Greetings,
Been meaning to update the blog for a while now. Wanted to do it before the year ended. So, here ya go...
Heading in the right direction these days, so it seems.
Life is crazy, beautiful, weird and wonderful. Life has a pretty dark sense of humor, yes?. What a bizarre, strange existence/experience. It's enough to drive you round the bend at speed. That being said, I want more time out there in some sun-kissed exotic lands. More of the good side of it. More adventures, more of meeting interesting, funny and cool people. I have the lust for life again. This is what I want from life, and it will BE my life. Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) is an evil circumstance that one can find themselves involved with. It will challenge you to the deepest part of your soul, yip, it really is a dark and lonely spell to navigate. You will go through hell. Perhaps years of it. However, the reward in the end is freedom. Total liberation. You will get your life back. You will be you again. In fact, you'll be a much more stronger, healthier and happier version of yourself. honestly.
Well, 2019 is slowly disappearing. I've been back home in Scotland since March. You must know that I'm still not 100% healed yet. I still flare from time to time. "Will I ever heal?", yes, yes I believe I will. I've been on my very own, mad scientist-esc experimentation quest. In my experience the sun's, natural vitamin D is what worked best for me, to an extent that is. Now, I have to admit that, the sun and the lovely, tropical, humid weather that I was very, I repeat VERY lucky to have been around for nearly six months to my belief, was just masking the root cause, much like the steroid creams were doing. Because, dear reader, after returning home, I began to flare again. Not as severe as previously, thankfully. It has been much more manageable for one thing. We're fast approaching the winter months and the colder, uncomfortable below 0 temperatures that comes along during that horrid time of year for many.Time will tell if the skin shall worsen like previously, fingers n' toes crossed that's not gonna be the case!.
My skin has been behaving as of the time of writing up this update for you. Work, college, physical activity and showers are all muy bueno these days. If needs must, I'll have a scratch every now and again then be done with it. After a short flare, no dramas, spring right back into action
I often look back on where I was before beginning withdrawal. I have improved greatly, no doubt about it. Not to blow ones trumpet, but I'm in a very, very good place on all fronts. Everything is going to plan on a personal level.
Wishing you good fortune and a very prosperous new year.
Keep on pushing on. Trust in yourself that you're doing the right thing, you will be there soon.
Gary
**Below are some photos from during the year.**
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| Early part of July this year |
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| August |
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| Calm times |
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| Mexico. See you again one day. |
