Ichthyosis, My First Post.

I don't know why it didn't come to me sooner; I'd looked at myself and my life and wondered what was so different, so special about me that could be interesting to blog about. What unique quality separates me from everyone else online? Well, that's difficult to quantify. The truth is, as much as we are all the same, there are marked differences from one person to the next. There are different personality traits, life experiences, appearances, the list goes on. I have a rather uncommon condition. I have a form of Ichthyosis. Growing up, I viewed it akin to a curse. I hated that I was the odd looking one, mostly because of bullying. I also found excessive heat to be intolerable, because I couldn't sweat. Later I found my peers hating that they did sweat, and would think how strange that was, as being able to perspire allows the body to cool itself in hot situations. How peculiar it was that these people disdained what I would see as a blessing. In more recent years, I had mostly forgotten about my condition. That is not to say that I wasn't aware of it. The condition requires a lot of care and attention. I just didn't acknowledge it in social situations. Some people don't understand, and some people opt to be less than understanding. I merely viewed myself as equal to my peers. There is more to say, but I will get there in time, I suppose.