A woman said she felt self-conscious and that "people were staring" after she developed psoriasis when she was just 10 years old.
Paige Connery said she has had the skin condition for 40 years and got sick of going back and fourth to the dermatologists and nothing working, meaning she can only use what ever helped keep the worst of her condition at bay. The 50-year-old took time to stop caring what people thought of her condition but admitted it took a toll on her mental health when she was younger.
She told the ECHO that her body can get used to treatments and so it becomes ineffective over time. If she tried to change it then her skin would flare up in spots again. Paige said: "I was only ten when I got it so was self-conscious and kept it covered and thought people were staring at me when I had it on my face and hands.
