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I am indeed but only in the midst of a healing crisis does it appear. I normally sleep no problems. If I have a flare up as a result of detox I just DON'T get tired. I should put it to good use and get things done! :-)
I normally go to a medical herbalist with questions and she gave me a little mix to help the adrenal function; I am hoping this will help.

Hi Kayo! I'm in the same boat as you - hang in there! I had a really severe healing crisis about 4 years ago after eating 100% raw for 6 weeks. I was heartbroken because I loved eating raw but unfortunately because the symptoms were so severe, I backed off and re-introduced a bit of cooked food. 
Only advice I can offer you that I don't THINK anyone has touched on yet is do not use ANYTHING on your skin topically. Nothing. Your skin needs to learn how to BE skin. :-) If you can bear it, go cold turkey. I did back in September and I could actually feel my skin working to try to figure out how to self-moisturize. It was really uncomfortable because obviously all you want to do is put some lovely shea butter on your tight skin, but once it heals up think of all the money you'll save on products. Also, absolutely no other products on skin besides. No soap, no bubble bath, no perfumes. I always found when i used oils that it sort of generated heat where the break out was which made it worse in the long run.
Apart from that, I'm going through a healing crisis too at the moment so I am at the same spot as you. I wish you the best! x

Hello All,

REEEEEALLY hope someone has been in this position and can help! all advice welcome! :-)

I've been moderate to fully raw for the last few years, trying to cure my skin of lifelong eczema. When I was a kid my doctors loaded me up with steroid creams and pills for about 15 years so there is a LOT of junk in my system at this point I think. Lifestyle and dietary changes have succeeded in some ways; I have been OFF ALL steroid creams, however mild, for about six years now. I can go for two - three years with no outbreaks at all. I am a Natural Hygiene student and live very 'clean' i.e. no chemicals, soaps, hormones, etc. I've been 80/10/10 since end of August, I had a bad skin flare up that lasted about three or four weeks where I had a few bad patches of skin, (TMI maybe) oozing horrifically and I was also insomniac for the full duration of this outbreak. I wasn't even tired. I dealt with it with sunbeds every day ( I live in the west of ireland, the lack of sunshine here is a biiiiig problem, so this is my only option unfortunately), not washing my skin, and basically trying to sleep through the worst of it. That healed up, I continued 80/10/10, and here I am again with a bad outbreak. Healing crisis perhaps but this severe? Am I one of the people who must go a lot slower perhaps?? I stick with 80/10/10 but I do usually have some sort of cooked, oil-free vegan dinner in the evening. i.e. sweet potato baked in oven with avocado or oil free hummus...homemade veggie soup with JUST vegetables (no oil or seasonings), Or sometimes I just gently warm up mushrooms for the salad. I am at a total loss at what to do next. I know some would say to stick with what I am doing as it's obviously working but at this rate I can't wear clothes or move as it's so painful so it's become too debilitating to continue at this rate of detoxification.

Higher fat intake perhaps? I do not want to take supplements so whole foods my only option.

Can I just say: I envy people whose healing crisis or detox symptoms consist of a headache or lethargy. . . I would swap with you anyday!! :-) 

Thanks guys x