My skin is coming off

i just had a major fight with my bf on the phone and it seriously distressed me n he hung up n wouldnt talk to me and now my skin on my hands has suddenly started coming off, loads of it, this has never happened to me before and my skin i usually fine really soft but it has all suddenly started shredding off :confused:

whats going on plz help me

Reply 1

egg_soup

maybe its down to stress? try putting cream on your hands to soften them out again.

Reply 2

Sazarina88

I don't know why that's happening but if it's seriously *shredding* off in large bits, as in not just tiny bits have started peeling, I'd get it seen to ASAP.

Reply 3

Invocation

Tell your BF to stop practicing voodoo.

Is your skin really dry or something ? If so drink loadsa water, it should reduce its

Reply 4

Guffy

Perhaps your real father was a snake?

Reply 5

Leisure17

It would be very unusual for you skin to come off straight away after such a stress situation, but if you have been suffering stress for some while there might be a connection.
On the other hand the reason might be a different one and the "relation" of the two incidents accidental.

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Which part of the skin is shredding? I guess the palmar skin, i.e the inside of your hands.

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Are your feet also shredding?

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Did you take medicine in the last few weeks or have you had some kind of infection?

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Did you have contact with detergents, paint or other chemicals?

All these can be reasons for the shredding you describe.

Reply 6

shady lane

Have you had a sore throat lately? If you have an untreated strep infection it kills the skin cells on your hands and feet. That happened to me thanks to a horrible misdiagnosis when I was here last, had to go home to a doctor in the US before it was finally recognized and I got antibiotics.