dantheman52894

You would be a glorious Thor

I feel your pain man, to a lesser extent for myself, I've lived with moderate psoriasis for most of my life, my father however has a much more severe case and has experienced much of the struggle you've mentioned, in his life.

I remember in high school it was particularly rough for me, people can be pretty cruel, especially in their teens, and when people who were just genuinely curious would bring it up it felt just as bad because my self esteem had already been sufficiently crushed.

One thing people, at least my experience, seem to not realize is that yes, psoriasis certainly can be painful. When you have a flare up and it gets dry, it's like having chapped lips but in multiple places across your body, but it is manageable. There's good treatments out there, and further research into autoimmune related conditions is moving forward.

Anyways, I'd like to ask, what age were you when started to see symptoms? Did the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis emerge at the same time, or did you notice symptoms of one or the other first?