Hello fellows!

SunshineOrange

Hi, I have just remembered this chat room/place to talk - and after a while of thinking I can do this alone - I think I need to find and talk to people who understand what I may be going through.

I am 23 and have had the shock, of a possible and new diagnosis, of psoriatic arthritis and some osteoarthritis in there.

So hi to everyone! I hope I can speak to people who may understand this more than me or who also need to just chat about everything without feeling like it is slightly crazy..

Thanks!

noddingtonpete

Hello @SunshineOrange and welcome to the Community. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that will be your experience as well.

I understand that you may have psoriatic arthritis and possibly osteoarthritis as well. Yes this can be a shock, especially as you are only 23. The following article has some hints and tips which might help (skip past the schools etc. bits to the items lower down https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/young-people/living-with-arthritis/

We also have a young peoples part of the Community which might be worth a look

https://community.versusarthritis.org/categories/young-peoples-forum

and our website has a lot of useful information, for example:

https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2022/may/all-about-psoriatic-arthritis/

Please keep posting and thank you for joining. I hope you soon find friends here to talk to.

With very best wishes,

Peter (moderator)