stress will show

[kareina]

I have never had any problem with anything resembling allergies, and am rarely sick. However, this summer I've experienced something which may well be allergies, though if it is, I strongly suspect that it is more due to stress (I am *not* as far along in my uni work as I would like to be!) than anything else. Fortunately for me, even this reaction is mild compared to what others experience. I have seen friends and loved ones so miserable from allergy attacks with symptoms of runny noses, itching, and more that they couldn't do anything, and sometimes even resorted to using drugs to try to feel better. Me, on the other hand, have noted this summer that at random intervals I will suddenly sneeze a time or three, and sometimes my nose is a bit runny. Not the easy to expel mucus of a cold, but a small amount of a very liquid substance which doesn't accumulate enough to easily expel. However, other than meaning that it is a good idea to keep a handkerchief within reach, this phenomena hasn't been an inconvenience yet. With luck, it will never be. I do strongly suspect that if I manage to make sufficient progress on my writing so as to feel like my deadlines are achievable, the "symptoms" will go away. Therefore I'd best put this down, and get back to work!