Thermophobia, anyone?

[choco.lover]

Fear of heat.:)
Fear of (lit/on) heaters, matches, candles, fireplaces, fire, sweating (which explains why I can't exercise for a long time). When tea freaks you out and you want to move to Antarctica.
Is anyone else as weird as me?:rolleyes:

[Jacklinger]

Me.

My diabetes made it hard to cool down when I was at higher weights and anything above 72 degrees would make me sweat like a pig until I was so dehydrated that my muscles would just start shutting down and cramping. One time every muscle in my chest cramped simultaneously and crushed my lungs. I couldn't breath. It scared the sh#t out of me and I think I prayed a bit in my head.

Ever since then I keep things cold. It's about 62 in my apt right now and I'm shivering but I won't close my window. Of course now that I don't weigh as much, I can tolerate much more heat than before and I'm starting to get back to normal. But I don't think I'll be completely over it. I don't want to get overheated even one more time because I'm afraid I'll have a heat stroke or get muscle spasms again and suffocate.

I love hot coffee and tea though. Those are liquids and keep me from getting dehydrated so they're ok.

[choco.lover]

My diabetes made it hard to cool down when I was at higher weights and anything above 72 degrees would make me sweat like a pig until I was so dehydrated that my muscles would just start shutting down and cramping. One time every muscle in my chest cramped simultaneously and crushed my lungs. I couldn't breath. It scared the sh#t out of me and I think I prayed a bit in my head..

Scary! Were you near a doctor? Are your lungs alright now? My blacking out is not nearly as bad as that.
Glad you're getting better.

[Jacklinger]

Yes I am seeing a doctor regularly to manage my diabetes. My lungs are ok too, the darn things reinflate as soon as the pressure is taken off of them. Resilient things, those.