Watch this brave woman share her ongoing journey with the skin condition Topical Steroid Withdrawal.
Josie North, a card game designer, from Shropshire, UK, first experienced signs of Topical Steroid Withdrawal, also known as TSW, after being prescribed steroid cream to treat her eczema.
Josie had around £7,000 in her savings before she was affected by TSW and admitted to spending nearly all of it on remedies and tests at the start of the journey, when she was unsure of what her condition was.
With her journey of her TSW not being linear, Josie explained how she had no choice but to go back onto medication and go on immunosuppressants.
Josie believes that mentally TikTok got her through her syndrome the first time by sharing her experiences online and gaining a community.
By facing her fears and showing the worst version of herself online, she felt that she could build her confidence and that going out in public would not be as bad.