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Having fluorescent lighting increased physical symptoms and severity of some symptoms. They bothered my eyes. For example if you have poor eyesight you can get headaches and headaches can lead to nausea... Well, this type of lighting contributed to my sensory problems in much the same way. It was just harsh, whether it was the brightness or flicker I cannot say for sure but it added to my anxiety. It produced or increased symptoms I would get with an anxiety attack. Headaches, nausea, can't focus eyes, dizziness, peripheral vision messed up, too much brightness... These types of symptoms.
These lights seem to cause an attack. I know with attacks if you think one is coming on when you fear it then bam, you are in an attack since it is pretty basic to know fear of fear is what really sets a lot of these in motion. I got symptoms like an attack from these, since I was so paranoid it meant another attack it surely happened.
Changing to the incandescent bulbs and natural light during the day was a relief on my eyes and so far is showing promise in reducing some of the symptoms. I have also greatly reduced my online time since the screen I have on the laptop has no brightness control.
For me the proof was in the pudding when I had full blown panic attacks last night out of the blue. I got the dread and fear. I got the tight chest and pains in it, the lump in my throat feeling like choking. All normal and par for the course. What was weird was I did not puke, I did not get dizzy, my eyes stayed focused. I was able to meditate much easier through them sense I was not so woozy and ill.
From cruising the net googling it seems quite a few people, even if low percentage wise, do have these types of issues with fluorescent lighting from flickering or brightness. I am leaning more to flicker effect since the sun shining does not seem to have this profound effect. Either way I know these fluorescent lights added to symptoms and exaggerated them for me and am seeing I am not the only one.
From googling it seems some people have all types of strange reactions to fluorescent lights. It was a simple, pain free "experiment" I did on myself and shared since it made an positive difference. If it helps a few others great. I know for some it won't make a difference one way or another but for some this may prove to be very useful information to have.
I hope that was more clear.
These lights seem to cause an attack. I know with attacks if you think one is coming on when you fear it then bam, you are in an attack since it is pretty basic to know fear of fear is what really sets a lot of these in motion. I got symptoms like an attack from these, since I was so paranoid it meant another attack it surely happened.
Changing to the incandescent bulbs and natural light during the day was a relief on my eyes and so far is showing promise in reducing some of the symptoms. I have also greatly reduced my online time since the screen I have on the laptop has no brightness control.
For me the proof was in the pudding when I had full blown panic attacks last night out of the blue. I got the dread and fear. I got the tight chest and pains in it, the lump in my throat feeling like choking. All normal and par for the course. What was weird was I did not puke, I did not get dizzy, my eyes stayed focused. I was able to meditate much easier through them sense I was not so woozy and ill.
From cruising the net googling it seems quite a few people, even if low percentage wise, do have these types of issues with fluorescent lighting from flickering or brightness. I am leaning more to flicker effect since the sun shining does not seem to have this profound effect. Either way I know these fluorescent lights added to symptoms and exaggerated them for me and am seeing I am not the only one.
From googling it seems some people have all types of strange reactions to fluorescent lights. It was a simple, pain free "experiment" I did on myself and shared since it made an positive difference. If it helps a few others great. I know for some it won't make a difference one way or another but for some this may prove to be very useful information to have.
I hope that was more clear.
