A truly excellent film. That room where the suicide takes place—it looks exactly like a hotel I once stayed in back in Bucharest. Just imagine how much social commentary they were aiming for by setting it in a hotel like that during the late 80s :P
Personally, I’ve never had an issue with having sex during my period—though, typically, we were talking about days four or five, right at the tail end of it when things are winding down. It was always manageable; I’d just pop a tampon in and pull it out right before we got started so he wouldn't even notice a thing. Everything stayed perfectly tidy. But then, there was this one time he swung by right when my cycle started. That first night was fine because, well, it was dark—you know how it is—but then we had sex in the morning. When he realized the condom was covered in blood and saw the sheets were a mess... honestly, he looked like he was about to pass out right then and there. That was pretty much the day I decided to officially retire from period sex altogether. 🤣
This is actually the first winter where I haven't been peeling all over the place—my hands just have these little pale patches, and my legs are still looking a bit flushed. It’s quite a change, really. I’ve been sticking to a specific routine using a soap, a moisturizer, and some Dead Sea salt soak
korkyra222 said:I’m pretty new to this group and I have to say, it’s genuinely helpful to hear everyone’s personal stories—we’re still waiting on some test results for my ten-year-old, so I figured I’d jump in and introduce myself.
It took my doctors nearly two years just to figure out what was actually going on with me—it's a process, believe me.😠
Let me know how things went with those goldfish. Back in the day—one year specifically—I actually tried using a tanning bed, and while I suppose it "worked" in a sense, I personally wasn't a fan. I ended up looking way too dark all at once, and then—to make matters worse—those white patches from my psoriasis became even more obvious against the tan.
I’ve posted about this before, but apparently, I was shouting into a void because nobody bothered to reply regarding tattoos and psoriasis.
On another note—and this really sticks in my craw—I felt like a social pariah, almost as if I were carrying an incurable disease, when they turned me away during a blood transfusion just because of my psoriasis. Not a single soul—and I mean absolutely no one, from my GP to my dermatologist to the head of the dermatology department—had the decency to tell me that I wasn't eligible to donate blood. It’s just... well, it's frustrating. So, has anyone here actually donated blood before??????
And, if you'll indulge me, I have a slightly more personal question: for those of you living with psoriasis, what is your sex life actually like? I’m only 19, yet I feel like I’ve already dealt with every possible awkward reaction to my skin condition.
P.S. I’m not currently using any prescription meds; instead, my mother ordered some cream made with salts from the Dead Sea. I was pretty skeptical at first—naturally—but I have to admit, this is the first autumn I haven't spent peeling off scales.
I mean, I want to—honestly, I really do—because I felt absolutely wretched walking out of that clinic, like I was coming down with the plague or something. It’s just ridiculous. I know for a fact that when they host those blood drives over at the university, they get people showing up who were clearly hungover just the day before, but apparently, "hangover blood" is perfectly fine.
I’ve always struggled with being a bit anemic—it’s just how I am—so the moment my blood work finally stabilized, I headed straight to the clinic to donate. Back then, they turned me away because of a tattoo (apparently, you need to wait a full year, which I had no idea about), but today I went back. My iron levels were solid, my blood pressure was perfect, and I'm O+. The doctor and the nurses were all smiles, too—it's not every day they see a young woman walking through their doors ready to give back... The doctor asked if I had any underlying health issues, and I told her about my M07 Psoriasis, and that was that. Turns out, the hospital was short two units of O+ blood.
But now, I’m left scratching my head. I’ve lived with psoriasis for as long as I can remember, and I was always told it was non-contagious—just a skin thing. Yet, suddenly, I’m being lumped into the same category as people with HIV or hepatitis. It makes zero sense. Does this mean that because I have psoriasis, people are supposed to stay five feet away from me to avoid contact with my blood? If that's the case, don't you think someone should have actually informed me? To make matters even more absurd, when I was seventeen, I specifically sat down with my family doctor to ask about donating blood, and she never once mentioned that anything would disqualify me. And honestly? If I were to pass away tomorrow, my organs wouldn't be able to help anyone.
I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression—I’m not some needle junkie looking for a fix. Quite the opposite, actually; I’m terrified of needles. I was literally shaking like a leaf in the clinic. But since I can't help people financially, the least I can do is offer my blood.
I truly don't understand why nobody bothered to tell me. Don't I deserve to know? 😕
I once drove my doctor absolutely insane with my endless tangents—I was practically begging him to discharge me three days early against medical advice just so I could get out of there. And then, once I finally made it to the ER, they completely botched everything on my chart.
Real estate is hands down the smartest play you can make—and I’m sure everyone else on this board has already hammered that home, though I’m far too lazy to scroll through all the comments. The strategy is simple: find a total wreck of a house, gut it, renovate it, and then either rent it out until you’ve recouped your initial capital or just flip it immediately to move onto the next one. You could do the same thing with apartments, or better yet, take a single large property and convert it into multiple units to rent out to college students. For instance, if you have a house in a prime location and manage to squeeze four separate two-bedroom units out of it, you could be looking at pulling in something like $4,800 a month. A friend's father actually built his entire life on this exact model—ten years ago he was starting from nothing, and now he’s sitting on three houses ready to sell.
This isn't some kind of joke—I actually heard a doctor tell a fifty-year-old man once that he should consider himself lucky to have developed psoriasis, because it’s essentially a sign that his body is functioning with incredible vigor and strength
George Fisher11 said:My friend's mother had psoriasis, then it just suddenly vanished—and right after that, she developed cancer and passed away... We aren't exactly immune to fate...👎
Look, none of us are safe from disease. Period. The reality is—and this might sound strange to some—that when you're dealing with psoriasis, it’s actually a sign that your body is functioning at a certain level of health; when that psoriasis suddenly retreats, you can bet your life there's something deeper going wrong under the surface. Has anyone else noticed how their skin clears up slightly right when they lose weight rapidly? That’s the connection right there. Psoriasis needs a somewhat "robust" system to sustain itself—it feeds off that biological energy. But the moment your body starts fighting a major internal battle, the psoriasis pulls back. A dermatology professor once told me that you wouldn't find people with psoriasis in historical concentration camps—and it's for that exact reason.
Whew, this thread is basically a "back in the saddle" reunion—it feels like we’re all resurfacing at once. Honestly, I haven't even heard of half these creams you guys are tossing around, and believe me, I've been dealing with psoriasis my entire life. My dermatologists here in the States always swear by Belosalic and Elocom; according to them, those are the heavy hitters that actually get the job done.
Can someone please address the question I posted a while back? Nobody gave me an answer, and it's actually a pretty significant concern for me:
placidpanther12 said:I have a quick question: I just got a tattoo, and now I'm wondering if anyone else has had their psoriasis flare up over the ink? If so, what does that actually look like???
crimsonmoose3 said:And here I was thinking it was because of skin tone? 😬 P.S. Are you an Edgar Allan Poe fan too? Like me? 😁
Honestly, I don't think they even care about skin color—it’s more about facial features, otherwise, there’s no way they would have picked her. Haha, as for the guys, Eminem is my pick.
Of course, Sam wrote his best letters. Man, the guy was a straight-up genius...🙏
It’s honestly quite absurd. It turns out I bear the most striking resemblance to Serena Williams—while the two of us are worlds apart, almost like looking at the stars from the ground. Not only do I have this distinct, Swedish-looking aesthetic, but our facial features are completely different from one another
Ryan Ruiz said:If only it were that simple. 😢 Can I actually get away with wearing shorts right now if I just slather on some SPF 30?
Look, you can certainly do that—but please, for heaven's sake, don't just slap on some sunscreen in the morning and think you're invincible while you're out baking under the sun all day. That's a recipe for disaster. You really ought to be applying moisturizer to that tattoo every four hours, plain and simple.
Jose Miller3 said:placidpanther12, turn off your caps lock.
Writing in all caps comes across as shouting—it’s considered pretty rude on most online forums...
Thanks for the heads-up, but honestly, I just type in all caps so I don't have to bother with the whole "capitalizing the start of every sentence" thing.
slylynx68 said:I am never donating blood again. My new mission—convincing everyone I know to stay away from it too.
I HONESTLY CANNOT BELIEVE HOW PATHETIC YOU ARE. Look, if you don't want to donate blood, fine—that’s your business—but trying to stop everyone else from doing it? That is just straight-up brainless. What exactly would make you happy, huh? To see a shortage? What do you actually gain from that? I’m not even saying it might be for you personally—it could be for someone you actually care about. I don't know how you operate, but when it comes to my family and friends, I care about their health so much that I’d slit my own wrists if it meant keeping them safe. If you can't wrap your head around that, then you're just one of those selfish jerks who probably should have been locked up in a military barracks and left to starve.