Eczema Boil

Usually I go through life ignoring my skin as much as possible, since it isn’t really a happy thought. But, it’s been one of those weeks where my face is super dry and beginning to chap, so I’m conscious of it every moment.
It’s tight and peeling off in little flakes, so I’ve been using scotch [...]

I have a slew of entries waiting to be written; the topics and details are all sketched out. But my eczema has been flaring and burning, which keeps me from sleeping very well. And of course insomnia can make for fantastic writing, but for me, lately – it’s inspiring nothing. I’ve been trying playing a [...]

And now there’s scientific proof. Excerpt:
“It’s possible that scratching may suppress the emotional components of itch and bring about relief,” Yosipovitch said.
But they also found why one scratch often begets another.
Scratching increased activity in the secondary somatosensory cortex, a pain center, and in the prefrontal cortex, which is linked with compulsive behavior.
“This could explain the [...]