I am among the many people who suffer from allergies. I’ve been this way my whole life, and it has become automatic for me to avoid the things that I will have the most severe reactions to. What I’ve never quite gotten comfortable with is the reactions I get from people who learn that I have allergies.
“Oh, you have allergies? What are you allergic to?” someone will eventually ask me.
I’m never sure exactly how much to reveal. There is something unnerving about pointing out to a complete stranger all the little things that are perfectly safe for the general population to encounter, which stand a good chance of killing me.
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