I'm VERY allergic to PI....in fact I don't even have to physically contact it...especially when it's hot & sultry like it is now.....apparently,...the plant emits molecules of the "bad stuff" during transpiration,....sort of "breathing". I've never had the reaction you've experienced......that is, feelin' mopey.....at least,...not in the way you've described......I have felt anxious because of the itching and oozing of the blisters....may have even
cussed a little
.....I finally discovered a way to get some relief without scratchin' my hide off....and that is to kinda "scald" the area affected (if possible) with the hottest water I can stand...either under the sink faucet or shower. I assure you it's like being scratched by a thousand angels' wing feathers (is that too much embellishment?).......well,...it does feel heavenly!
After the area becomes sorta numb after "scalding"........it won't itch for a long time. Now,...you have to be careful to let the hot water mostly contact the affected area...cause the adjacent non-blistered skin will not like it at all
Afterwards....I coat the area with Aloe vera gel and let it dry.....the blisters disappear quickly.
My sister is even more sensitive to PI and has had it inside and out (even her eyeballs)...but as I recall,...I think she was exposed to the smoke
of some PI being burned with brush.....not recommended! She looked like one of the people/characters that I remember that were in an old Japanese horror movie....something like "The Mushroom People" or "Fungus People"...can't recall the title....but she was hideously temporarily disfigured because of the swelling and blistering.......of course,....we (sister & brother) thought it was "cooool".....she, however....was very distraught that we got to see her that way. She survived.....physically and emotionally
