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I feel like my parents don't care
They seem ignorant when it comes to something really affecting me. Whenever I'm around cigarette or any type of smoke, strong smells like cleaning supplies, or sometimes even certain foods, I can't breathe. It literally feels like my lungs shut off and I can't get air. But when I tried to tell this to my Mom, she didn't even seem to be listening and kept talking over me (telling me to do a chore or asking me an unrelated question). I finally gave up and just walked away frustrated.
I sometimes randomly get lightheaded and stagger, but she simply says "what's up?" and doesn't respond when I tell her. She says it like its fake and I'm just playing around. But it's SERIOUS and she acts like she doesn't care.
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I'm sorry your parents are ignoring this problem. Sometimes we parents are like that for we feel are children are faking or making excuses to get out of doing something we are asking them to do.
Why are we this way. Mostly because we ourselves were this way when we were your age. Our friends tell us of their children's excuses for getting out of chores. In situations such as you describe the symptoms vanish quickly when the offending odors are removed or you remove yourself from the area.
Also Allergic reactions to odors is a new area of allergies to medicine, that is not well understood. Even doctors are a bit at odds over the why and the how of these reactions. Is the reaction physical or psychosomatic, The answer sometimes depends on which doctor you ask.
Personally I think it can be a little bit of both depending on the patient. While I am not a doctor I do believe we are capable of willing ourselves into believing certain things. Again this does depend on the patient and their medical history.
My advice: If you are over 14 you do not need parental permission to see your doctor or any other doctor. A federal law called HIPPA gives you this right. Your visit is totally confidential and nothing you tell your doctor, nothing the doctor examines or treats you for can be told to your parents or anyone else without your written permission. This is so stated in the law.
If you can get yourself to the doctors office then make an appointment to see your doctor. Tell the doctor what you have told us and go from there. If you can't get to the doctor then you might consider going to the school heath room and asking the heath assistant for help.
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What you need to do is sit down with them and tell them you feel like you're getting ignored. Nothing will get better if you don't do this. Maybe you can talk to them at dinner.
If you can't do this or you don't want to, ignore them back. This may seem uncomfortable, but they may pay attention to you more if you ignore them back.
I hope everything works out!:)
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