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Why are chronic pain and chronic illness so difficult for people to accept or understand?

Asked by DigitalBlue (7102points) October 28th, 2013

As asked, really. Why does it seem that chronic pain or “invisible illnesses” are met with such skepticism? It’s like the majority of people think that they aren’t real ailments or the symptoms are exaggerated.
Why?

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