This winter has been rather brutal in regards to my skin and psoriasis. It's been super cold and it has been snowing more often than I have ever seen here in my hometown in Scotland. My skin is not a fan of this weather at all. I also want to talk about Instagram censoring psoriasis hashtags. They must not be a fan of our skin? (Warning, pictures of psoriasis will feature on this post)
My skin has been flaring up since just before Christmas. Partly to do with uni stress but mostly to do with the weather. Patches reappearing quicker than the blink of an eye. I never understand how it appears so damn quickly. I've had a few mornings where I have woken up where my body feels like it is on fire. It's so unpleasant and so frustrating. There's also embarrassing moments such as when I may scratch my arms without really being aware of doing so, go to take my cardigan off and boom there's little bits of skin flying out of the sleeves. I do try to take moments like this as funny but sometimes its rather hard.
All I've been doing is trying to keep up with my Aveeno moisturising which only helps so much. Soon I will probably have to head to the doctors and get more creams and gels to get it back to normal. Sometimes I do just want to hide in my bed when my skin flares up but I also know that I'm fortunate that my flare ups aren't as severe as others. I try to remain positive as you end up falling into a vicious cycle. The worse you feel can aggravate psoriasis even more. I can not wait for Summer and some warm weather so my skin can stop being so sore.
Instagram
Over the past couple of days there has been an issue with Instagram and the psoriasis community. Hashtags which have built up a community and support system for those who have psoriasis have been blocked and censored. I only learned this through youtuber Shaun Alexander (watch his video below if you want more info) and was deeply saddened that something like this has happened. Hashtags such as #getyourskinout #psoriasisuk #psoriasisawareness and a few more. People with psoriasis are already tough on ourselves for the way we look and we shouldn't have to hide what we have on Instagram just because a few people don't like seeing it. This is our skin, we may find it hard to love ourselves but we don't need further stigma and having a support system taken away.
There is currently a petition set up by the Psoriasis Association on stopping censorship of psoriasis on social media. If you wish to sigh the petition please do so. It would mean a great deal.
Thank you so much for reading this post. Does winter really mess with your skin? How do you cope with it? What are your thoughts on the censorship? Let me know below.
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