Static Electricity Is HURTING Me: Advice?

oh boy i have the sammmeee problem.. its terrible ..my clothes have static.. i shock everyone and everything that i touch.. its gotten a little better since i stopped working i was in an office all day and i trhink the computers have something to do with it.
I bought static guard from the supermarket and i spray it on myself daily see if that helps...
also i hear that running your hands under cold water helps as well.
lemme know how it works!!
heres a <<<ZAP>>> from me 2 u lol

If you still want to wear your socks, shoes or whatever, and don't want/need/have a humidifier I recomend either buying brand "StaticGuard" - it smells awful but does the trick. Or take bounce dryer sheets and rub them on your hair and clothing periodically. My last car, everytime I got in it int he winter I would get horrible shocks, you could see them at night, like little lightning bolts, finally I put bounce sheets under the seats of my car, and changed them whenever the shocks would return.

I always get a zap when I grab a door knob. I learned at an early age and I've trained myself, before I grab the knob I place my hand on the door itself(or the wall) and then I go for the knob, it sounds silly, but it takes away a zap! Good luck!

Do you have rugs in your home? If so try getting your carpets cleaned. Dust build up can make carpets more likely to give off static charge and even if you vacuum daily dust is still there. Also dry all your clothes with dryer sheets. They make these sheets you can buy at home depot you can put over your heating ducts to reduce static electricity.Oh yeah and don't dry your hair on the hottest setting of the hair dryer it makes your hair dryer and more likely to pick up static charge.
I have the same problem as you can you tell? lol. Good luck.

First, do you have a humdifier in your home. One of the main reasons for static electricity is dry air. Second, are you walking around barefoot or with socks. Because if your wearing socks your creating your own electricity by scuffing your feet on the carpet. So it's you that gets charged. Third, wearing sneakers isn't going to ground you. You can still get shocked from other things even with the sneakers. This brings us back to the humdifier.

Hi K.,

I had to giggle when I read your post - and NOT because it sounds stupid at all, but because I feel your pain, literally!

I have always had an overload of static electricity. I used to work in an office surrounded by metal filing cabinets and by the end of the day I could almost feel myself 'buzzing'! In the end I had to wear rubber gloves to open the cabinets. My colleagues thought it was hysterical, until I touched them and gave them a big shock - they didn't seem to think that was so funny. They also used to make me place objects, like pens or keys, down on the desk for them to pick up rather than taking them directly from my hand. I felt like a complete freak!

Things I dread include handing over money at a checkout, and being introduced to somebody and having to shake their hand - it's amazing just how offended people can become by receiving a static shock!

Other than the rubber gloves I have never found a solution. I feel awful when I touch my babies sometimes and give them shocks.

Good luck!

D.