y34963
10-11-2009, 04:31 PM
I thought it might help us to find out how we all cope with psoriasis.
For those that have been recently diagnosed it might be helpful for them to know what we do in certain situations. We know that it can be very depressing at times when you want to dress up or wear shorts and you just cannot.
For me, I was diagnosed when I got pregnant with my son and I have had them ever since. There were very severe at first when people would actually step away from me because I had them on my face too. Being pregnant with my first child and getting that reaction was horrible for me. I felt like the ugliest person on the planet!!:(
Once my hormones settled down they seemed to settle know too. Went off my face anyway and that was a blessing right there. I could cover up everthing else but my face.
I wear long sleeves if my arms are bad and black stockings on the legs if they flare up. Because I sometimes have them on my sides I have to be careful with the fabric that I wear. Nothing rough or tight at all.
Stress does play a huge role too because every time we go away on vacation my psoriasis settle down to the point where I could wear a bathing suit if I wanted to.
I hope others will share their thoughts too.
For those that have been recently diagnosed it might be helpful for them to know what we do in certain situations. We know that it can be very depressing at times when you want to dress up or wear shorts and you just cannot.
For me, I was diagnosed when I got pregnant with my son and I have had them ever since. There were very severe at first when people would actually step away from me because I had them on my face too. Being pregnant with my first child and getting that reaction was horrible for me. I felt like the ugliest person on the planet!!:(
Once my hormones settled down they seemed to settle know too. Went off my face anyway and that was a blessing right there. I could cover up everthing else but my face.
I wear long sleeves if my arms are bad and black stockings on the legs if they flare up. Because I sometimes have them on my sides I have to be careful with the fabric that I wear. Nothing rough or tight at all.
Stress does play a huge role too because every time we go away on vacation my psoriasis settle down to the point where I could wear a bathing suit if I wanted to.
I hope others will share their thoughts too.