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

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

My question for you is ? What is the worst part of your HS . I know the answer is all of it but what is the one. The pain, scars,mental stress, or the smell? For me it's all .But the smell is it for me I've had this shit for 30+ years and the every day pain I guess is something I've got used to over the years and the scars really don't bother me but I do feel bad for you ladies and the mental is I will not let HS defeat me I will fight this shit until there is a cure or until they put me in… read more

Having HS has drastically affected my sex life. Most of my lesions are in my groin or “Intimate Area”. If I don’t have a flare up, And I have sex, the friction makes it flare, If I have a flare up, I refrain from doing it, But It depresses and embarrasses me so bad. My fiancé seems to understand, and doesn’t make me feel bad about it, however, we are very sexual people, I have these nasty, pus filled lesions on my skin, that leak and smell bad sometimes. My mental health is getting worse by the… read more

Anyone have very painful skin as if getting a bump but don’t see or feel any bumps? Having real bad pain in a specific small spot but nothing there.

I'm curious if anyone has had success controlling their HS with diet changes alone. What did you do? I've just finished a 2 week round of doxycycline with zero improvement, in fact it seemed to get worse. Ive had the same sore since Nov 2022. I was recently diagnosed and prescribed doxy at a walk in clinic, and my first dermatologist appointment is next week so I'll find out what my options are then I guess. My mind is going down a rabbit hole thinking I'm going to be on hard-core antibiotics… read more

I heard, or read somewhere that having HS can be a reason some people qualify for disability benefits. Giving that it causes us to become more likely to develop mental illnesses associated with HS, like social anxiety disorder, depression and other mental illnesses. I currently have GAD, Social Anxiety and OCD

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.