Living

Having a chronic skin condition like psoriasis can be a difficult experience. Not only have you got the issues to deal with in terms of the physicality of the condition...

I don’t know about you but as soon as Santa leaves I’m counting down the days until summer. The depressingly cold weather of the East Coast isn’t kind to my...

I have had psoriasis forever and have also lived forever (if you ask my kids). My eldest son is eight, he has seen me through two full strep flares. He...

In this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing a chronic illness like plaque psoriasis and its side effects. Phrases in quotes are the words of our community...

I was 6 when I first remember being told by my dermatologist to reduce stress. I am not entirely sure what skills he expected me to possess to reduce my...

I have had psoriasis for sixteen years. Nothing I had been prescribed had done anything to control psoriasis that had taken over 80% of my body to this point. When...

I was 21 years young, life was good, possibility and my bright future lay ahead of me. I was working in a top tourist attraction, Camps Bay, Cape Town, South...

My in-laws bought a house closer to where we live this past year. The main selling point of the house for them was that it had a hot tub. My...

You’ve probably heard that some diseases are invisible because the patient looks healthy on the outside, but symptoms are hidden in plain view. Take, for example, psoriatic arthritis. Many would...

This morning, life started slow, I woke up in a lot of pain; sore feet and aching bones. None the less, I got up slowly and kick-started the kettle, got...

Have you ever felt guilty complaining about your psoriasis in public? I got funny ideas in my head growing up that psoriasis isn’t that bad. I think people thought they...

There’s something that has stirred my grits at a slow churn over the past couple of years. It’s something I’m seeing pop up in groups far too often. I find...

Has psoriasis ever affected you when it comes to dating? ahem...yes? Dating is not a favorite past-time of mine. The first few dates anyway; there are the usual concerns that...

"Have you tried this?" I am sure that you have heard this before, possibly to within an inch of being annoyed with random strangers. Sometimes the question comes from someone...

More than half of us living with psoriasis experience feelings of fatigue, or increased tiredness as a result of our condition. When my skin worsens, I certainly feel more fatigued...

Since 2012, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and Crohn’s disease have taken the wheel for most functions of my life. I’ve never intended for that to happen, but I won’t sugar coat...

I know this is a hard one, but if you have been sick for as many years as I have; you must find ways to overcome some of these obstacles...

“Oh, so now I’m invisible to you? That’s cool. I’ve always wanted a superpower”-Unknown I saw the above quote on a meme this week and laughed out loud. It was...

I love working out but for me to exercise on a regular basis, I had to join a gym. Holding myself accountable at home just never works out in my...

Wikipedia defines a catch-22 as “a paradoxical situation from which an individual cannot escape because of contradictory rules.” They give the example of not being able to find a job...