Dr. Pistiner says it best, in my opinion. The facts need to be taken seriously, incorporated, cooperated with.
I have never found that I need psychological counseling, but legal counsel and documentation from the medical professional that both supports and identifies what strict avoidance requires according to best practices. It's not keeping a tighter grip on your EpiPens while you throw avoidance out the window to appease the psychology of others applying peer pressure to abandon practices "just once" or "loosen up" for "a little".
As a parent of a child with a nut allergy, Pistiner empathized with parents who have to educate their peers even as they're trying to protect their children. It can be difficult to pass on that responsibility to others, he added.
"I'm trying to teach my mom how to use an EpiPen and read labels, and she's not taking me seriously, and I'm a pediatric allergist," he said. "Imagine if I'm a school teacher, imagine if I'm a stay-at-home mom. Now who's going to take me seriously? It's a really hard position to be in."
Give me a mediating medication and I'm all ready to put the low tech constant vigilance aside necessary for strict avoidance. Even allergists are in an impossible position when they are on the allergy parent side of the table. I don't need my mommy emotions managed as I'm sure Dr. Pistiner doesn't need his daddy emotions managed. We need a clear medical course that is safe, effective and FDA approved.