This is getting silly now....

[Fred]

Had another look at your post.

I know this is a genetic thing passed down through the family but I can't forgive the person who gave it to me. If they knew this ran in the family they shouldn't of had children. If I had known about it and that it was hereditory and that I would get it, I would not have had my daughter (really). I didn't get this plague until after she was born. If I have passed this on to her I'll never forgive myself either.

Some say it's in your genes but your parents may not have had psoriasis my parents didn't. Also it doesn't' mean your daughter will get it.

People say, 'you've just got to not let it affect you'. How? Please tell me. How do I do that when it is a constantly in my face taunting, 'look at the life you could of had!'
Another thing I get a lot is 'you've just got to get out in the world and take each day at a time' Again, HOW????? And my personal favourite 'there are people in the world with worse things that this'. True. Very true, but that doesn't mean my experience of this is any less real or valid.

These are statements made to try and help you keep a positive attitude, at least they are trying to help you.

If there's a knack to just accepting it? Please tell me. I'm just not one of those people who can just put two fingers up to the world and say 'this is me, if you don't like it, that's your problem'. I would love to know how people on here have come to terms with it. How do people live normal lives with this disease when it affects so many things on a day to day basis.

A difficult one to answer. I must admit to being one of those people who can say "Up Yours I don't care what you think of me" I never used to be able to do that, but I found by letting friends and family see small bits of my psoriasis and talking about it, I soon found out by educating them and sharing it made my life easier.