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Prosopon's avatar

Thanks for your explanation of the condition. People who don’t experience neuropathy may be clueless, but willing to learn about it.

Our bodily sensations shape us, and our relationship with the outside world. We all instinctively understand why someone will not take a stroll when it’s cold outside because that’s a shared experience. Our inside sensations are as real to us as the outside world.

Others may lack the physical understanding of something they didn’t lived, but can grasp the feelings on an intellectual level.

Your article reminds me of a writer who famously let his fingernails grow so long they curled. When asked about it, he responded the tip of his fingers hurt when he touched something, and his fingernails protected him. It is now speculated he suffered from neuropathy.

Take care.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

This definitely helps. Every time I read one of these first hand accounts, I feel like I understand what you're going through a little better than before, although I'm sure there is still a wide gulf between description and experience.

Hope you're feeling better this week! Neuropathy sounds like a pretty big inhibitor when it flares up like this.

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