How do you talk to your friends and family about psoriasis?

Alisha Bridges has a clever way of revealing she has psoriasis to her friends and family. Watch how she is able to create open dialogue about this chronic autoimmune disease.

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[MUSIC PLAYING] Usually, the way the conversation

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would go when I revealed I had psoriasis is I would put it in the form of a game. So I would say, hey let's ask each other some questions.

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You ask me, and I ask you. So the set up would usually be like, hey what's the most difficult thing you've had to deal with?

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And then they would answer. And then when it was my turn to answer, I would reveal that it was my psoriasis.

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So that was the way that I was able to open up the conversation and to talk about it more without it

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being like this awkward, sit-down conversation-- like there's something I need to tell you. So that always made me feel comfortable,