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MINDFULNESS AND UVB IN THE TREATMENT OF MODERATE PSORIASIS 30 areas of the body that are visible to the public. By learning how the informants describe other with psoriasis, we may get a deeper understanding of how they perceive their own disease. Another way to understand illness perception is through how they reflect on their behavior and social interactions social environments. Social interactions. In different social settings, the symptoms may be visible. Most of the informants cared if the symptoms could be seen, though some did not mind if others saw their symptoms: Frank: You feel maybe that others look at it and hide it more with clothing with long arms. (...) You feel perhaps more well when all is gone. If you are going to be completely honest with it. Especially in the summer. Now it is winter so you go better dressed. It is about if you dare to admit it, but you feel a lot better. The sense of “others” watching, made Frank hide his symptoms. An underlying embarrassment could be the reason for concealing symptoms. There is a clear indication of differences in life quality. Most informants relate improved life quality with no symptoms. Frank reflected further on why he hides his disease: Frank: Doing it for a reason. So maybe it is unconsciously, conscious in a way. You get so used to it that (...). Then I had this thought about why am I so stupid? To hide it away. (...). It's just a regular skin disease The reason for hiding the disease may lie in the question itself with a combination of habit and unconscious processes. The contrast which creates the question is the contrast of behavior to the perception of “regular skin disease”. The interesting thing is that all of this kind of thinking disappears, when there are no symptoms, as Anne said here: Anne: And I notice that during summer when there is less and I feel more free with the hair behind the (...). I notice that I do not think of what I wear, as I tend to do a little otherwise. InPDF Image | Combining Mindfulness and Ultraviolet Phototherapy (UVB
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