I have been [chosen](https://steemit.com/steemitnamechallenge/@bachuslib/the-steemit-name-challenge-bachuslib)!

Here are the original rules:
•	Tell us in a post how you chose the current Steemit username you have. The story behind it.
•	Tell us your real name!
•	If you could change your current username, which name would you choose and why? If you have a possible usernames list, mention it!
•	Use the tag #steemitnamechallenge so that the creator of the challenge can track all the posts and check them out
•	Nominate 5 people for this challenge

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When it comes to picking nicknames I am pretty unoriginal. What I usually do is rotate between 5 nicknames depending on mood. Atopy is the youngest of them though but I guess most don’t really wonder where it came from or connect the dots. The answer is plane and can be found as the first result on google.

>Atopy is a predisposition toward developing certain allergic hypersensitivity reactions.

You can read more about it [here]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atopy).

Skin issues run in the family. Atopic dermatitis is one of them and my sister has psoriasis. For me it is more seasonal … usually connected with lowered immune system and combination of allergic reaction. For example last year I got sick and with the combination of winter cold (yes I’m allergic to cold + 90389 other things) my dermatitis made an appearance and took the stage for 6 months. Summer sun usually fixes it up. 

So what helps is keeping my immune system up, hormones in check and daily skin care. I also have an unhealthy fascination with skin conditions. 

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My real name? Sure … It’s a nice common name. I already hinted it a few times in my comics. My niece calls me Babi, because she can’t pronounce the letter R. My sister calls me Barbi, short for Barbara.

> It is the feminine form of the Greek word barbaros (Greek: βάρβαρος) meaning strange or foreign.

I would not change my nickname. I think I’m atopic enough to hold the title.

>The term is from Greek ἀτοπία meaning "placelessness".

Thank you @bachuslib for thinking of me. :) 

I also have to nominate 5 people: @holoz0r, @interceptor, @gotmeens, @warrkin, @steemitadventure. Get to it people. :3