properly sob, more than once. It's brilliantly written and is a stark reminder of how amazing our NHS is, and how fragile. Please all read this book: This is Going to Hurt: Secret … [Read more...]
Mindful scratching – can it help eczema?
Before I begin I strongly believe that berating a person for scratching their eczema is the worst kind of well meaning advice. Trust me, if you have eczema and it's in full force, you cannot stop scratching. And sometimes that is OK. Don't beat yourself up if you can't resist that horrible incessant itch that seems to live deep inside the skin, and only subsides when you've … [Read more...]
Living with Eczema book, Mom asks, Doctor answers
You know how it is. If you're lucky you're actually seeing a specialist dermatologist but most of you are probably going backwards and forwards to your GP, desperate to find answers, always leaving with more questions than you arrived with. Steroids and emollients and the suggestion to stop scratching being the extent to the pearls of wisdom you'll receive. I know I always … [Read more...]