Allergy to Bee or Wasp Stings

A bee or wasp sting is unpleasant for most people — but harmless. When your body responds with a massive overreaction, though — swelling, difficulty breathing, circulatory collapse — your immune system is not fighting the venom of an insect. It is fighting something inside you that the sting touches.

Bees and wasps are symbols of self-assertion. They defend their territory, they sting when threatened, they show their strength without hesitation. When you react allergically to their sting, your body is pointing to a sensitivity that goes beyond the physical: you are reacting to what the bee embodies — direct, uncompromising self-assertion.