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[–] jadedwench@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I hate the sensation of having to get wet. It is a little overwhelming and I have to force myself to shower to be a presentable human being. I have severe KP and whatever else is wrong, so I have to scrub and scrub and scrub to get the flaky dead skin off so that when I get out I don't get overwhelmed by the extreme itching and sometimes almost burning sensation. Trying to manage the skin condition with all the special creams, scrubs, and gentle soaps is almost impossible for me to keep up with, even though I know it will help.

It is the transitions that is the hard part, not so much showering. Any kind of transition can be hard. The number of times I have fully gotten ready, so I can go work in the office or maybe a coffee shop, and end up not leaving at all is rather annoying. I like going to work somewhere else for the day, but that transition can be a hill we don't always get over. Especially when I don't have any particular pressure to leave the house.

TLDR; Focus on the transitions are hard part of the comic, not the showering.