The pain you don't see
Credit: EgudinKa for iStock via Thinkstock No one likes to be taken advantage of. And unfortunately in this world, there are a lot of people who are out to get something from you. Credit card scams abound and people have by and large become far less trusting as a result. An unfortunate side effect of this though, is that we've stopped trusting people when they say they're hurting. "But you don't look sick" is arguably the most heard comment from people with invisible illnesses and chronic pain. It's also one of the most destructive and damaging comments you could say to them. (us). It's the equivalent of telling a young boy who loves wrestling that he doesn't look very strong. But if you did, (which is incredibly rude), he would probably sputter a little and pull out tapes of old wrestling matches. "But I AM strong, SEE?" Unfortunately, there's no cameraman taping my illness, providing me with video evidence to pe