Dwindle,
Wanted you to see this so..Sorry for spreading out your advice...

First thing I should tell you:
Stop waiting for your psoriasis to be cured.
I'm guilty of it too, I felt the same way: Why bother with working out, your hair, clothes, why TRY to look good when you have this disease. Thats a fault in your logic. Imagine psoriasis were cured today. Would you be prepared for it? No.. then you'd bemoan that psoriasis made you careless, so you got fat, didnt take care of hygene, etc. You have to treat your health and hygene as though you didnt have psoriasis. Imagine for a moment what this would do for you: So you have a skin condition.. at least the person you are attracted to would see your redeeming qualities (works out, good shape, smells good, etc.) This would double its effect, as your self esteem improved so would your confidence, and as you realized more people overlooked your skin, your psoriasis would be under less stress, and thus reduce..
it sounds easy, but easy its not. Its your choice to allow yourself the indulgence of being lazy - and not fixing the areas in your life you have control over.
Another thing you can do, is focus on other people instead of yourself. Make their happiness your primary concern.. this will take you out of your depression some as you stop thinking about your P. It has the added advantages of making you a better, more rounded, and more appreciated human being. I dont blame you for where you are, we're a product of our genetics, our society, and our choices.. if you need anything, write me. I am a little older, a little more world weary - I can offer only what I've experienced
Another thing to consider is what you'd be without psoriasis; I know what I'd be. before 13..I was the golden boy. 138 iq, skinny, handsome .. to the point where a girl several years older in high school asked me how i'd react if she told me she'd kill herself if she couldnt have me..
I would have turned out an arrogant, egotistical bastige! Heck, I did anyway! (not really!)

Just bumping this - well said Ziggyspaw! I agree with what you are saying. Hey, before P, I might have been a hand and foot model - I had very pretty feet. Now...... well, I still have pretty feet, but they just happen to have PPP on them. But I'm not going to let that stop me - I have beautiful red toenails and someday I'll wear sexy shoes again! Hey, maybe the pharmaceutical companies could use my foot instead of the clear-skinned beautiful people! :D

Thanks for the bump there. I hope dwindle reads this and takes something away from it.

I come from the water
I crawled up on the shore
I left my brothers there
I got what I came for
I sucked that hot air in
Arose up on the sand
emerged beneath the sun
to be a man
I come from the water
I come from the water
I come from the water
I come from the water, yeah
I come from the water
that werent no easy thing
its more than nature
its like my destiny
I stood up on these legs
and held my head up high
emerged beneath the sun
to start a new life
I come from the water
I come from the water
I come from the water
I come from the water, yeah
Life in the desert
just to be together
the sand forever
the same forever
It moves beneath me
it pulls my body
my pulse beats harder
so far from the water
I love to see that sun
in spite of all its done
I pray for shade and rain
I pray to live again
I come from the water
I come from the water
I come from the water
I come from the water
I yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yeah

Thanks for the response.
I know what you're saying but at this point my body has enough scars on it, that i want surgery. I'm a pretty athletic person... or was.. and are occasionally these days... its just that i'm heavier. My weight at its highest was 230... at its lowest.. 150 :)
I average around 200 these days... i should be 175. I went from 230 to 150 once in a weight loss mission. I wanted that slim trim look you know... dont we all..
except i have stretch marks on my stomach (not to mention inner thighs, underarm and inner elbows, some on shoulders... thanks to temavate.. and i'm sure the weight gain had its affect on it as well
At this point.. losing weight... would leave me back where iw as at 150... with loose skin that would need to be removed. Although at 150 i was probably 23 and my skin did ok at snapping back... actually it did a suprising job of it... except for the scarred areas.
If i could ever pull myself together again to lose weight... and i was last march... when i got down to 190 from 230... now i'm at 201-204... Anyways if i could pull myself together to lose weight to about 170 i'd want some form of surgery. At this point i dont feel good about myself and i would need some drastic changes.
So if Psoriasis went away tomorrow for good... I'd still be left with war beaten skin. I just have terrible skin i guess.