I do painting I do artwork reading listen to music I'm just curious because maybe there's something I am missing

I would love to talk about how this affects us mentally if anyone would like to chime in that would be great

What do you guys do when you get super depressed? I have been on an emotional rollercoaster lately and it seems like the "down" days are starting to take over my life. I have been on short term disability since mid-January due to a bad flare and it has been rough to say the least. I am now finally able to at least sit on my butt like a normal human and I'm trying really hard to stay positive, but some days it just all seems impossible. Anybody else struggle with depression?

i haven't been able to work in over 9 months and i won't be able to work after my arms heal. i just beed help.

I've been given/read lots of information about HS and depression between closley linked. I just wanted to know if poor mental health is just a byproduct of the symptoms such as the pain, shame, insecurity etc. Or if there's a direct correlation of depression with HS. I do experience poor mental health but I wouldn't say it's only due to my HS.

this isnt therapy but i was wondering if anyone had advice/tips about how to deal with the mental weight of HS. im struggling a lot right now due to a bad flare up and its ever so slowly getting better. but its hard for me to deal and i have a lot of panic attacks. anything would be helpful to me right now <3

I was diagnosed in 2002 by a dermatologist. She really talked about it like it was not that big of a deal...I guess because it had just started and was not that bad yet. So I never went back. Now 20yrs later I have awful scars, terrible pain, and there is one place under my arm that drains almost all the time and never goes away. It doesn't always hurt when it is draining, but it is the worst pain in the world when I get a flare up.