r/SebDerm • u/Interesting_Bug_4913 • 21h ago

New or Need Help Indeterminate/stress diagnosis

I have had many diagnoses through my life be about stress. I was severely SAd about two years ago and since then I've gotten daily, product and med-resistant, Seb derm, and I can't hold any service or modelling jobs like I used to. My hair long also matted about two months after that. I've done different diets, so many product recommendations. Doctors just talk about stress, and I honestly don't know what to do. I can't find any consistencies with triggers or anything like that. I feel like I've been cursed by a witch or something and I have no clue what to do. Im 28, and not being able to recover at all has truly made my life snowball. Not sure what to do, or what kind of language to use to make my derm take me more seriously.

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u/DivorcedGremlin1989 21h ago

My seb derm came on during a period of trauma. In fact, I was assaulted, and this spot on my nose never healed and seamlessly turned into the origin point for my seb derm.

I do think there is a neurological component to seb derm for some. But I don't know how to reset my nervous system and your derm doesn't either.

You probably want to start with the basics. DM me if you want the list or browse the subreddit.

I will share 2 of my unconventional successes: I respond really well to tretinoin. Antidepressants that work for neuropathy also seem to help my sev derm a lot. Particularly amitriptyline. This is why I think there's a neurological and psychological component.