INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Apple cider vinegar contains its own healing, anti-inflammatory, and anti-fungal properties. It is also known to treat burns and skin inflammations. You can soak the affected body part in a mixture of equal parts apple cider vinegar and water. You can also use cotton balls to apply ACV to the skin. Just pour small amounts of apple cider vinegar to the cotton balls and directly apply to affected areas. You can do this twice per day until patches and redness have improved. If your skin gets easily irritated refrain from using this method, as apple cider vinegar is quite acidic. If you have an aloe vera plant at home you can just slice one of its leaves horizontally and apply the gel-like sap directly onto the plaque. This will smooth and naturally moisturize dry scaly patches. You can also purchase aloe gel in local pharmacies and grocery stores. Apply 3 times a day or more, depending on the dryness of the patches. Sunlight exposure is the simplest yet one of the most effective methods of treating plaque psoriasis. Try exposing affected body parts to sunlight for 10 minutes of noontime sun every day and gradually increase the exposure time by 30 seconds each day. Take precautions as heat from sunlight causes sunburns. If you choose to expose yourself to sunlight don't apply any cream as this can make you more sensitive to heat but you should apply sunscreens to unaffected areas. If you expose the affected skin to sunlight on a consistent daily basis, you will gradually notice your symptoms improving over time. Coal tar is an effective treatment for plaque psoriasis. It is made of coal and wood and helps to reduce inflammation, remove scales, and slow the growth of excess skin cells. Coal tar penetrates layers of the skin and reduces excessive thickening and scaling of the skin it does this by breaking down a protein named keratin, which is responsible for skin growth and formation. This is also an OTC drug/ointment/cream that can be bought in most pharmacies. The greater the concentration of this product, the more it is effective. Tar shampoo can be particularly good for treating plaque on the scalp.

SUMMARY: Soak the affected area in apple cider vinegar. Apply aloe vera to the plaque. Expose the affected area to plenty of sunlight. Purchase coal tar from a natural remedies store or pharmacist.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: There are always two realities running parallel to each other at any given time: the one outside your mind and the one within. Sometimes taking a step back is all you need to see that whatever you're concocting in your mind has very little to do with reality. Instead, it's just your fears and anxieties taking hold of you. When you're feeling anxious, remember: is this reality or is this just my made-up reality? Let's say that your boyfriend texted you back "OK" when you went on this huge, gushing, sentimental streak about how great tomorrow night is going to be on your anniversary. In your head, you start thinking, "Ohmigod. He doesn't care. He doesn't care about me. What am I doing? Is this it? Are we going to break up?" Woah. Back up. Does "OK" mean any of those things? No. That's your imagination running away with you. It may mean he's busy or not in the mood, but it does not mean things are over. People have a tendency of focusing on the negative and seeing the worst in otherwise harmless situations. Trying to focus on what is just in your head will help you start chipping away at your insecurity, which needs your wild imagination to thrive. Let's say you walk into a party where you know practically no one and you're totally nervous. You're feeling super insecure, you start wondering why you even came, and you're confident everyone is looking at you and can see how insecure you are. False. Sure, they can see you're nervous, but that's it. No one can see your insides. Don't let something totally invisible box you in, keeping you from who you want to be. Most of us get so caught up in the fact that we assume everyone knows how we feel and can tell we're insecure, making the situation even worse. Luckily, this just isn't true. No one is judging you for being insecure because no one can tell. Did you hear about that woman who faked a trip all around the world to even her closest friends and family? Via Facebook, she posted all these photos of how awesome her vacation was, when really she was sitting at home faking it all. In other words, people only let you see what they want you to see behind those drawn curtains is something much less enviable. Nothing is what it seems, no one is as they seem, and there's no reason to measure your lot up to anyone else's. As Steve Furtick said, "The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel." We'll talk about making comparisons in a bit, but just realize that you're looking at everyone's highlight reel, not the actual body of their work. One method of fighting insecurity is just to not acknowledge it. Apart from the fact that this just squashes it until you blow up, it also sends the message to yourself that the way you feel isn't valid or isn't okay. When you're not okay with how you feel, you can't accept yourself. And when you can't accept yourself, you'll be insecure. So take those little feelings and feel 'em. Once you do, they might go away. However, this does not mean to accept your feelings as true. "I'm fat and ugly" is something you should allow yourself to feel, not to believe. Acknowledge that you feel this way and then you can ask yourself why and do something about it.

SUMMARY:
Distinguish between what is real and what is imaginary. Know that your insecurity is invisible. Believe that nothing is what it seems. Listen and accept your feelings.