Static electricity in your body

@sammyy (527)
India
February 11, 2022 3:11am CST
I have always experienced electricity at my fingertips. Not like all the time. Just sometimes like after I sit for a long time in a plastic chair or something like that. And then when I touch somebody even with my fingertip, we both would feel the jolt of current. It wasn't there from past many months. Even though I sat in a plastic chair every now and then. But from yesterday, I have so so much electricity that I can't even pick a steel utensil without feeling the jolt. And the biggest recipient of all the electricity is my husband. Everytime I touch him even a little on the shoulder or arm to get his attention, he gets the sudden unexpected jolt. Now he is scared of me. Hehe. I can't even touch my sister in law's baby without giving him the electric shock. The only thing I'm doing differently from yesterday is that I started using my sunscreen. I have been neglecting to use it from the last few months so I thought let me utilise it before it expires. I don't know if there is any connection with the ingredients in the sunscreen to this extra static electricity in my body but I'm definitely feeling it more now. Image credits: EHS today
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• Portugal
12 Feb 22
I used to get that a lot when I was working in server rooms. I second the @LadyDuck's advice.
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@LadyDuck (458008)
• Switzerland
12 Feb 22
@healerWitch This often happens in places with synthetic carpeting. I use a humidifier in the room where we have the computers.
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@sammyy (527)
• India
13 Feb 22
@healerWitch Oh.. you too?
@sammyy (527)
• India
13 Feb 22
@LadyDuck no carpeting here... Simple old cement mosaic tiles...
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@LadyDuck (458008)
• Switzerland
11 Feb 22
Wear cotton clothing instead of synthetic and you will stop transmitting statics to all those you touch. Another trick, touch a metal to discharge before touching people.
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@sammyy (527)
• India
11 Feb 22
Thanks for the advice! Will definitely try that next time..
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@LadyDuck (458008)
• Switzerland
11 Feb 22
@sammyy Try to touch something made with iron or steel, this works.
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@sammyy (527)
• India
12 Feb 22
@LadyDuck yes will do...
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
11 Feb 22
When my daughter and I go shopping, I push the metal shopping cart. When my daughter goes to put stuff in the cart, it always shocks her. She says I'm doing something to make it shock her. If I knew why it shocks her all the time, I'd do it at home, too!
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@sammyy (527)
• India
12 Feb 22
Haha...
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
13 Feb 22
Static electricity is caused by friction, usually in dry weather. Never heard of sunscreen causing it, and I use it daily, year round.
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
13 Feb 22
@sammyy (527)
• India
13 Feb 22
Yeah it's a little hot here, maybe that's why..
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Feb 22
That seems really strange but I know nothing about static electricity. I hope it goes away as fast as it arrived.
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@sammyy (527)
• India
12 Feb 22
I hope so too...have experienced it lesser yesterday and today nothing so far, touchwood..
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@franxav (13603)
• India
11 Feb 22
Perhaps you won't need a battery to run your phone.
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@sammyy (527)
• India
12 Feb 22
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
11 Feb 22
I sometimes experience this.
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@RebeccasFarm (86757)
• United States
13 Feb 22
I wonder what is causing this.
@sinari (4997)
• Indonesia
14 Feb 22
Wow, it means that every time you touch your husband, your husband will be electrocuted. Naturally he will always be surprised when you touch.