My daughter has psoriasis

[jiml]

Thank you for your responses. I will make sure she heeds your advice. At the moment, whilst working, she is very conscious of her appearance to her work colleagues, who, although they are aware of her condition, and that it is not contagious, are not very sympathetic, and can apparently, make uncalled for comments.

Unfortunately that is a common problem and people do need educating. I always remind people that psoriasis can hit anyone at any time of their life and they could be next.

She will certainly be conscious of it (I think you find all of us here have at one time or another) but opening up and talking about it does help.

A few things I would suggest:

#1 Find a work colleague that she feels the most comfortable with and get Him/Her on her side.

#2 Talk to her Boss and ask for some help in trying to explain to the other workers.

#3 Get her colleagues to have a look at our site especially these threads:
Psoriasis Myths and History
Is Psoriasis Contagious?
Types Of Psoriasis Explained

#4 See if this thread helps her feel a little more comfortable: Skin Camouflage

I'm sure not all her work colleagues are perfect and if they think for one minute they are then they should be very careful as they too could have psoriasis tomorrow. Most people with psoriasis do find that once they start sharing with friends, family and work colleagues it get's easier. You don't need to walk around with a sign, but a little sharing with someone does help.

But the biggest problem is that even if people do care and do have sympathy for someone with psoriasis they will never understand how we feel and that is where we come in at Psoriasis Club. We don't care what you look like and we are often found in [Group Specific] having fun or giving and receiving support.

Send your daughter a   from all of us at Psoriasis Club.