My hands have been bugging me again this week, dry patches right at the knuckles and that spot on the back of my neck where my collar sits, and I can’t tell anymore if this is an actual pattern or if I’m just imagining one because I’ve been staring at it too much.
Switched to a fragrance-free wash a few weeks back. Things did calm down for a bit, but we also switched laundry detergent around the same time, so now I can’t tell which one actually helped, or if it’s neither and it’s just that work slowed down for a stretch before this current pile of deadlines hit.
The commute doesn’t help either. By the time I get home after sitting in traffic most of the way, my hands look worse than they did that morning, especially after a day that was mostly typing. Is that even a thing, or am I more likely just touching my face without noticing.
I’ve been keeping a little notebook with what I eat, when I sleep, when things flare, and some nights I wonder if I’m actually learning anything from it or just giving myself one more thing to lie awake thinking about…
Anyone else track this stuff and actually find a pattern eventually, or does it take way longer than a few weeks to mean anything.