Anonymous asked: how do you keep your head held high when your eczema is flaring up? I feel really really insecure bc my face gets all red when it does

Facial eczema sucks. There’s really no easy answer, even though I’ve come to terms with my eczema a lot as I’ve gotten older, I still have days when I just don’t want to leave the house because I’m so embarrassed.

The thing that helps me deal with my eczema the most, is realizing that I care more about my own eczema than anybody else in the whole world. Because eczema can be such a big part of the life of someone who has it, it’s easy to forget how insignificant it is to everyone else. Nobody you meet will spend the rest of their day thinking about how red your face was, even if you do. They’ve got their own things to worry about. When was the last time you spent a significant amount of time thinking about someone else’s face? (Hot celebrities don’t count.)