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Is your cup full? If you asked me if my cup was full a couple of years ago, I would have told you that my cup had a hole in...

Ever heard of Psoriasis Action Month? Maybe you have heard of it but don't know what it means. I will try to shed some light on the subject so you...

While each person’s psoriasis journey is different, and their psoriasis symptoms and treatment experiences may not be the same, there are frequently well-worn paths that are taken and common barriers...

Every year my psoriasis comes bearing gifts, bringing me something new that I have never had before. It could be something as small as a new ache or pain, or...

One of the worst things about psoriasis is the impact it can have on our everyday lives. It’s so easy to find ourselves avoiding social contact, which is unfortunate, as...

One word, yet it carries so much weight. It is a word that invokes a feeling right to the core of your soul. Of all the things, of all the...

I have had psoriasis my whole life almost. Can you believe that? I had to move from denial to acceptance that I had psoriasis? It was a process that took...

Do you remember in English class when the teacher would write the first part of a sentence - and as diligently (or lazily) as you could, you would mindlessly complete...

The one thing that I think we all crave on a deeper level than most people and that is acceptance and understanding. We so badly want the people in our...

It’s been stressful times over here helping my mom and dad physically and financially during mom’s cancer treatment. So, in an effort to do something for just us, we invested...

Going swimming during a psoriasis flare has to be up there when it comes to anxiety about being confronted in public. As a regular swimmer before my pregnancy, I didn’t...

Living in the South, one thing that I dread is the bugs that come out in the summer. To make matters worse is the fact that we have gotten so...

The beginning of the year wasn’t too shabby psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis-wise. My skin was mostly clear and joints felt okayish. We were having cooler days in Florida and that...

As I started the journey of my life as a teenage girl, I noticed my life to be a bit different from ordinary people around me. In my childhood, I...

Every year for the last 10 years, I have gone into remission in the summer without fail. There is a pattern, and I am accustomed to it. Winter is hell...

"No one has plaques here" was what a doctor told me years ago about my eyelids. Many times, I have looked at my reflection in the mirror and saw flakes...

During the summer, my skin is especially dry, irritated, itchy, and plain uncomfortable. The heat also affects my inverse psoriasis. It feels like a never-ending battle between hydrating my skin...

Having psoriasis for years, I have come to learn so much about psoriasis. There is still so much to know about psoriasis. Everyone who has psoriasis should learn everything about...

I just want to say ladies; if you haven’t been here yet, you are in for a surprise. Let's not talk about the hot flashes, weight gain, insomnia, and nervousness...

In the years of clans and villages, before the modern world happened, people were shunned for being different. Social acceptance was at an all-time low, and if you did not...