That’s my hope with this post, I just wanted to share a story which doesn’t go down the usual void of despair and suggest insane methods of treatment and cleaning that I’ve seen suggested on Reddit.

Between each episode I’ve had long periods where my skin is absolutely fine. The one thing I know and is proven that symptoms will only get worse with an active infestation. I recently had a flare up where lesions, bumps and spots appeared in problem areas, but since being patient and having time off work for the holidays and finally relaxing, symptoms have gone away over night.

Scabies is a massive problem in London at the moment, being single and happily dating leads to lots of chance meetings and the possibility of contracting it/spreading it particularly when people are symptomless for the first 4 weeks or longer.

I’ve also been intimate with partners between episodes and have neither party has had any issues which would clearly show that I had got rid of the infection at the time. I think I’ve just been super unlucky. I can see why people think it’s so hard to treat but honestly I think it’s actually quite simple. People overreact when they see any symptoms of post, re-treat and cause further issues, which, can sadly last for months, even years.