Having a peanut allergy is by no means the worst thing in the world, however; peanut allergy sufferers are faced with their own personal brand of struggles on the daily.

1. No peanuts ever.

Trust me, you don't realize how many types of food have peanuts in them until you cannot eat them. Peanut allergy = no Reese's, no peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, no trail mix...you get where I'm going with this.

2. You are rarely allergic to just peanuts.

"Yeah, it's probably easier to just tell you what I'm not allergic to..."

3. Those pesky may contain labels.

You were pumped to eat that candy bar until you reached the "may contain" portion of the ingredient list.

4. You feel like you're interrogating your waiters when you eat out.

"What oil do you fry in?"

5. Your grandma gets insulted when you don't eat the desserts she makes.

Grandma, I'm sorry, believe me it's not you, it's me.

6. Getting asked, "Can I eat this near you?"

Yes, just don't put it near my face or try to make out with me.

7. The Auvi-Q recall.

Finally, there was a small enough device to fit in your wallet and it talked to you?! I knew it was good to be true.

8. Your EpiPen looks like a weapon.

Now that your ditching your Auvi-Q for the time being, you've got to dig out your old-school EpiPen. Don't worry, I'm not here to harm anyone, this is just for my own personal safety.

9. You grew up sitting at the nut-free cafeteria table.

It was either the coolest group of nut-free kids or you were surrounded by everyone who you didn't want to socialize with—there was no in between. Not to mention you felt like a social pariah at the fragile age of nine.

10. That whole you're supposed to ask someone if they have eaten peanuts before you kiss them thing.

If I wasn't socially awkward enough in the first place, let's just add a peanut allergy to the equation.

11. When your mom writes a children's book about you because she felt you needed something to relate to as a child.

Shameless promotion—Go Mom!

12. The panic you feel when you second guess if you accidentally ate something you shouldn't have.

It's almost like you have peanut allergy PTSD.

13. The realization your future children will probably never have a PB and J.

Because you'd actually put your life at risk trying to make them one.

14. Some people just don't understand how serious your allergy is.

If you ask me, "are you sure you're really that allergic?" I will reply quite sassily. You've been warned.