Allergies
Allergies are excessive reactions of the immune system to actually harmless substances – from hay fever through skin reactions to asthma. They belong to be clarified by a doctor (e.g. an allergist or family doctor). At the Kyborg Institute we additionally read the theme on a soul-related level – expressly as a personal, worldview-based view and always only as a supplement to medicine.
Our soul-related reading
In our reading, an allergy has something of a defensive stance: as if someone inwardly defends themselves against a circumstance they bear only with difficulty. Such images can help to classify one’s own experience – but they are no claim about causes and no attribution of blame. Physically, allergies have well-researched triggers.
Important: treat medically, recognise emergencies
Allergies can be treated well medically. Please use prescribed medication – such as asthma sprays or emergency medication – as instructed and do not discontinue it. With signs of a severe allergic reaction (shortness of breath, swellings in the mouth/throat region, circulatory problems): call the emergency number at once (112 in the EU, or your local emergency number).
What does that mean in practice?
- Have allergies and asthma clarified by a doctor and treated.
- Avoid triggers, keep emergency medication at hand.
- Understand relaxation and a good environment as a supplement, not as a substitute.
Note: This article renders a personal, worldview-based view and is not medical advice. It replaces no medical diagnosis or treatment. For health questions please turn to a doctor or pharmacy; do not discontinue prescribed medication on your own initiative.
Frequently asked questions
How does the Kyborg Institute read allergies?
We read them symbolically as a kind of defensive stance – as if someone wanted to defend themselves against something they experience as burdening. That is a worldview-based reading and no claim about causes.
When is an allergy an emergency?
With signs of a severe allergic reaction (shortness of breath, swelling in the mouth/throat region, circulatory problems), call the emergency number at once (112 in the EU, or your local emergency number). Please use asthma and allergy medication as prescribed.
Change history · last updated on
- — Frequently asked questions revised.
- — Address of this entry localised: it now carries the English term instead of the German one. The old address redirects.
- — First English version.
Sources
- D. Harald Alke: Gesundheitslexikon (Health Encyclopedia). A detailed account of health-relevant topics and therapeutic methods; bundled, overlapping experiences from around 30 years of life counselling with clients. Kyborg Institute.
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