It's Spring! You know what that means? It's Allergy Season. Now for those of you who don't suffer from allergies, you suck. But for those of us who have the "my body is trying to kill me" season, we're already ready for winter. Here are the 10 Stages Of Allergies.
1. Uncontrollable Tears
It starts before anything else... the watery eyes! You have to switch to waterproof makeup, and not wear so much eye shadow, and make sure that you have tissues in your pocket at all times. If you don't, you'll start to look like a raccoon in about 3 minutes.
2. The Need To Sneeze
It's a need like no other. You have that constant nose tickling but the sneezing hasn't fully started yet. It's like you have a little man in your nose, tickling your nose with a feather duster.
3. The Eye Boogers
It's not that you have nasty eyes, but thanks to the allergies, your eyes constantly burn. And then you would be able to get pink eye easily thanks to the over production of snot bubbles and your itchy, watery eyes.
4. The Face Swellage
Y'all this is no joke. I don't care what anybody says- the allergies make your face swell to twice it's normal size. I can look like a normal person when I wake up in the morning, and then by the time I leave the house I look like I've swallowed a bee.
5. Difficulty Breathing
Nobody likes a mouth breather, but you have no other options. It's either mouth breathe or die.
6. Toilet Paper
Some might be too proud to admit it, but every allergy sufferer has been there at least once. I'm talking about the toilet paper roll. Tissues can get expensive, but they also just get used so fast that sometimes you can't keep up with it. So what do you do when you've run out of tissues? You throw a roll of toilet paper in your purse. There's no shame in my game.
7. I'm NOT Sick!
When somebody hears you sniffling on the candy aisle at Walgreen's and they look at you like you're the plague. Listen lady, I'm not sick! I have allergies! You can't catch the booger monster! (And then you sneeze in her general direction to freak her out.....)
8. The Migraine
This is the worst part, in my opinion. You've dealt with the open fauset of snot, the pool of tears streaming down your face, the puberty-like voice drop, and the difficulty breathing. But the worst is when the migraine hits. The rest of your boy wants to kill you, so why wouldn't you head get in on the action?
9. Thank you Dr. Nobody
My favorite thing about having allergies, is having almost everyone I come in contact with try to come up with remedies for it. Yeah, girl in Whole Foods, I should totally try cutting out red meat. That will DEFINITELY control my nose drip page. Trust me, anyone who's had allergies is already on Zyrtec, already keeps the windows closed, and already tried the "local honey" trick. March-September just suck.
10. I'm Fine
Yes, I'm fine. Yes, I'm medicated. No, I'm not contagious. Yes, I can feel the world slowly burning around me as I die dramatically.