I've known for years that the fluorescent bulbs has sent me over the edge when it came to my ever present headaches. There is a flickering that I have always seen. It doesn't seem to bother most people, but as long as I could remember, I've been sensitive to the fluorescent flicker. With my job I'm on a computer 8-10 hours a day. Some days, I give up all pretenses of looking like an adult and wear my polarized sunglasses in the office all day. Let me tell you - it really does help. Between the monitor and the light bulbs, I should be curled up in a dark corner by the end of the day. Believe me, I often feel like I am.
I can't get away from the fluorescent bulbs they are everywhere. Even at home, I share a home with an aging parent who insisted on changing all the lights out to CLF's to save money. This fall I changed all the bulbs in my living spaces back to full spectrum incandescents. That has made a huge difference. By the end of the day, I've reduced the eye fatigue so I can function through out the day. The lights aren't changing a funny color on me (when my eyes got really tired in fluorescent light everything would go yellowish). Moisturizing saline drops help work through the eye fatigue.
I've never been a sun worshiper, I inherited my father's fair English complexion. But, I'm very aware of how light affects me. It's like the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears - I can't have too little or too much. I have to have just enough light to thrive.
So, I seek illumination on the subject of light.
1 comment:
better stock up on the incandescent bulbs - our government passed a bill a couple years ago to phase out selling of those bulbs... and by 2012 you won't be able to buy them anymore.
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