Psoriasis-specific group psychological intervention can be a powerful tool not just in learning to deal with the emotional burdens of the disease, but in treating the disease itself. It seems that talking about your Psoriasis with others similarly afflicted can actually help to clear your skin more quickly and effectively.
Psoriasis patients like others with significant skin diseases tend to suffer tremendous amounts of stress regarding their skin. While appearance plays a part in this, it is actually issues regarding perceived control and the demands of the condition that fuels this stress.
The good news is that there is evidence that psychological intervention can provide many benefits including a reduction in unhelpful beliefs about the condition, as well as anxiety, depression and stress. Not just the mind, but the body improves: physician-rated clinic severity improved and three times more people achieved 75% clearing of their skin compared to patients not receiving adjunctive psychological treatment.
I have been on different medications/medicated bathes/tannind therapy/lotions and pills. Nothing has worked, My fingernails are starting to fall off and when I where my gloves to actually make a living…I smell like I am rotting. I need to make money to live, but I am hurting myself to do so. What do I do? The government does’nt want to help me. I can’t afford my medication.
Tammy, look to various pharmaceutical company assistance programs to get help with the cost of medications: for example-
https://www.pparx.org/Intro.php
https://www.genentechaccesssolutions.com/raptiva/patient/index.jsp
there are others. Your dermatologist should have access to all of them. Hope this helps.
Dr. G