Break room at 3am and a coworker I don’t really know asked if my arms were sunburned (they’re not, but I just said yes and moved on).
Started tapering off the steroid cream about 3 weeks ago. Rebound flare on my forearms is the worst part right now, my case is different since I’d been using it for years so this still feels very new.
I’ve done 12-hour shifts for 22 years and the sleep schedule is already rough on its own, add the itching at night and I’m getting maybe 4 hours some nights. Started sketching again during the slow stretch around 2 to 4am, just to keep my hands off my skin. Small stuff in a cheap notebook, nothing serious.
Still figuring out how much to tell people at work. Feels like once you explain it people either overreact or forget in a week and ask the same thing again, not sure which is worse.
Anyone else have a go-to answer for the break room questions?