• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Still not convinced. My ex also had them and I was sympathetic for many years, doing my best to help her through them.

    But it was eventually too much. She identified a few things as likely triggers. I realize that’s not 100% but every time she had another episode, she exposed herself to a trigger. When she successfully avoided triggers, she had them much less frequently, even going years between. I eventually lost my sympathy: if you have good evidence of triggers yet don’t avoid them, then you FaFo

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        14 days ago

        I apologize, that I didn’t mean to doubt your experience - sometimes there is something you can do, and if you don’t follow through with it, the rest of us will be much less patient. However I also realize there’s never a perfect way to prevent them and not everyone has identifiable triggers.

        Allergies?