Always Getting Zapped by Static Electricity? It's a Real Condition Called Bioelectricity, not Coincidence

Do you hesitate before touching a car door for fear of being shocked? A freezer door at the supermarket? Do your friends cast you a wary glance when you walk towards them--especially in the winter? Do electronic devices malfunction unusually often in your presence? Can you sense the presence of an electrical device on in another room? If you answer yes to at least two of these questions then you may be one of the many people who are hyper-electric.

Everyone experiences static electricity. But electric people appear to get a lot more than the common static charge.

Experiences range from the common -- the person who experiences normal static in the winter time, to the extreme-- the person who claims that their mere presence frequently causes electronic equipment to malfunction. The number of people who exhibit the latter is unknown, but there are indeed people who seem to have this effect. Cases go back far in history and include unverified tales of babies born shocking people right after coming out of the womb.

Bioelectricity is not a supernatural phenomenon. Everyone is "electric" to some degree. Indeed, electrical currents flow constantly within us and without bioelectricity we die. Some people, however, appear to be super-charged. I was surprised to discover how many people are impacted by this and how many seem embarrassed by their extra "charge." It isn't anything shameful. That is easy for me to say, though. I am not nearly as electric as many of the hyper-electric people.

In the winter time I often carry anti-static dryer sheets with me. It doesn't keep me from major shocks but it does help tame my wild hair a bit. I still insist on wearing synthetic fleece, which is just asking for a shock. Going to the grocery store in the winter is an adventure. If someone is with me I will ask them kindly to please open the doors to the freezer for me. Cold metal and dry air is not a good combination. The shocks have been loud and painful enough to take my breath away.