Rude Ignorent People!!!

Posted Thu 22 Nov 2012 14.34 by emupuffett
Ive had Plaque Psoriasis since i was 15, it seems i inhereted the faulty immune system!! I used to be a very confident girl but this just dr

Hi, im new here but needed somewhere to vent!! I had to go to see my doc today because ive had a particulary bad flare up in places ive never had it before, face & scalp. Im sat there trying to cover my solit and sore plaques on my elbows and this old lady actually got up and moved away then sat giving me dirty looks and tuttin at me!!! How dare people be so rude!! Havent stopped cryin or left my room since i got back

Posted Thu 22 Nov 2012 23.22 by michaelswims (edited Thu 21 Mar 2013 11.10 by michaelswims)
Yes

Don't hide, some people are scared that whetever we have is contagious, some are just plain rude. Buy if we hide it makes their behaviour some how acceptable.

Posted Thu 10 Jan 2013 18.20 by mudpaws
i have a very sever type of it

aw i know how that is , i get the plaques on the back of my hands and people get all grossed out about it , even my older sister gets stupid at times yeah shes a know it all type , i don't blame you for the vent i get so mad at time about being sick like this ,not fun .

Posted Thu 7 Mar 2013 19.45 by karenS
I have had chronic psoriasis for 33 years (from the age of 16.

Hi I'm new to this too, unfortunately not new to psoriasis though. I know it is easier said than done but try not to let it get to you. I have been a sufferer for 33 years so have had all manner of comments and dirty looks, it is as you say ignorance of the condition that makes people react in such a rude and uncaring way. Hope it helps to feel you are not alone. It has certainly helped me to read some of the comments on here, to think it is not just me.

Posted Fri 15 Mar 2013 15.14 by ness (edited Sat 22 Jun 2013 18.58 by JamesMaltby)
I have had it for 15 years,but just before last Xmas i got it really bad and ended up in Hospital for 9 days.I was in the Derm day care and

Don't let people like that get you down,in the summer i wear short sleeves etc,to let the air and the sun get to my Psoriasis as it helps,although just before xmas last year it got really bad and i ended up in A & E,I looked like I had been torched!and ended up in Hospital for 9days.I am now taking Cyclosporin which is helping,but I cant stay on it for ever. You are not alone!

Posted Wed 25 Dec 2013 20.06 by mantel
yes

in 2006 i was in hospital after have stents in my heart, my legs had red patches of psoriasis on them,i was seeping blood from the entry wound,in my groin, so i was told not to move,i was like this all night, the next morning the nurses where told to give me a bed bath, would you believe it not one of them wanted to touch me, and they were going on about this in front of me, you can imagine how i felt, eventually one of the nurses was made to do it, and i am sure it was the psoriasis that was doing it, please do not hide .mantel

Posted Sat 18 Jan 2014 18.15 by trotter
Yes for almost 40 years

Its a good idea to vent your frustrations about peoples ignorance of Psoariosis ive spent almost 40 years with the condition and never cease to be amazed at some of the comments I receive from many people who consider them selves to be more intelligent , To mock someone who is affected by this problems shows how weak and uncertain they are about there own selves

Posted Fri 19 Dec 2014 06.45 by Edbad
I've had it since birth. My father suffered worse than myself but i suffer from outcrops on my arms, scalp, chest, back, shins, genitals, fe

Ignorance, unfortunately, is common and I find myself all to often having to explain that it isn't contagious. I feel for you because despite having had it since birth, it didn't start appearing on my face until I was 24 but now it's quite bad around the hair line and under my eyes. Please don't worry what people think, if it's a problem to them then they're not the sort of person you need in your life anyway. All the best

Posted Mon 5 Jan 2015 15.49 by SusanPrima
Have suffered for 70 years.

Don't ever hide away. Worry more about yourself and not other people's opinions - that is their problem. They will learn oneday when they have something which is distasful to others. I hid away for years when I was very young - now I go around as I wish. Psoriasis is a great leveller - you discover who your true friends are - and the remainder of the people can get on with their life without you.

Posted Mon 21 Sep 2015 13.39 by lizardwizard
elbows, knees, feet

Ive got it too dude, should of just said if you dont like lookin at it then f##k off and knit some cock warmers

Posted Wed 2 Dec 2015 20.16 by Ngreen
I have had Guttate & Plaque Psoriasis for decades

I can definitely understand how hard it can be. I have had Psoriasis since I was 4, and didn't show up as plaque psoriasis until I was 6 on my leg. The Drs. thought it was ringworm or some other type of fungus. Needless to say, the fungal creams did not clear it up and I was not allowed to return to school and had to be home schooled. I was called "fungus girl" and they thought it was contagious. I spent most of my life hiding it and keeping it covered. It went misdiagnosed for most of my young/teenage life. I actually wished it was psoriasis because I could then let people know that it wasn't contagious and that they were being a complete ass to somebody with a genetic disease. I have guttate psoriasis and it has spread to almost 100% of my body which is a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing because I can't hide it anymore and don't even attempt to. Some people don't even notice it because it is so extensive on my body that they can't even see my "real" skin. People understand psoriasis more than you think, but they definitely do not respond well to "fungus" which is contagious. I have gotten past the stigma of psoriasis and just deal with it since I have always had it. Where I have started to get depressed is the other health issues that psoriasis is linked to inside my body.

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