“your skin is so red and dry”

i’m sure a lot of you have some kind of insecurity around your eczema and try to hide it, just like i did. since i’ve been on dupixent, my facial flares are a lot worse and, obviously, really visible. on some days it’s just dry, sometimes red, sometimes both and i look like a burn victim.

since it’s so visible, it’s more than often the first thing people notice about me. it doesn’t hurt most days, so every time someone mentions it, i get reminded of how i look and it makes me feel insanely insecure about myself. especially if they try to tell me what i should try doing about it (i’ve tried everything in the book).

i’m sure a lot of can relate to this experience, and i wonder how you handle it? does it bother you as much as it bothers me? sometimes i just don’t want to be reminded of how i look, it makes me feel disgusting and sad.