The ‘invisible pain’: B.C. marks Trigeminal Neuralgia awareness day “I was told that I could not enter the store without a mask and that if I tried to enter the store, they would call the police,” Schenkler said.For her entire life, the 73 year-old has been living with a serious neurological condition that can cause her chronic and excruciating pain.The level of pain can be so unbearable that the condition — trigeminal neuralgia — has been dubbed the suicide disease.Schenkler says she’s not against wearing a mask but in her case, it’s not possible.“I have hyper, hyper sensitivity in my face and even the smallest of chains, the tiniest of earrings will set off my symptoms,” Schenkler explained.“A mask, I mean… it would be like throwing an.