Cleckheaton woman says sharing images of her flaky, itchy skin gives her confidence
A young woman from Cleckheaton has opened up about her "constant battle" with severe eczema - which has not only cost her a job but also made social interactions like seeing friends or dating nearly impossible for months on end.
Meanwhile, she's taken to social media to document her journey, finding that sharing images of her inflamed skin has surprisingly helped boost her self-confidence. Courtney, who also has coeliac disease and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, has tried numerous steroid creams and even underwent ultraviolet light therapy several years ago which did improve her skin condition "slightly" but the eczema has worsened since then.
"My skin started flaring, it was weeping and oozing a lot, I was getting really itchy rashes and a lot of open sores and wounds and it was becoming a lot more widespread, so I was getting it a lot more on my arms and neck," she explained. "I have a mortgage and everything and my first thought was, what am I going to do, because if this is going to go on long term, then how am I going to pay my bills? " she questioned.
"My dating life is currently non-existent to be honest. I've just stopped any kind of dating or seeing anybody because you don't want to meet someone new and be like, oh, sorry about my face." "Obviously, it's a bit odd when you walk around wearing full length t-shirts and stuff so people would ask about it."
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