Psoriasis: What I Wish People Knew
Loneliness and lack of understanding can be as debilitating as palmoplantar psoriasis itself. For me, living with several chronic inflammatory diseases is oftentimes a solitary affair...
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Managing My Psoriasis Flares Involves Preparation, Acceptance, and Resilience
While prevention may be the best medicine, sometimes flares just happen. When they do, having a plan in place to ride the wave of symptoms, speed healing, and shorten ...
Psoriasis Shaped My Identity Until I Took Control
“Did you have chickenpox?” “Were you burned?” Blank stares. Name calling. I’ve heard it all in 26 years of living with psoriasis: advice, questions, comments, and looks. I was often referred to or identified ...
Why Me? How I Came to Terms With Having Psoriasis
I first noticed redness and a few scales on my elbows at the start of my freshman year in college. My mom took me to a dermatologist and the diagnosis was swift: I had ...
Getting a Psoriasis Diagnosis Wasn't as Easy as I Had Thought
It was 2019, and I had just finished my cross country season at college. I noticed several red bumps on my chest. They seemed to multiply at a rapid rate ...
How I Found the 'Light at the End of the Tunnel' After My Psoriasis Diagnosis
Not only is psoriasis a physically damaging skin disease, but it can also take a toll on your mental health. Over the past 3 years of combating psoriasis, the most ...