Living with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic condition that causes painful lumps to form under the skin in sensitive areas such as your armpits and groin, can be stressful.

People who have HS experience high levels of psychological distress, and pain is a big factor, as researchers have detailed.

“These patients really struggle sometimes, understandably, because they may spend every day in pain, or spend 30 minutes or an hour just putting dressings on every day,” says Christopher Sayed, MD, an associate professor of dermatology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill. “It’s a huge amount of time they have to dedicate, a huge amount of stress.”

Unfortunately, the stress associated with the condition could actually trigger flare-ups of HS, notes the Mayo Clinic.

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