The Secret Scratcher

I’m not the kind of person that likes to put my personal feelings, thoughts and views out there for the world to see. Judging by my social media accounts, it looks like I’m only active on them once every few months and when I do post its just a nice picture of me and my girlfriend or my dog.  This is also reflected in my personal life. Don’t get me wrong, I have the same issues that everybody else has. Stress, worries, illness, lack of confidence, the list goes on. But I keep them all inside me, internalised. I like to give off the impression that I can handle everything that’s thrown at me and it doesn’t affect me.   Nobody in today’s modern society can handle the stresses of life and work without some kind of recourse. It’s simply not possible. Whether it’s through comfort eating, smoking, drinking, or even becoming moody and withdrawn, these issues will cause reactions in people. But for me, it manifests in the form of my eczema. Redness. Itchiness. Oozing sores. Flake...