I have been chosen!
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
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.
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.
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 
I also have to nominate 5 people: 
