7.5 million Americans and 125 million people worldwide are living with psoriasis. Some factors can make the summer months challenging for people with psoriasis, including dry air conditioning, increased sweating, and feeling self-conscious about exposing your skin. However, it is not all bad news – the summer also provides a few surprising ways to improve your… Continue reading The Surprising Benefits of Summer for Your Psoriasis
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“Listen to yourself.” Member Daniela opens up about life with MS and psoriasis
Daniela (DanielaO) is living with multiple sclerosis and psoriasis in Puglia, Italy, and loves crafts, art history, music and traveling. She recently opened up to us about getting her first diagnosis at age 14, managing multiple conditions, and how connecting with others on PatientsLikeMe makes her feel “present and part of a whole.” Here’s what… Continue reading “Listen to yourself.” Member Daniela opens up about life with MS and psoriasis
“The real me” An interview with psoriasis patient and PatientsLikeMe member Maria
Here at PatientsLikeMe, we’re continuing to talk with people who are sharing their health experiences to help raise awareness about their conditions and change medicine for good. For our latest interview, we spoke with Maria who has been living with psoriasis since age 14. Some of you may know her on PatientsLikeMe as pinkdragonrider. She… Continue reading “The real me” An interview with psoriasis patient and PatientsLikeMe member Maria
“I still haven’t given up hope.” An interview with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patient David
Say ‘hi’ to David. Some of you may know him on PatientsLikeMe as db.09. He developed his first visible symptom of psoriasis at the very young age of 3. Now 22, he’s sharing his personal journey with this highly stigmatized autoimmune condition, along with psoriatic arthritis and Chron’s. See how his conditions have actually given… Continue reading “I still haven’t given up hope.” An interview with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patient David
Finding Peace, Confidence and Lifelong Friends: An Interview with Psoriasis Patient Erica
Erica was hit by this highly stigmatized autoimmune condition the earliest – she developed visible symptoms at the tender age of 9. Now 21, she shares her decade-plus journey from being the girl that people avoided in school to an increasingly confident young woman who has finally started meeting others like her, people who are… Continue reading Finding Peace, Confidence and Lifelong Friends: An Interview with Psoriasis Patient Erica
Psoriasis and Bullying
Teasing.Physical violence.Staring.Social isolation.Name-calling. Many of our members with psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune condition that can produce red, scaly patches and other skin symptoms, report experiencing various forms of bullying while growing up. One relays the story of a teacher who repeatedly sent her to the nurse’s office, assuming that she had a contagious condition. Another… Continue reading Psoriasis and Bullying
My War with Psoriasis: An Interview with British Blogger Simon
Welcome to the latest installment of our “Spotlighted Blogger” series. Earlier this year, we focused on psoriasis bloggers, including Lissa, Alisha B., Jessica and Joni, and today we’re pleased to add a male perspective to the mix. PatientsLikeMe member Simon’s witty blog, entitled My Skin and I, discusses his decade-long battle with psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune condition that… Continue reading My War with Psoriasis: An Interview with British Blogger Simon
The Five Different Types of Psoriasis
Today we’d like to dig a little deeper into this lifelong autoimmune condition, which can cause skin lesions on almost any area of the body as well as psoriatic arthritis. Did you know that there are several types of psoriasis, and that they can have very different presentations? Here’s a quick primer on the five… Continue reading The Five Different Types of Psoriasis
Spotlighted Blogger: Meet Psoriasis Patient Joni of “Just a Girl with Spots”
Welcome to the latest installment of our “Spotlighted Blogger” series. This spring we’ve been focusing on psoriasis patient bloggers, starting with Lissa in March and Alisha B. and Jessica in April. Today, we’d like to introduce you to Joni (girlwithspots), a PatientsLikeMe member who writes a blog called “Just a Girl with Spots.” How has… Continue reading Spotlighted Blogger: Meet Psoriasis Patient Joni of “Just a Girl with Spots”
Spotlighted Blogger: Psoriasis Patient Alisha B. of “Being Me in My Own Skin”
Welcome to the latest installment of our “Spotlighted Blogger” series. So far, we’ve interviewed patient bloggers living with gastroparesis, type I diabetes, bipolar I disorder, Parkinson’s disease and ALS, and today we introduce Alisha B., who felt alone in her struggles with psoriasis until “coming out” on her blog, Being Me in My Own Skin. Alisha is currently participating in… Continue reading Spotlighted Blogger: Psoriasis Patient Alisha B. of “Being Me in My Own Skin”