5 QUESTIONS WITH: Robyn

It brings me great pleasure to be able to bring you another 5 QUESTIONS WITH featuring one more member of our wonderful community that I feel lucky enough to be part of. What's incredible about our #TSWfamily is that some of us have 'known' each other for years now and I have watched so many people go through the worst of withdrawal and come out the other side, so without further ado, allow me to introduce the beautiful Robyn. We have been internet friends for a few years now and I'm so happy to be able to share her story with you all. I'll hand it over to Robyn:

1) Tell us a little bit about yourself and your skin journey.
I am 29 years old and was diagnosed with eczema at 17 months old. I used topical steroids like triamcinolone and desonide until I was 26 (so about 25 years of use!)

2) How did you find out about TSW?
About a year after I had my son, my skin was flaring up very badly. I went to my dermatologist and she gave me the typical steroids- but this time, they didn’t work. On top of that, my skin was flaring and peeling in places I had never had eczema, and the skin on my face was completely dry and flaking off. I literally googled ‘the steroids for my eczema stopped working’ and I found myself at the ITSAN.org site!

Robyn during withdrawal.

Robyn NOW!

3) Did you find that anything aided your healing?
Absolutely- stress management and mindfulness- yoga helped with those- as well as dietary changes, Manuka honey, Dead Sea salt baths and for the ooze- diaper cream. I avoided showers for a year, I also shaved my head. I found my hair made me itch and it was falling out anyway! And lastly, time.

4) Sum up TSW in five words.
Totally encompassing agonizing hell fire.

5) What positives, if any, have you found from going through TSW?
It’s hard for me to focus on the positives, but I’d say that I definitely lost my ego and vanity and in turn found strength and resilience. If you can get through TSW... you can get through anything.

To follow Robyn's fabulous Instagram account, click here.

Thank you so much Robyn <3

Links to my previous 5 QUESTIONS WITH:
Henni @rawsomesoul (here)
Alice @healthy_healer (here)
Maleeha @TSWHealed (here)
Nina Sloan (here)
Nick @Eczemacism (here)
Stephanie & Isaiah Quinn (here)
Stephanie @TheItchyConundrum (here)
Josh @Redskinrecoverydiary (here)
Briana @PREVENTABLE (here)
Melanie Lynch (here)
Stephanie Miller (here)
Holly Dillon @GetYourSkinOut (here)
Me (here)
Keisha Gregson (here)
Douglas Maddy & Charlie (here)
Gillian Breslin (here)
Jasmine and Jennifer (here)

Love & light,
Cara x