Trigonal neuralgia is a debilitating nerve disorder causing intense facial pain, impacting around 15,000 Americans annually. It affects the trigeminal nerve responsible for facial sensation, leading to unbearable pain described by sufferers as feeling like electric shocks. Everyday actions such as eating or talking may trigger this intense agony, severely affecting life quality and often leading to anxiety and depression. The condition's severity has earned it the nickname 'suicide disease,' as it can push individuals to contemplate life-ending decisions due to intractable suffering.
I have a very high threshold for pain, but even I began telling myself that if the meds failed and surgeries didn't help, I might consider ending my life.
It was the worst pain I've ever imagined. It was like someone taking a hot knife and putting a hot electrical wire to it.
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