Ok so i want to start off by saying i might miss things and that im typing this on a phone so it might not make sense at some parts but its ok because if i miss something or i dont make sense just add a comment or just add me on snapchat: alex_gu256 which i recommended everyone doing so we can make a groupchat or if you have more questions about anything, so now i can start.
Index
Reactions: the allergic responses people get like cough, runny nose, clearing throat, etc
What PATM is
I think patm is when the bacteria of your skin reacts with the the natural oil that our body produces. I think this because of the fact that when i remove oil from my skin the reactions also reduce and i have noticed this for my hair and my body. I was thinking that this might mean that the oil is the root of the problem but its not because people who talk about patm have also had TMAU and that is when your body cant break down chlorine and it makes a bad smell and produces bacteria and this leads me to believe that tmau and patm are connected somehow and one connection i could make was bacteria. Another piece of evidence to support bacteria being a key part of patm is because i once had the most amount of oil ive ever had on my skin and hair but the reactions were the same if not a little less than before because i used a lot of different types of body washes and shampoos all in one day which would have effectively killed most bacteria on me + the fact that i had really hot water on that day which means that bacteria and oil are the cause of patm. I am not 100% on how it affects people but im certain that its like any other allergen because if i stay still my reactions actually decrease and once i move they start getting worse. The solution would obviously be just get rid of the oil and the bacteria on your scalp and body but its not that simple because i told my friend, who also has patm, something i tried that completely got rid of patm from my body but it didnt work for him and i realized its because i have dry skin and he doesnt. This is important because dry skin is when your body is dry from not having as much natural body oil as it should which sounds really good if you want to get rid of patm.
All about reactions to PATM
So the reactions can vary from a runny nose all the way to long lasting increased mucus/phlegm production. The strength of the reaction depends on the amount of oil and bacteria on you, the person getting the reaction, what you ate, temperature of your body, water or sweat(there are more but i didnt include them because they arent significant to add). I have noticed that people actually show minor patm reactions like rubbing their nose or sniffiling and sometimes it will mess with your head because someone from across a hallway could get a “reaction” to you when it might just be from something else. Fake reactions are important to identify because it gives you more confidence and it doesnt induce a burst of panic or anxiety but you can identify them by just being a little more aware of how big the area of where you affect people is. Not moving is also something that i found out to help reduce symptoms and also the obvious calming down can help too. One thing i noticed from other peoples stories is that when they travel they get less reactions from people and this can be explained because of how your anxiety might be lower, diet could change the effects, but the most important piece is that people in different parts of the world are more exposed to patm than regular people… let me explain. If you noticed how people scratch their nose or clear their throats when they get close to others or when they are in a big group it’s actually super interesting because it was a breakthrough in my understanding of patm and it was that regular people can induce minor patm reactions if they are close to eachother and that lead me to believe that all thats wrong with us is that we have one thing that is way out of control whether its bacteria, protein, substance in our oil, whatever it is which gives me hope for the future when we will most likely be able to identify the irregularity but for now we can only wait for it to be found. If you ever felt like your patm has somehow teleported and affected someone through a phone call or through videos and stuff like that its because you never really noticed people getting reactions before you got patm and from getting patm it made you more aware of people clearing their throats or rubbing their nose but this really only applies to people you havent met, the people you have met on the other hand might be getting something i call phantom patm where they assosiate you with allergies so their body naturally responds by getting a phantom reaction and what i mean by phantom is that theres no reaction but from seeing you they instinctively do something that they would only do around you like clear their throat. I noticed this go away as my patm has decreased significantly so my theory about it being a phantom reaction is true. Another thing that may be somewhat hard to hear is that you have caused medium to long term effects to your closest friends and family or people who youve been around a lot depending on how long youve had patm i personally have had it for 6 months and a week starting tmr and i think i am starting to cause short-medium term affects to everyone who lives with me because they are clearing their throats even when im not there although it just started a few days ago im still not 100% about their situation away from the house. I also noticed that it took around 3 days for phantom patm to go away because i was able to completely get rid of patm from my body and now all i have left is to fix my scalp and hair. Also if people see others behind you scratching or rubbing their nose they will most likely do it too and this also goes for hearing someone clear their throat or cough really bad.