Shout out to other peperoni people TL;DR further down

I have nothing to be afraid of showing anymore

This my dear imgurians, is fucking fuckshit psoriasis, i've had it since i was born.

Some of you might wonder "Frank, what the fuck is that shit?"

Well, Billy, let me share with you some information:

To begin with, psoriasis is a systemic disease.

"Psoriasis turns your skin cells into Type A overachievers: They grow about five times faster than normal skin cells. And your body can't keep up. The old ones pile up instead of sloughing off, making thick, flaky, itchy patches.

Why do these cells go a little haywire? There's more going on under the surface of this skin disease."

Ok, so what are those "more things" going on?

" When you have psoriasis, the genes that control your immune system signals get mixed up. Instead of protecting your body from invaders as it's designed to do, it promotes inflammation and turns skin cells on overdrive."

So what makes this psoriasis trigger/flare up

Triggers

If you've got the right combination of genes, something can turn psoriasis "on" or start a flare.

Skin injury: A cut, scrape, bug bite, infection, bad sunburn, or even too much scratching can trigger the condition.

Infections: Strep infections, in particular, are linked with guttate psoriasis, which looks like small, red drops. Kids will often have strep throat before their first flare. Earaches, bronchitis, tonsillitis, or a respiratory infection such as a cold, the flu, or pneumonia can also set off your skin problems.

HIV : Psoriasis usually is worse in the beginning stages of the disease, but then it gets better after you start certain treatments. (well, atleast i ain't got that shit)

Medications : Some can make psoriasis worse.

It has crawled from my back, over my shoulder onto my chest

At first, my psoriasis didn't do much, it was flaky, that was about it.

Up untill 4 months ago, it started to flare up, like it never has before, and worse than ever because of a tonsilitus infection i didn't even know i had.
I ran out of medications around 2 weeks ago, it went from almost nothing, to what you see in the pictures in around 1 and a half week, and it' gonna take some time before i get the next batch.

I also have it EVERYWHERE! on my head, my back, my thighs, my hips, on/in my ears, my arms and yes, it's on my penis (only the foreskin though
It started to itch, everywhere, my back, my chest you name it, like a warm itchy christmas sweater, except when you itch you'll start to bleed instead, and everything you wear will need to be changed ( i change bed clothing after every night because of all the blod spots)

it feels like a sunburn on my back, on my chest, on my hips, i have developed a second type of psoriasis that gives me even MORE spots, but more on my fingers/hands/feet.

The best part? Psoriasis is easily treated with sunlight! the bad part? mine is heat sensitive, and i'm sensitive to UV rays, i get burn really fucking easily, and it feels like i have 2 layers of sunburn.

Thanks for your time

Here's a Bananasaurus

Hearing people say "Eew what is that?" "is it contagious?" "Cover it up so we don't have to see it!"
it doesn't make you like people very much, it hurts, but it also show what lack of knowledge there is regarding such a disease.

I just needed to vent, i'm going to have this shit my whole life until i get eaten by maggots or my corpse is raped by a necrophiliac.
I know a lot of people have it worse, but i wish for all of you who have tough times because of either disease or disabilities or anything else that makes life feel like shit, i wish you find sources of happiness regardless, don't lose your spark.

TL:DR Skin disease, it sucks and makes me itch, flake and bleed, some people suck.

Source: #2">#2">#2">#2">#2">#2">http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/psoriasis/psoriasis-causes-triggers#2 (not the best source but provides simple explanations about psoriasis)

Edit: Wow, didn't think this would reach most viral, and all the kind words i've recived, all the advices, everything. If you have a skin condition, still be proud of who you are.
The outside IS a representation of us, but your personality defines you, so remember, if you're single and have some sort of skin condition or something else that makes you think everyone dislikes you, 15-20% percent of attractiveness comes from the outside, but that 75-80% comes from who you are as a person, that is the attraction bomb.

I believe in all of you who have psoriasis, eczema or any kind of skin condition, or whatever you have that causes challenges in your daily life, dare to walk in t-shirt, dare to walk in shorts, dare to be free of your own, mental shackles!

Life is meant to be savored.