Annie Lowrey

But I think that there's a certain amount of social respect to people who are going through it. And itching, you kind of sound like a Muppet, right? I do think that like itching, it's just a little bit like disrespected. You look like a dog with fleas. It's like embarrassing to scratch yourself in public. It's inappropriate to scratch yourself in public.

I think people just kind of don't take it very seriously. I'd also thought a lot about how like, you know, if you had a chronic itching support group, Everybody would come into it and then just start scratching themselves and then make everybody else itchier by being in the simple presence of people who were itchy. So I don't know. But it's something that, you know, people suffer through alone.

I think people just kind of don't take it very seriously. I'd also thought a lot about how like, you know, if you had a chronic itching support group, Everybody would come into it and then just start scratching themselves and then make everybody else itchier by being in the simple presence of people who were itchy. So I don't know. But it's something that, you know, people suffer through alone.

I think people just kind of don't take it very seriously. I'd also thought a lot about how like, you know, if you had a chronic itching support group, Everybody would come into it and then just start scratching themselves and then make everybody else itchier by being in the simple presence of people who were itchy. So I don't know. But it's something that, you know, people suffer through alone.

It's kind of embarrassing. And it's been so nice since the piece came out to get I got a lot of emails from people suggesting lotion. And I was like, OK, thank you. Thank you for that. But then I got a lot of emails from people who were like, people don't believe me, but I've been itchy and they don't know what it is and I feel so alone.

It's kind of embarrassing. And it's been so nice since the piece came out to get I got a lot of emails from people suggesting lotion. And I was like, OK, thank you. Thank you for that. But then I got a lot of emails from people who were like, people don't believe me, but I've been itchy and they don't know what it is and I feel so alone.

It's kind of embarrassing. And it's been so nice since the piece came out to get I got a lot of emails from people suggesting lotion. And I was like, OK, thank you. Thank you for that. But then I got a lot of emails from people who were like, people don't believe me, but I've been itchy and they don't know what it is and I feel so alone.

Or I have this cancer and it makes me itchy and it drives me completely nuts. And so it was really nice to get responses from people who didn't want to be alone and do have some trouble conveying to folks just how hard it can be. And this is not to, you know, there's no misery Olympics here. I'm not saying like pain is awful. Itching is awful. It's just that sometimes I think itch is not respected.

Or I have this cancer and it makes me itchy and it drives me completely nuts. And so it was really nice to get responses from people who didn't want to be alone and do have some trouble conveying to folks just how hard it can be. And this is not to, you know, there's no misery Olympics here. I'm not saying like pain is awful. Itching is awful. It's just that sometimes I think itch is not respected.

Or I have this cancer and it makes me itchy and it drives me completely nuts. And so it was really nice to get responses from people who didn't want to be alone and do have some trouble conveying to folks just how hard it can be. And this is not to, you know, there's no misery Olympics here. I'm not saying like pain is awful. Itching is awful. It's just that sometimes I think itch is not respected.

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It says, yes, I have tried lotions. So people, when you say that you're itchy, I think they kindly assume it's a dermatologic thing. And they're like, oh, yeah, I was itchy, too. And I tried this lotion and you should try this lotion. And I try not to get short with those people because they are trying to be helpful.

It says, yes, I have tried lotions. So people, when you say that you're itchy, I think they kindly assume it's a dermatologic thing. And they're like, oh, yeah, I was itchy, too. And I tried this lotion and you should try this lotion. And I try not to get short with those people because they are trying to be helpful.

It says, yes, I have tried lotions. So people, when you say that you're itchy, I think they kindly assume it's a dermatologic thing. And they're like, oh, yeah, I was itchy, too. And I tried this lotion and you should try this lotion. And I try not to get short with those people because they are trying to be helpful.

But I'm like, I'm not saying I've tried everything, but I've tried a lot of things. Like I'm an expert in my own itch at this point. And if Eucerin fixed it, I can assure you that I wouldn't be experiencing it. But people are trying to be nice. And so I try to be nice back. I don't know that I succeed at that all the time.

But I'm like, I'm not saying I've tried everything, but I've tried a lot of things. Like I'm an expert in my own itch at this point. And if Eucerin fixed it, I can assure you that I wouldn't be experiencing it. But people are trying to be nice. And so I try to be nice back. I don't know that I succeed at that all the time.

But I'm like, I'm not saying I've tried everything, but I've tried a lot of things. Like I'm an expert in my own itch at this point. And if Eucerin fixed it, I can assure you that I wouldn't be experiencing it. But people are trying to be nice. And so I try to be nice back. I don't know that I succeed at that all the time.

Yeah, I try not to talk to people when that happens. I guess in some ways it's nice that usually when I'm really itchy, it's at night, like in the middle of the night. Because, you know, during the daytime, it would be pretty unusual for me to be severely itchy now. That was not true when I was pregnant so much. But now it's like the sun starts to go down.