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Chemistry in Action
Jun. 21st, 2006 04:38 pmI respond well - even ideally - to adrenaline, the chemical at the center of any stress response. I get calm, cocky, and quick, able to fight ninjas, defuse bombs, run from zombies, and catch the girl before she marries the wrong guy. I don't freeze up, panic, get the shakes, get aggressive, or any other negative side effects. I rock at being stressed out.
Allergies, on the other hand, fuck me up. I don't get a runny nose; I get paranoid, jumpy, and lightheaded. Perversely, antihistamines like Benadryl have precisely the same effect.
Lately, stress and cedar have joined forces to make me confident, witty, highly suspicious, and in constant danger of fainting. My inner critic has gone crazy with a running analysis of everything I say or do, which isn't exactly bad, but which makes first drafts difficult. Sex, as you can imagine is Right Out. I even wake myself up throughout the night, irritated by plot holes in my dreams and certain that I could be Doing Better.
It's pretty humorous, yet I suspect everyone will be relieved when hay fever season ends or I get a response to my grad school application - whichever comes first.
Allergies, on the other hand, fuck me up. I don't get a runny nose; I get paranoid, jumpy, and lightheaded. Perversely, antihistamines like Benadryl have precisely the same effect.
Lately, stress and cedar have joined forces to make me confident, witty, highly suspicious, and in constant danger of fainting. My inner critic has gone crazy with a running analysis of everything I say or do, which isn't exactly bad, but which makes first drafts difficult. Sex, as you can imagine is Right Out. I even wake myself up throughout the night, irritated by plot holes in my dreams and certain that I could be Doing Better.
It's pretty humorous, yet I suspect everyone will be relieved when hay fever season ends or I get a response to my grad school application - whichever comes first.
