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Hanna
Hey, guys. My name’s Hanna, and I started getting psoriasis February of 2022. I started getting bald spots and losing a lot of hair because of how scratchy my scalp was. I never wanted to wear my hair up in public or wear clothes that would show off my psoriasis. I felt so alone. I stayed in my home for a few months because I was so embarrassed of going out in public.

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Hanna
I wish people knew that psoriasis is not a hygiene issue. It is not because you don’t wash your hair well. It’s an autoimmune disease. It doesn’t make you gross. For people who have scalp psoriasis specifically, you can’t just shave your head and everything will go away. It’ll just make the psoriasis show even more. Over 125 million people worldwide have psoriasis.

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Hanna
That number by itself should make you feel less alone and less ashamed of who you are and what condition you have. The more you embrace it, the more comfortable you are with it, the easier it’s going to be to treat it. It does get better. Just remember that no matter what you have on your skin, you are always going to be beautiful.