08/02/2025
📣August is Psoriasis Awareness/Action Month, so all month I’ll be sharing facts, tips, and personal stories about my own experiences living with psoriasis for 27 years 💜🧡 A few quick facts to get us started:
1️⃣ NOT contagious
Psoriasis can’t be spread through touch, contact, or being near someone with it. It’s not a rash or an infection. It’s an immune response.
2️⃣ Autoimmune condition
Psoriasis happens when the immune system attacks healthy skin cells by mistake. This speeds up skin cell turnover and causes inflammation.
3️⃣ More than just skin
Although it shows up on the skin, psoriasis can also impact joints🙋🏻♀️ (psoriatic arthritis), mental health, and quality of life.
4️⃣ Types vary
The most common type is plaque psoriasis, but there are others like guttate, inverse, pustular, and erythrodermic. Each looks and feels different.
5️⃣ Flare triggers differ
Stress, illness, skin injuries, medications, and even weather can lead to flare-ups. Every person’s experience is unique.
💜🧡Whether you’re living with psoriasis or supporting someone who is, awareness helps reduce stigma, build empathy, and improve care.
