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Tue-01-05-2018, 11:24 AM
Hello Georgie 
to Psoriasis Club.
Psoriasis does have a nasty habit of getting you down and can play nasty with ones self esteem. What you have to do is not easy, but it's learn to accept that it's with you for the rest of your life.
But not all is doom and gloom as it can be managed, and you need to work with a dermatologist to find what will work for you to keep in control of it.
If you can share with family, friends and colleagues you will find it helps, and of course talking with our members at Psoriasis Club will help (probably the most as we know what you are going through)
I suggest you fill in a DLQI which you can find here: Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and take it to you doctor or preferable dermatologist as it will show them how psoriasis is effecting you mentally.
You are at the age I first got it and it knocked me for six, and knowing what I know now I wish I had stuck with my dermatologist and pushed harder for better treatment. I also wish that I had shared more with my family and friends instead of trying to keep it to myself. Things are a lot better today than they were then and it is accepted and spoke about a lot more, plus you have Psoriasis Club, I wish I had that many years ago.
Regards.
Fred.
to Psoriasis Club. Psoriasis does have a nasty habit of getting you down and can play nasty with ones self esteem. What you have to do is not easy, but it's learn to accept that it's with you for the rest of your life.
But not all is doom and gloom as it can be managed, and you need to work with a dermatologist to find what will work for you to keep in control of it.
If you can share with family, friends and colleagues you will find it helps, and of course talking with our members at Psoriasis Club will help (probably the most as we know what you are going through)
I suggest you fill in a DLQI which you can find here: Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and take it to you doctor or preferable dermatologist as it will show them how psoriasis is effecting you mentally.
You are at the age I first got it and it knocked me for six, and knowing what I know now I wish I had stuck with my dermatologist and pushed harder for better treatment. I also wish that I had shared more with my family and friends instead of trying to keep it to myself. Things are a lot better today than they were then and it is accepted and spoke about a lot more, plus you have Psoriasis Club, I wish I had that many years ago.
Regards.
Fred.