What is the impact of personal experiences on the assessment of non-pecuniary damages in a motor vehicle accident?

The assessment of non-pecuniary damages is also influenced by each plaintiff's personal experiences in dealing with her injuries and their consequences, and the plaintiff's ability to articulate that experience: Dilello v. Montgomery, 2005 BCCA 56 at para. 25 [Dilello]. Equally important is the trier of fact’s subjective appreciation of the evidence describing those injuries, the pain, suffering, loss of amenities and disability and their consequences on the plaintiff’s personal and economic future: Dilello at para. 25.