mallsick

Mallsickness: when glaring/flashing lights, fluorescent colours, horrible music with thumping bass, tangible clouds of transfat, bleeping, clattering, squeaking, scratching, screaming obnoxious children and bewildering crowds of fat noisy adults make you physically unwell (nausea, dizziness, headache, sudden exhaustion) from sensory overload. Most common in public places: malls, obviously, but also amusement parks, fairgrounds, circuses, cinemas, casinos, fast food restaurants, canteens, parties, clubs, open-plan offices, anywhere within a school (even, or perhaps especially, the goddamn bathrooms) Symptoms vary individually and onset can range from 5 min. after initial exposure to 3 hours. Not mentioned in any first aid course...but it should be.