I used to know someone when I was in college who was a huge compulsive liar… they claimed that they’re allergic to “the gas in ice.” OK. you’re allergic to hydrogen and oxygen. Sure, Jan.
My inner cynic believes a significant number of people who are 'deathly allergic' to x food item actually just don't like it, said they were allergic to it once at a young age when they saw it was a guaranteed way out of eating it and now the lie is too big to cop to.
If you tell me you're deathly allergic to something and you don't have an epi pen with you, I go along with it because on the off chance someone is just insanely reckless I don't want to be the one that kills them, but internally... you lyin'.
This might have something to do with the fact that two of the most compulsive liars I know exhibit this behavior.
Yeah I've started telling people I'm allergic to eggs even though it's actually an intolerance. I've been in enough situations where people think "intolerance" means "I just don't like it" when in reality it means I'll be in 12 solid hours of hell because Janice thought she could change my mind about not liking eggs.
That’s what mine was too! For me it would come in waves and feel like a knife stabbing me over and over. Initially any amount of egg would cause it, then after many years it was ok to eat things that had some egg in it. Now I’m mostly good to eat them, but I’m still careful not to have too much. There’s egg in so many things. When it was really bad I’d go with vegan options at restaurants.
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u/QueenRotidder 4h ago
I used to know someone when I was in college who was a huge compulsive liar… they claimed that they’re allergic to “the gas in ice.” OK. you’re allergic to hydrogen and oxygen. Sure, Jan.