Psoriasis Impacts Mental Health: Survivor Shares Personal Journey

Imagine your body's defense system gets a little confused and starts attacking your own skin cells.

This causes patches of skin to become red, scaly, and itchy, which is called psoriasis.

For one person, it started small but got worse, affecting not just their skin but also how they felt about themselves.

Stress can make psoriasis flare up, like during the pandemic when lots of hand washing made it worse.

This made them feel anxious and sad.

They learned that taking care of their mind through things like therapy and breathing exercises is as important as using creams.

Changing their perspective to accept the condition, rather than fight it, helped them heal.

Now, they manage it by paying attention to triggers and taking care of both their body and mind.

It shows that living with psoriasis means focusing on overall well-being, not just clear skin.