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What If You Were Allergic To Plastic?
Plastic — Out. Health — In!
One day I call my mother and shock her with the following statement:
I am allergic to plastic!
Wait, what?! How come?! What happened?! — she shoots questions like piercing bullets.
Well, — I continue — Every time I have to touch something from or in plastic — a robust chest tightness begins, and it supervenes with heart palpations, sweating, and nausea. My whole body gets internally on fire. There is this feeling of anxiety. My hands start shaking, and I’m turning sick at it. My only salvation is to get it away from my eyes and remain in fresh air until my mind clears up.
But is this occurring when you touch it?! — she asks, frightened.
No, mother. It’s not. My body and mind are so sensitive to plastic that my symptoms start at the very moment when I start thinking or just looking at it. It’s like everywhere.
Then, our conversation continues, and my mother tries to soothe me down and convince me that everything is fine. Only that this time it’s not going to work out. My entire system feels goosebumps, and it will explode if I don’t do something about this.
