--as can getting any sort of pathogen illness, particularly for those of us with autoimmune components to our neuropathies. An already ramped-up/oversensitive immune system gets an extra incentive to be so when it has to respond to an invading pathogen.

Don't worry about the venting--we've all been there at one time or another (some of us MANY times).

Your "life situation" is certainly not the best, but I think it's good that you came here to vent; it's certainly a more healthy and adaptable response than a lot of others I can think of, and that bodes well for you eventually.