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He doesn't have any condition where he senses electromagnetic fields. It's a condition he made up entirely in response to how Jimmy violates Chuck's world view where Jimmy is inferior to Chuck. It started soon after Jimmy got a law degree, it got better when Jimmy worked under Chuck, because Chuck liked being his boss and controlling Jimmy's big case. It got worse when they had a falling out. It got way worse after Chicanery where Jimmy proved he can be a better lawyer.
If Chuck actually had an issue, how did he function as a successful lawyer for most of his life? When he had severe symptoms, it was all around his head, his ears rang, his eyes hurt, his head hurt, so how was a reflective liner in his jacket sufficient to protect him for a season or so? Why does he routinely only experience symptoms after being told about hidden electronics?
It's pretty clear it's a BS condition. Jimmy even tests him. It doesn't mean that Chuck is lying, it's also pretty clear from the show that it's some kind of Nocebo Effect. He doesn't want to believe he's a bad person, so his body effectively comes up with this "solution" to the problem.
Right. I think the person you replied to was saying, is infrasound sickness or whatever also psychosomatic, like Chuck's thing. Seems like this one may actually be real, but I don't think they misunderstood Chuck's condition.