Suddenly, I was afflicted. With itchy legs. Really really itchy legs. Both legs. From the thighs to the ankles. Inner and outer. No rash, just horrible itching. I had no idea what was causing it, and looking it up on Google didn't give me any answers that fit. The itching was more or less constant and a huge distraction. After a day of it, I was starting to lose my mind. I applied some moisturizing lotion and that helped a bit, for a few hours. But I realized that. if I was out in the world, among people, I could not just pull my pants down and re-apply the lotion.
After several days of this affliction I went to my dermatologist. They did a physical exam and asked me a lot of questions. They didn't know what was causing the moderate-severe itching of the legs.
It has now been a week. My legs still itch. The moisturizing lotion helps and the affliction is somewhat manageable. Hopefully, it will go away, soon.
This affliction made me realize something. It made me realize that many of us, most of us, all of us, are afflicted with...something. It could be something serious, something moderate or something mild. But an affliction. I can now sympathize with everyone who is afflicted. We share the pain, the malfunctioning or the distraction of being afflicted. From now on, I will never look at someone and assume they don't have some kind of affliction, maybe an affliction that doesn't show. Like hemorrhoids.
To all of us afflicted, I wish/pray for the affliction to stop, to heal, to go away. All afflictions. We don't need, or want, any of them.
