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And then ill let it go.. (Me!) Sandra, tvgp

some people have an allergy to bee stings; some to sea food; some to pollen, etc.    -and people, on the whole, seem to be very understanding.  -when it comes to allergic reactions, such a natural understanding..  I've never heard anyone say.. "Oh what's wrong with you? I'm fine.. just handle it.".   People seem to accept and understand that a pre-existing/predisposition to a given allergy exists and it is not the persons choice.. and it cannot be willed away... or.. Conquered through desensitization; repeated exposure, etc.    if you have an allergy to sea food; you avoid it.  if you are allergic to pollen, you avoid what you can, and medicate for what you cannot.. If you are allergic to bee stings.. You avoid getting stung, but if you do.. You get treatment.

the same principle is at work for phobias..  but they get put in an entirely different category by the general public.

i once knew a woman so allergic to sea food, she became very swollen and nearly unable to breathe..  she was rushed by ambulance to the hospital..

i wonder if the same program I mentioned in prior post..  I wonder if they would do that?  Know someone was severely allergic to sea food, and then secretly plant some on a dish for her to eat..

and call it entertainment.   -it is funny when actors in shows & movies pretend the part..  

but intentionally to someone who really is severely allergic...

-it is probably very obvious how desperately I wish I could rid people of their ignorance..  And so I just want this to serve as another effort:  to think of phobias in a similar matter as severe allergies.

now, I have allergies I can easily manage:  just today, I was petting a dog, my arms get all itchy.. no big deal.. I wash with soap, put on some lotion.. All better until the next direct encounter.   -so those kind of manageable allergies are equivalent to manageable fears we all have..

and then there are life threatening allergies which are equivalent to phobias..   entirely different biological reaction and treatment required.  and to judge someone for a phobia  is the same as judging someone for having a severe allergic reaction to eating sea food...    -like, they didn't choose it.. it has nothing to do with lack of personal character or will power..   nothing, by the way, to do with size... "see how much bigger you are than that tiny piece of fish..  why are you letting that tiny fish control you? -don't let that fish have such power over you!".  -etc.   -all ignorance.

-that's the best I can explain for now... 

in Jesus name, amen.

posted by SHE @ 6:35 PM