Hello to forum members (newbie)

[jiml]

Hello Forum.

It is good to find a forum that devotes it's existence to Psoriasis , I don't talk about my skin disease to anybody accept my local doctor.

I have had psoriasis since I was 6 years old , I am now 48 and have learned to live with it as many of you folks have had to do.

When I was young I had it really bad .......... scalp , arms , trunk , knees . Back then I had creams prescribed and coal tar bath soak and shampoo.

When I was about 11 years old I had ultra violet treatment at the hospital which was very often and I was absent from school a lot , the UV treatment helped and was successful but I worry about how much radiation I was exposed to back in the 1980's when this treatment was quite new !

The worst thing for me about having psoriasis is not the disease itself but the long term psychological impact it had on me , as a child I isolated myself from the public and became quite a loner , as I got older the psoriasis reduced quite a lot and I found it easier to have relationships with people but I still have anxiety problems to this day , my doctor refers me to a mental health counsellor which helps with the anxiety problems. 

Regards Mix-Tape.

I have merged your two intro threads together to save any confusion.

Fred.

I just wrote a lot to your other thread but when the threads merged it's all gone ...so I won't repeat it all I'll just say
Nice to read your intro

Hello Jiml.

Thanks for taking the time to read my post about my history with psoriasis , outside these forums no one really understands this disease and how it affects your life.

I read all intros   and there is a lot of similarities in lots of them, low self esteem, difficulties with relationships, depression ... yes it’s nice to know you’re not alone, most of my life I thought I was the only one with it, and like you I’m sure tried to hide it ....
But here you’re not alone we have a great community of understanding sufferers, we are always friendly there is no nastiness here that I have seen .
Fred set this up as a place he would be happy coming to.He funds it himself,  Without external pressures or advertising. We boot spammers out before they get the spam onto the public board.
I hope you enjoy it here..... I’m sure Fred will tell more of his reasons for starting the forum