Having Palmoplantar Pustular Psoriasis can make you feel very lonely at times, mainly because there's not a lot of people (if you think in percentage compare to population) who suffers from PPP.  Me for sure don't know anyone within my circle of acquaintances who has this disease. The feeling of loneliness often appears because something has triggered a memory of that feeling, not because you are in fact isolated and alone. The brain is designed to pay attention to pain and danger, and that includes the negative feelings you have around your own sickness, this is the reason loneliness gets our attention. Reaching out to other people in the same situation or reading their stories can be very helpful, as loneliness is painful and can confuse you into thinking that you are an outcast.

If you are PPP sufferer and find it difficult to walk and wear shoes due to the severe pain from when the pustular opens up turning in to fissures and starts bleeding, please continue reading.

​​​The worst part of having Palmoplantar Pustular Psoriasis aside from the itchiness and the fact it doesn't look very pretty, has to be the unbearable pain. Specifically the pain  whilst walking, and particularly if there are deep fissures (cracks in the skin) which are also bleeding.