Health Boards
Tue-07-10-2014, 14:42 PM
Fred, I understand what you are saying and agree it's best to remain positive and basically just accept it and move forward ... but...
I agree with Kelly that I, too, hate psoriasis and I don't think anyone here would say they like it. I don't see that as negative, just truthful. I hate every time I take a shower and the water alone hitting my scalp burns, I hate every time I comb through my hair and see the scales and I hate being around people and being self conscious. I don't see that as negative, just as being honest that I hate it. I hate that once I'm clear, it will always be lurking, ready to return. I hate the thought that I will have to take some type of medication most likely the rest of my life to control this. And I think it's ok to hate that.
I'm also thankful that although there isn't a cure, there is hope to get on top of this disease with the different options available. I think it's worth doing what needs to be done to live a happy life (and that will be different for each of us as we've often discussed.)
So, I try to be positive and thankful and yet I admit that I hate the disease even though I have to accept it is part of my life. I think it's ok to hate it, even though I know that it's useless to waste the time hating something you cannot change but for me it makes me more determined to fight it (I know, no cure but I can fight the symptoms and feel I'm winning each time an area clears). Maybe just a different perspective on it.
I agree with Kelly that I, too, hate psoriasis and I don't think anyone here would say they like it. I don't see that as negative, just truthful. I hate every time I take a shower and the water alone hitting my scalp burns, I hate every time I comb through my hair and see the scales and I hate being around people and being self conscious. I don't see that as negative, just as being honest that I hate it. I hate that once I'm clear, it will always be lurking, ready to return. I hate the thought that I will have to take some type of medication most likely the rest of my life to control this. And I think it's ok to hate that.
I'm also thankful that although there isn't a cure, there is hope to get on top of this disease with the different options available. I think it's worth doing what needs to be done to live a happy life (and that will be different for each of us as we've often discussed.)
So, I try to be positive and thankful and yet I admit that I hate the disease even though I have to accept it is part of my life. I think it's ok to hate it, even though I know that it's useless to waste the time hating something you cannot change but for me it makes me more determined to fight it (I know, no cure but I can fight the symptoms and feel I'm winning each time an area clears). Maybe just a different perspective on it.
