How embarrassing do you find psoriasis

[jiml]

I always felt embarrassed that I had the unsightly plaques. I hid it as much as possible but was always embarrassed when visiting places and leaving trail of snow behind me. I dreaded going to the hairdressers and would never uncover on a public beach or go to a swimming pool till I got clearance. To get myself clear each spring I would try to get as much sunlight on deserted beaches as I could and used lots of steroid creams  before venturing out to public  venues . I now talk openly about having it but in my younger days I thought I was alone with this affliction so hid it as much as I could by wearing light clothes and long sleeves and trousers.
It wasn't until I joined this forum that I found out just how common psoriasis is and realised how many people must be good at hiding it