A hairdresser's upsetting comment

I’ve lived with scalp psoriasis for years, and while it’s never easy, I’ve learned to manage it. However, a recent experience at the hairdresser’s left me feeling humiliated. During my trim, the stylist stopped and said, “Wow, your scalp is a mess.”

Learning to live with psoriasis

I’ve lived with psoriasis for over 20 years. It started as a small patch on my scalp, but it quickly spread across my body, affecting my self-esteem as much as my skin. At first, I tried to hide it—long sleeves in summer, makeup on my face—but it only made me feel more self-conscious.

My struggle with psoriatic arthritis

I’m JM, a 58-year-old from Scotland, and I’m stuck in a difficult situation. I’ve been living with psoriatic arthritis, a condition that causes constant pain and stiffness in my joints, making it impossible to continue working.

A plea for understanding psoriasis

As a mother, there are moments when you feel powerless in the face of your child’s pain. For me, that moment came when my daughter, Mia, began facing bullying because of her psoriasis, a chronic skin condition that causes red, scaly patches.

 

Maybe I am just unlucky

So, I have only had psoriasis since I was in my early 30s but maybe I am just unlucky because the condition has covered my body head to toe.

Was my psoriasis exacerbated by COVID19?

I am seventy one and fit and well, having had breast cancer eleven years ago and sepsis six years ago. Because of female pattern hair loss I had been …

It is unbearably hard to perform in my job

I’m a 53-year-old counter terror police officer, I do a very stressful and tiring job that requires a level of physical activity, my treatment has…

I'm still suffering today and I can't work

I took the vaccine COVID moderna in April 2021 and was perfectly healthy in 2021 until getting the vaccine in 2021 after my 2 shot in June.

I felt that I was an inconvenience most of the time

I expect I had it for years before it really surfaced. During my Nurse training (I was 35) and my feet hurt unbearably - I also couldn't wear high heels any more for more than a short time without wincing and struggling.

Being a teen with a skin condition was a horrendous experience

I was diagnosed with psoriasis when I was 11 years old. My psoriasis appeared as a result of the stress that I experienced following my parents break up.

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