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I love to garden. My psoriasis doesn't feel the same way. Flowers and plants are my hobbies. Getting my yard cleaned up and flowers being planted makes me feel like...

I’ve lived with psoriasis for a long time. It started on my scalp, but spread to cover most of my body. At times, it really got me down and upset...

I cannot tell a lie, the spring and summer have historically been the best for me. My skin absolutely loves any and every ounce of natural vitamin D. I safely spend...

Managing psoriasis in my underarms has been quite the journey for me and others as well. It has been filled with plenty of difficulty. But I am managing a few...

Are you newly diagnosed with psoriasis? One of the biggest problems with identifying the severity of your psoriasis is that doctor’s offices do not tend to have pamphlets that explain...

Do you have anxiety thinking about having relationships with while living with psoriasis? Did you know that most of us have doubts? It's a true story! Relationships cause us to...

There are a lot of things about having psoriasis that irritate and frustrate me. Imagine you’re walking down the street and its a sunny, hot day. You decide in the...

I am living with both psoriasis and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). While recently on a trip to Washington D.C., I learned a valuable lesson about psoriasis and constipation...

One of the things I think we all deal with when it comes to psoriasis, is the mental toll it can take on us. It is not something readily talked...

Living with psoriasis is hard, especially when you’re having a bad flare. I have been diagnosed with psoriasis for over six decades. During that time, I have tried many things...

When you’re first diagnosed with psoriasis, you’re likely to have a lot of questions about the condition; what exactly it is, why you’ve got it and if it can be...

I was diagnosed with psoriasis for the first time when I was five years old. That was in 1963. Unfortunately, I was the only one in my family who had...

Psoriasis has been a part of my life for many years and I am very passionate about the advocacy for psoriasis. I love educating, working in, and creating safe spaces...

Psoriasis can be a cruel condition to have. There’s the itch that won’t stop, the bleeding that comes when you do finally itch, and the lesions that grow larger and...

I really believe we need to be our own advocate when it comes to our healthcare. It is through personal research, learning, and having an open conversations with your doctor...

Being a woman is a complicated business on a good day. Our bodies are just made different, and it's something I am very proud of. Even when things are hard...

I have been on this journey for a long time. It has been sixty-one years to be exact. There were days I was highly traumatized. Just knowing what living with psoriasis would...

I remember being diagnosed with psoriasis when I was 11 years old. I had patches on my scalp so my mother took me to the doctors and I was given...

The Soothing Skincare Basket Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Here at PlaquePsoriasis.com, we are celebrating Psoriasis Awareness Month this August by launching a soothing skincare basket...

In my twenty years of living with psoriasis I can say that I have had proper medical care for maybe six years of this journey. It is so frustrating. Most...