For the past six or so months i've
developed some sort of skin disease.
During certain periods of the day my skin
will flare up: my back has red lines, my
chest is has red spots. The flare ups
are quite painful, so painful that I
usually have to stop what i'm doing.
When my skin isn't flared up areas of the
skin have small bumps, much like hives,
except hives, I suppose, are completely
disappear when not flared up. Some
areas of my skin, such as my arms, have
many of these small bumbs; other areas
only have a few. My chest and back when
not flared up have slight redish hue.
First, i'm uncertain of the the exact
cause or nature of the flare ups. Often
I drink tea or am anxious--lately i've
been gone through much emotional
duress--so I thought either of these might
cause the rash. But the irritation
seems to be spreading. Odd, I think, if
tea or anxiety cause these attacks.
Second, while the areas that itch are
caused either by the bumps or the
irritation around the bumbs, I also have
two large and flat red rashes, on my
shoulder and arm pit. In constrast to
the red hue around the bumbs, they are
quite a bit darker. The larger one on
my shoulder i've had for about five years;
the smaller one on my right arm pit i've
just noticed. Could these two areas be
related? I remember having the large,
about half-inch, red rash on my left arm
and the goose bumbs for about five years,
maybe more, during which there was no
irritation. I know this because one of
the students at highschool saw the rash on
my shoulder, asked me about it, and then,
when I couldn't explain why, probably
thought someone used by arm as an ash
tray.
