This month is mental health awareness month and it was also Anaphylaxis Awareness Week (6th to the 12th of May) as the Anaphylaxis Campaign celebrates 25 years this year since it was founded. It's also Asthma and Allergy Awareness in America I have loads to share on the psychological effect of living with a life threatening allergy and the fear of anaphylaxis so I wanted … [Read more...]
Living in fear of your allergies
Nobody should be living in fear, it's not a nice place to be. Believe me, I've been there. I have spent years too frightened to eat out. Scared people will laugh at me or think I'm a freak. Fearful that I will stand out, cause a fuss, be a pain in the allergic backside. But that's all stopping now. Since last year when I decided I was going to demand better and not hide … [Read more...]