As much because

Hi. What's the meaning of "as much" in the following sentence?

“She would call me almost daily, ‘Mom, I have nobody to eat with, and the girls don’t want me to sit with them,’” Talmus said. “Lili was never teased or bullied, but was almost suffering as much because she felt invisible.”

<em>Another way that you can write this sentence could be...</em>
<em>"... but she was almost suffering the same (referring to being teased or bullied) because she felt invisible."</em>  

<em>I hope this helps. </em>