Hi Belinda:

Welcome to our little corner of the world. If you are looking for people who understand about the pain of neuropathy, you have come to the right place.

In answer to your question about getting people to understand that it is not in your head, well, unfortunately it is not easy. In many cases people have no clue. We have talked about this on the forum recently. It is so frustrating, because many of us look normal, but are in severe pain. I guess if you look terrible, then people think something must be wrong...

My husband is good about understanding and I have a friend here who has the same thing, but I don't think her pain level is anywhere near mine.

So, come and visit here and if you like, vent your frustrations and upsets and know that there are people here who know exactly what you are talking about or describing... You may even get some ideas that might help you with your pain.

Nice to have you here.
Cathie