Thanks Vermillion, will go clothes shopping at the weekend and look for some blouses. I've always covered up because I can't face the questions or the looks. I'm getting to the age now though where I think I should be able to handle it, but I'm ashamed of the scars basically, and scared of people judging me.
I went to a tai chi class a couple of years ago and we had to go in pairs to do some self-defence move (I didn't go back - I thought it'd just be the tai chi where people stand in lines and wave their arms about peacefully!) Anyway the guy I was paired with, his sleeve slipped up a bit and I saw he had scars on his wrist. My idiotic knee-jerk first thought was oh wow he must be nuts/suicidal, before my brain kicked in and was like err you have those too. So I can understand why people might automatically bracket me in the loopy pigeonhole. I just hate that it happens.
Is there anything that can be done to old scars to lessen their visibility? Creams or even ops? Or does the camouflage cream work? I thought about going to the Dr to see if there was anything they could do but I'm worried I might get laughed out - you did that to yourself you live with it - type of thing.
Every summer this same old issue comes around and I hate it. Thank god I live in the UK and only have to deal with it for a few months of the year