On the subject of psychosomatic allergies, I have to say that it doesn't make much sense to me. Frequently, people with allergies feel the symptoms before they find out where in their immediate environment the allergens are located, or even the fact that there is an allergen present at all. For instance, it is not uncommon for me to have an allergic response to something I thought I could eat, and when I look a little more carefully at or enquire a bit more about the ingredients of what I've just eaten, that is when I discover that there is something in what I've eaten that I'm allergic to.

Thanks for the book report, heric. That's a good one.