> It is
> hard for people to understand because I never "looked sick". How is a
sick
> nervous system supposed to look anyway? It is great to have people who
> understand and share info with! Finally!
>
> Thanks, Beth Shears
I have run into this, too -- people think I'm back to normal and all well
because it is not obvious, unless someone watches closely or it's a really
bad day, that I have a problem. Once when I was talking about a numb feeling
in my back, someone asked, "Are you sure you're not over-analyzing your body?
I mean, if I think about it, I can't particularly feel my back, either."
Sigh. I have two friends who had strange symptoms, multitudes of tests, and
no diagnosis for months, and people began to ask, "Are you sure this isn't
all in your head?" Thankfully, they were diagnosed later (not with TM). I
don't think a lot of people understand that the medical community, marvelous
as it is, doesn't have all the answers yet.
Barbara