For those who love the written word, Chemical Sensitivity can be heartbreaking. Gone are the days of snuggling up on the couch with a good book, sipping coffee while perusing the Sunday Times, or journaling in a notebook in the park. For many, even typing on a computer can cause severe reactions. When writers and readers have Chamical Sensitivity, exposures lurk everywhere.

The following cause reactions (e.g. migraines, brain fog, difficulty breathing, hives, swollen hands, etc.) which often are debilitating: print in books and magazines, newsprint on papers, ink from pens, electromagnetic fields from computers and all other office equipment, printer cartridges from printers, Xerox copies, old books (musty), pencils, typewriter ribbon, highlighters, markers - the list goes on. Even if a writer with Chemical Sensitivity finds ways to reduce some of the exposures (by using an expensive computer box or reading box), probably the biggest hurdle becomes the mind, as most people have extreme brain fog and exhaustion from other daily reactions, and this greatly impacts the energy it takes to focus, and the way the mind works during the creative process." (Jill Sverdlove, author with Chemical Sensitivity, Colorado)