According to a research carried at Institute of Mental Health in Portland, Oregon by Dr Sundhurst Allan, the first step towards overcoming embarrassment you feel about Psoriasis is know what you truly feel about the disease.
You must consider the extent to which you are willing to control how you want to FEEL and not how the disease and symptoms make you feel, you must learn how to control your feeling and direct them positively.
Thinking about it this way will help to reduce the impact of psoriasis over your life.
This feeling will bring your back to the driving sit of your life.
Dr Sundhurst stresses the importance of positive self-talk, not just for building confidence but also for improving your physical health with Psoriasis.
"if people can change their (negative and self defeating) self talk with great intent and purpose", he says, "it impacts on their self worth, this state can affects the nervous system positively and calm it down so that their physiologic sate is altered".
Behaviors indicative of self confidence, such as good posture and eye contact can be naturally produce when you engage in positive self talk.
Such bold and confident behaviors are important cues when making a first impression in a social situation.
Another way to gain confidence is to practice different dating scenarios involving your Psoriasis.
You should practice an imagined situation until you are confident enough that you can handle the situation if and when it arises.
This will help you with control your interactions with other people.
Lastly, in as much as building confidence alone is good and relaxing, you can greatly increase your result by engaging in support groups and seeking professional services.
When you communicate with someone you trust, whether a friend or a professional, it will definitely help you feel more confident.