New found Fear

Ok... I've turned a quarter of a century old and yet I'm still acquiring new fears. It just seems to get worse as you get older. SO now, I'm scared of getting zapped by static electricity. I used to think nothing of it as it would be an occasional zap here and there. But recently I've been working in an area with doors and door handles made of metal, steel, I presume. So when you are fasting, I guess you won't have much body fluid, and in a dry and cold environment, static electricity is just a lot more common.

I'm not talking about little zaps but these static electric shocks are pretty painful. I had to go in and out of rooms so that was like 20 zaps in the afternoon because i had to open/shut the doors. arrrghhhhh.... so i started using my sleeves and gloves to insulate my hand, but i could still feel it!!! My hip accidentally touched a metallic surface and i got zapped too! Yikes!!!

Right now, I'm paranoid about opening doors. My natural reaction is for my hand to pause just before i open a door and all this time I'm willing my hand to just open it normally. I've become one of those laboratory rats undergoing some kind of scientific treatment, and after a while just reacting by instinct/habit.

Thankfully I've found a solution while I'm working. Rubber gloves! sure makes my hand stink... but at least i can be a little normal now. So i'm looking forward to getting used to open door handles normally soon. very soon i hope.