a Picture a Day - Day Nineteen

[spacemonkeyluvn]

Today's picture might creep some people out. Maybe? IDK.

I have a condition called Dermatographic urticaria. I think I've written about this before, but I can't remember. Anyhoo, I have very sensitive skin and I get welts SUPER easily. Like, if I bump my hand into something (not a scratch, but just a bump), I can get welts. I'll be talking to someone and they'll go 'Are you okay?!' and I'll say 'Yeah, why?' A part of my body itched (face, neck, etc.) and I scratch it thinking nothing of it, and then minutes later, it looks like I was mauled by a velociraptor. They don't hurt though. The area feels warm, but that's about it. I didn't even know it was a 'condition' for most of my life. I assumed everyone had it for a while and then I just assumed I had very sensitive skin. Never really thought about it being an allergic reaction or my body being odd. My mom says I wasn't born with it, but I don't remember ever NOT having it. *shrug* My friends used to try and scratch stuff into my skin all the time and I would try to freak people out by scratching 666 into my arm. I... had (have?) issues ^_^


Says 'HELLO' in case you can't read it :)


Ummmm creepy closeup is creepy?

And from what I've read, there's no known cause (just theories) and no real cure either. Nothing but questions for us skin writers.

Comments

[entwashian.livejournal.com]

Whoa! I have never even heard about that before.

Just remember to use your powers for mischief good! I mean GOOD!

[spacemonkeyluvn.livejournal.com]

Apparently it's pretty rare. Or some people will get welts, just not those dramatic ones I get. And I'm even more in the minority because they don't hurt me. At least I think that's the case. There's very little info out there about it.

I'll do my best! ;D