“I Feel Your Pain. “No, You Have No Idea.”
One of the problems with a condition like Peripheral Neuropathy is that it often doesn’t produce any physical aspects. Nothing on the outside reveals that numbness or excruciating pain on the inside.
Therefore, our friends and family can minimize the conditions, as in “It’s all in her head”. This Pyschology Today article focuses on having people around us that respect our “lived experience” in combatting the disease.