Some people also find, when unravelling multiple sensitivity, that they become unusually sensitive and react very intensely to things around them, as if their systems have been stressed or de-stabilised. It is common to appear to be sensitive to many things while eliminating and unmasking, but your system will eventually settle down and tolerate things again, once you have sorted out the true troublemakers and are avoiding them.
If this happens to you while in the process of sorting yourself out, take a deep breath and do not panic. Some of the things you are reacting to (especially foods and chemicals) may well be temporary intolerances and could go away with time. Concentrate on avoiding the things that upset you particularly badly – reduce your overall load of allergens and substances generally and do not assume that you will be hypersensitive for ever more. Many reactions will be just temporary. Multiple sensitivity is not an automatic life sentence and it is rarely crippling. Stay calm and you will come through. Never throw anything away until you are absolutely sure that you do not tolerate it permanently. It is common to find that you can use or wear something for a while and then become sensitive to it again. If you leave it off for a time and then try once more, often you can tolerate it after the break. Some people use this process to help them cope with multiple sensitivity – rotating the fibres of the clothes or bedding they use, or keeping curtains, rugs or pieces of furniture in a spare room and bringing them out for short periods. So, put things away in a spare room, outhouse or attic, and give them a rest before you test them again.
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