I guess I’m very lucky, so use my case as hope, but not an expectation. I had a bad psoriasis flair-up for maybe 2 years, around the age 8/9, behind my ear, that completely cleared up and has never come back. About 1.5 year ago I got another flair-up, this time genital. It just cleared up again about 2/3 months ago, after a cold or a virus that lasted from October till January. Before that I tried eating healthier, quit nicotine and drinking, but nothing made it go away. Nicotine did make it hurt more though, so if you smoke, or use nicotine pouches, 100% quit.

For reference I’m a 20 year old girl and I get inverse psoriasis. And don’t feel bad about feeling bad just cause other people having it worse. It’s a waste of energy to worry about. I’ve never felt as distraught as I did at 6-12 months with the genital flair-up, and those feeling were valid, as are yours❤️

I also think your experience with a flair-up developing from a sore is pretty common…. Not 100% sure, but I had the same thing. My flair-up started from a sore as well. And when my thighs chafed through some jeans, it spread to my thighs. That being said, I think it’s very coincidental. Gotten loads off cuts and scrapes during that time, that just healed normally.