Non-stop scratching, itching, flu-like colds, and so much more. Adult-onset severe eczema is on the rise — and this is what it's like to live with:
, and staph thrives in broken skin, causing eczema to spread faster and heal slower.) More than half of my already-fine hair fell out as eczema ravaged my scalp, something less than 5 percent of people experience: the subsequent scratching caused hair loss, leaving my ponytail slimmer than pinky-width.
In hindsight I can see that I prioritized my fears of being a “bad” employee or team player over my health. These were exhausting attempts to maintain normalcy and grasp for control. But at home, it was a different story. My boyfriend held me, soothed me with back and foot rubs or hair strokes, as I sobbed nearly nightly. I felt profoundly hopeless — a new, terrifying emotion. I’ve always been an overthinker, a worrier.
The mental-health impact of eczema can be even more jarring when it hits suddenly in adulthood. “It’s a huge adjustment, all these different things you need to cope with; if you’d dealt with eczema your entire life, you’re used to it,” Dr. Guttman says.found eczema to be more detrimental to an adult’s quality of life than other chronic illnesses: 16.7 percent of eczema sufferers reported “being somewhat or very dissatisfied with life,” versus 11.4 percent of those without eczema.
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