Mental health

Mike
This Psoriasis Awareness Week, Mike shares how psoriasis affected his confidence. With support from his girlfriend, he is learning to embrace his skin, wearing shorts in public for the first time and raising awareness to help others feel less alone.

Janine
This Psoriasis Awareness Week, Janine reflects on living with psoriasis since her twenties and how her priorities have changed with age. Now in her fifties, she’s embracing healthy ageing, staying active and making the most of the years ahead.
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Chamudi
This Psoriasis Awareness Week, 23-year-old Chamudi shares her experience of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis since childhood. Now a fourth-year medical student, she hopes to become a dermatologist and use her experience to help others.
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Eleanor
This Psoriasis Awareness Week, we hear from 35-year-old Eleanor about living with psoriatic arthritis. She shares the reality of fatigue, painful joints and losing confidence in her body, while learning to be kinder to herself.
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Sonny
For our first Psoriasis Awareness Week story, we hear from 16-year-old Sonny, who developed guttate psoriasis at 15. After severe itching and widespread psoriasis, he is sharing his story to remind others that there is hope and to never give up.
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