Living

First, no one chooses to have psoriasis. Despite having had people accuse me of knowing I had psoriasis, I was not given any intel on this until it happened. Knowing...

What I thought was genital psoriasis from having inverse psoriasis was not that at all. This happened to me and it might happen with many of our fellow psoriasis patients as...

Psoriasis comes into your life and makes you take a long hard look at everything to do with your skin. What it comes into contact with, and what products you...

When I was a child in school, I was picked on a lot for having white flakes in my hair. I have always had dark brown hair, almost on the...

Each year, millions of people recognize World Psoriasis Day as a way to raise awareness and help support those living with psoriatic diseases, including plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. The...

My first experience with psoriasis occurred when I was 6 years old. It was my first day of school and I wasn’t allowed to attend because they thought I was...

As of late I feel like I have been sidelined by my health when it comes to work. First, I left a highly stressful job in February. The stress was...

Being diagnosed and learning to live with a condition like psoriasis can be very difficult. It can make you subdued, depressed and upset. You may, initially, blame yourself for the...

It's my favorite time of the year: Fall! Who doesn't love Fall? The breeze is breezin', the leaves are falling, the hot cocoa is steaming, and the hayrides are swaying...

I have always been a person who loves to help others. It is part of my identity, and my heart is truly happy when I am able to be there...

Vicks is in an unassuming little blue pot and with a green lid, and has a modest label. It carries childhood memories for me, of being ill, while sleeping in my...

Have you ever experienced a time when your psoriasis patches were staying really dry? That is what I am currently dealing with. Psoriasis at best is totally unpleasant. The patches...

I am experiencing chest discomfort. While I am working, I notice a pain that is sharp under my left breast and rib cage. The pain shoots upward to the middle...

Being diagnosed with psoriasis can be a rather bewildering time. You may be coming to terms with having just been told you have a chronic, lifelong illness, and you may...

Psoriasis can be such a cruel disease. At my worst, I was almost completely covered in plaque psoriasis. Nothing seemed to be working as far as treatments. One of the...

Curiosity is getting the better of me and I am on a mission to ask my children how my journey with psoriasis has impacted them. My children have been on...

Because every person living with psoriasis is different, how we handle certain psoriasis related situations can differ as well. Today, we would like to explore psoriasis and intimacy. We are...

My psoriasis journey has made me learn a lot of things over these past 56 years. I will continue to keep sharing my experience, feelings, and thoughts with you. You...

For so long, I have been the superwoman for my family, work, friends, you name it. Typically, I am that go-to girl and am frequently on the giving versus receiving...

Patients reporting feeling ignored or invisible when it comes to how their doctors treat them isn't news to the medical industry. Patients are often rushed in and out of the...