[MediaMole]

I've always wondered how much is psychological. I had a coworker who was allergic to bee stings. However, she would have panic attacks and have difficulty breathing if she so much as saw a bee.

It was a real physical reaction, but there was no contact at all, just the knowledge that there was a bee in the area.

[goodnesswins]

I've seen a person react like that to a cat, just finding out that a cat lived in the house....not even seeing it.