Discussion Psoriasis and it's mental effect into the human body and mind

[Mr.Ruben]

As someone with Psoriasis for years since I was 13, I feel it has carry a deep responsibility into my thoughts of harm, CTB, socialising, health and others.
In this thread I'd like to hear your thoughts, if any members have the disease or experienced it and possible questions I can answer.


What is Psoriasis? Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin, characterised by reddish, desquamy, itchy or painful plaques.
Its cause Involves the immune system and genetic predisposition, It has MANY side effects, most commonly joint pain. There is no cure, but it "can be controlled".

Cases can be divided by 3 severity categories: Mild <3% of the body; Moderate3-10% of the body; Severe>10% of the body;
Around ~2-3 percent of the population has it, ~7.5 million Americans.

Although suicidal thoughts could arrive to anyone, as even me without my condition,I think a third of my physical and mental issues came by psoriasis.
Here some examples that I experienced and multiple cases have shown connection to the chronic disease. : Joint and tendons pain or stiffness; Eye Inflammation; Psychiatric comorbity; Intimacy issues; Back pain; Reactive depression; Suicidal Ideation; Sleep disturbance; Ectopic heart beat; Muscle weakness.
There is also lots of side effects that create multiple diseases, commonly, obesity.
Psoriasis, just like a much more serious disease like Cancer, has to be found it's own treatment by each personal case, and there exists multiple types of Psoriasis.

There is definitely more I could talk about, and also the positive common treatments like sunbathing, vitamin, diet, exercise.
But I wish to merely, open the discussion and see if I bring people's thoughts on the disease if they have not be known about, or find other people that wish to talk about it.

Thank you for your attention.

 

[whywere]

I am 70 and I have had the damn Psoriasis all my life. I HATE the dry flakey skin, the bleeding skin and everything about it.

Mine is genetic, as my mom had it really bad.

My heart aches for you, as we are twins in this crappy situation.

HOWEVER, I told myself back in the early 1970's that it would never ever define me, and it never has nor will it and I wish the very same for you.

I also have 24/7 chronic pain, and both issues does affect my mental health, BUT I know that there are caring folks, like on here, and we can get through this together.

Hugs, lots of well wishes and the knowledge that you are never ever alone in this, NEVER!

Walter

 

[No-name]

As someone with Psoriasis for years since I was 13, I feel it has carry a deep responsibility into my thoughts of harm, CTB, socialising, health and others.
In this thread I'd like to hear your thoughts, if any members have the disease or experienced it and possible questions I can answer.


What is Psoriasis? Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin, characterised by reddish, desquamy, itchy or painful plaques.
Its cause Involves the immune system and genetic predisposition, It has MANY side effects, most commonly joint pain. There is no cure, but it "can be controlled".

Cases can be divided by 3 severity categories: Mild <3% of the body; Moderate3-10% of the body; Severe>10% of the body;
Around ~2-3 percent of the population has it, ~7.5 million Americans.

Although suicidal thoughts could arrive to anyone, as even me without my condition,I think a third of my physical and mental issues came by psoriasis.
Here some examples that I experienced and multiple cases have shown connection to the chronic disease. : Joint and tendons pain or stiffness; Eye Inflammation; Psychiatric comorbity; Intimacy issues; Back pain; Reactive depression; Suicidal Ideation; Sleep disturbance; Ectopic heart beat; Muscle weakness.
There is also lots of side effects that create multiple diseases, commonly, obesity.
Psoriasis, just like a much more serious disease like Cancer, has to be found it's own treatment by each personal case, and there exists multiple types of Psoriasis.

There is definitely more I could talk about, and also the positive common treatments like sunbathing, vitamin, diet, exercise.
But I wish to merely, open the discussion and see if I bring people's thoughts on the disease if they have not be known about, or find other people that wish to talk about it.

Thank you for your attention.

I can open a whole book on eczema and acne scars as teen causing a fraction in my life after my teens. I had scars on my face, laserd them many times and filled the scars on my body in skin colour with tattoo. I even learned to do it myself. With good medicine I got rid of the oily skin and eczema. I have been through many things in life, loss and pain and everything.

But nothing got me as obsessed and down and anxious as having a skin disease, especially in the face.

Maybe there are some people who obsess less about it, maybe even they get to the point they don' t borther that much. That doesn' t take away that there are hundres of thousands who are effected by skin conditions.

I went to a pscyhologist with this and she tried to relativate it and basically said I shouldnt be so dramatic, she never actually looked at the skin condition on my body to begin with. Then she told my mother I might be getting psychotic or something like my father and brother. That was my trust in mental heatlh care gone for the rest of my life. She herself wasnt very pretty so she expected me to just cope. Which I couldnt. So they tried to force me to cope, which obviously doesnt work.

Then more then 13 years ago my mother started supporting me with scar treatment, and it helped me to be oke with myself. Being oke with myself is the trick of a normal life. and managing what they call BDD. I was much less anxious and obsessed and did not use the N I had ordered and was hiddin in house for so long. I got some life quality back for it, but still it was always a struggle.

I sometimes wonder how my life would have been without, but that is just a useless thought in this world.

 

[darksouls]

I have psoriasis and chronic physical pain,
people treated me like garbage my entire life,
society is a vile abomination

 

[vitbar]

It added to my desire to pick and pluck at myself. I'm often stressed, which doesn't help it. Wish I could do something about it

 

[No-name]

It added to my desire to pick and pluck at myself. I'm often stressed, which doesn't help it. Wish I could do something about it

Do you pluck out of itch or the way it looks?

 

[telekon]

I spent my entire childhood with bloody arms , bleeding and cracking corners of my eyes, and bloody neck. it was really serious. I hated the creams, they were extremely distressing, sticky and uncomfortable.

Around 17 when I got away from my family and my dog which I think I was allergic to I de-stressed a lot and it started to go down although I always had it. Like I had really bad neck and my scalp was so dry I had huge scabs on my head until I was 20.

When I turned 21 I had this big epiphany about God and started fasting and praying to Jesus to heal me of all my ailments and I haven't had psoriasis since. I was fasting a lot and "living for God" at that time. I know that sounds crazy and preachy, and I haven't lived like that in a couple years, but I'd be remiss if I didn't share my experience. My experience with it up until that point was horrible. I almost couldn't work because the sweat in my scratching wounds was unbearable.

The main thing I can recommend: Don't scratch. Use your will not to scratch. The more you scratch, the worse it gets.

 

[Mr.Ruben]

But nothing got me as obsessed and down and anxious as having a skin disease, especially in the face.

as someone who has psoriasis mostly on the face and the head, it can sometimes work as a natural blush(cope) and I always had it when concentration in things like exams was thee most important, always wanting to scratch my skin, and since it's been happening for quite some time it also pushed my hairline sadly, time time for a turkey trip