I think the biggest thing that Jamison wants us to believe is that the people who have self-diagnosed themselves with Morgellon’s disease are truly suffering. Their lives are literally being torn apart to the point where they can’t hold jobs or have meaningful relationships. The clearest evidence that Jamison provides for this is the testimonials from people at the conference, most of whom are literally just waiting to die and have their miserable lives come to an end. However, Jamison provides little evidence to convince us that Morgellon’s is cause by physical illness. She seems to believe its more of a psychological problem and that most of the symptoms are a result of paranoia. I think the biggest issue facing Morgellon’s disease is that people are all too concerned with what is real and what is not. Whether Morgellon’s is a physical ailment or a figment of one’s imagination is insignificant when you consider what its victims are struggling with. Perhaps if we focused less on the validity of the disease and more on empathizing with and aiding these people, Morgellon’s would not be making headlines. Simply by listening and connecting with people, like Zaki suggests, we could do a lot more good then if we try to analyze someone like a lab rat. Empathy, not analysis, is what people who are suffering truly need and that small act of acceptance and understanding can mean the world to someone.