Hi! *waves*

[Fred]

Hi,
I've been recently been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in december at the age of 18 and i've had psorasis since 13. It has all hit me like a train and my life was ground to a halt. After my family saw how down in the dumps i've been they suggested this site. Where everyone seems lovely and informative since it's hard to find such an abundance of people all suffering with the same. So, after snooping around as a guest i finally became a member!

Hello Winnie    to Psoriasis Club.

Oh you have got psoriatic arthritis young    I know that feeling of being hit like a train and your life grinding to a halt, that's a good way of putting it when the dreaded psoriatic arthritis strikes.

Thank your family for the kind words and for pointing you here, you will find us a small but friendly bunch of people (had to get that in as Jim mentioned it) and there is always someone here to talk with so never be alone.

You sound like you have a supportive family and that is good news as it will help a lot, the only problem is that they can never possibly understand how you feel no matter how hard they try. And that is where we come in, we are people just like you there is no ulterior motive behind Psoriasis Club. You will never find Ads, Sponsors, Requests for donations, and you certainly won't find any trolls, spammers or cyber bullies here as it's my pleasure to kick them out of the door as soon as they are spotted.

Winnie just dive on in, we may not have all the answers but we can give support. And if you feel like getting away from psoriasis for a while but still be with people who know how you feel, I can recommend the Off Topic Board in the Members Only Section where you will find I'm the sensible one.  

Regards.

Fred.