Living with psoriasis: 'I had this fear that someone would recoil if they saw it’

Zoe Ryan recently set up an online platform - Itching To Tell You -  to raise awareness about psoriasis, a chronic skin condition she suffers from 

Zoe Ryan feels there is a lack of awareness about the condition. Picture: Alf Harvey

When Zoe Ryan was 18 years old, a thick, white plaque began appearing on her scalp.

“When I first saw it, I put it down to dandruff or dry skin,” the 25-year-old Offaly woman says.