My Journey to halt/end my psoriasis

[Sheila]

Good luck, Wintrman.  Glad you hopped back onto the wagon.  Onward.  Keep going strong.  

(It's hard to make changes like this and so easy to slip up.  But you probably noticed that it didn't really feel as good to have the extra "cheats."  It probably feels really, really good in your body to stay on the healthy path.  I'm in my third week of nearly no sugar and absolutely no gluten and minimal dairy and I'm having days, recently, where I just want to quit these changes and go back to my usual way of eating, and I'm tired of all this attention to skin and diet.  So I get it and think I understand the stepping off the wagon.  Good that you got back on!   )

You are right! I did notice the difference in myself. I noticed that I kinda beat up on myself every time I cheated. So, now, after I beat myself down with negative messages for cheating, I am re focused on my goal and glad I am doing it. Onward and upward! I kinda chalk it up to a stressful week? I was at the dentists office twice this week to deal with a tooth or two. The dentist resolved the issue. Even though it was stressful because I am terrified of dentists, it went well. There was a huge victory here because for the first time in decades, I didn't take anti anxiety meds to go into a dentists office. I usually take 2 or 3 ativan to calm me down. With the use of EMDR, I am making huge strides with my PTSD from sexual abuse and my terror regarding dentists. EMDR has been a game changer. In part, I credit the reduction in stress with EMDR. And as a result, some of my reduction in inflammation of psoriasis has been as a result in this. And since I kicked the sugar habit (I am diabetic), and kicked the gluten out of my life, my psoriasis reduced by about 30%. 
Anyways, thanks for the support, and I wish you luck as well!!