Hello!

So, as you can see, I plan for this blog to show a little about my life, with particular emphasis on my ongoing problems with eczema. If you suffer from this problem, know someone who suffers from it, or are maybe just interested in knowing a little more about the everyday problems it can bring, then read on!

As this is the first entry, I should introduce myself. I want to keep this blog more or less anonymous, as this is more or less how I live my illness.

So, my name is Chris, and I currently live in Spain, though I'm from England originally.

My eczema isn't too bad, I suppose. It's much more than the occasional rash on my elbows that a few of my Uni friends used to complain about. And yet it's normally confined to places that I can mostly hide without too many problems. My friends think I'm weird for not wearing T-shirts in summer...

I suppose the most important thing is that I try to hide it as much as possible. Even my best friend only very recently found out I even had skin problems.

So, those are the basics. I have lots to write about but I don't want to start too heavy, so that will be it for today.

I'm not going to advertise this blog at all to my everyday friends on my Facebook- it's still something I feel the need to hide. I realise I am in the wrong, and the first step to living this whole problem with any degree of normalcy is probably to be open and frank with your friends. Hopefully in time, I will become more open with it. Until then, I hope you'll subscribe and comment and share with your friends.

Finally, Happy New Year! I hope 2011 brings lots of wonderful things to whoever reads this, and if you too suffer from a skin problem, I hope it doesn't cause too much discomfort.