Hi Adrian - i do try to be nice (but im not always like this!)
I can understand what your saying - about P being a double whammy on top of other things. My personal belief is that acceptance of P and coming to terms with it is probably 90% of the battle against it. This takes some people longer than others to achieve, but I think this forum is invaluable in helping you to gain it - because if you cant accept it you wont be able to develop a positive attitude about it - and being positive about it will stop u going crazy!
You see, in real life, people with P cover it up - so you never know who has it and who hasnt - I went over 10 years without meeting someone with it! Coming onto the forum and meeting others with it was a Godsend - all of a sudden I wasnt an outcast but "normal" and being part of a P community has helped me immensely.
When this flare up started in February I was covered - hands, arms, legs, thighs, stomach - everywhere. I remember sitting on the loo in tears at the sight of my thighs. But, i came here, made friends and learned to accept the P and following on from that my whole outlook on it changed. Now theres slight P on my legs and arms - but nothing major and its disappearing - but i wouldn't have got this far without the forum.
