Lorri,

From what I understand, to some degree everyone is affected by light,
sound and magnetism. Of course, the amount some people are affected is
so minute that it is hardly noticeable. For example, I have heard that
some people become sick just walking through the metal detectors at
airports.

Have you ever been a victim of highway hypnosis - that is to say you
felt yourself suddenly wake up behind the wheel of a car while driving a
long monotonous distance? That's happened to me more often than I want
to admit. What amazed me about this phenonenon called highway hypnosis
is that there is a lot going on here. You are adversely affected by
light, sound and magnetism in ways you probably never realized.

First, the light. That comes from the white strip down the middle of
the road. That strips acts like a flashing light on your brain when you
are driving at high rate of speed. This relaxes or tires the brain.

Second, the sound. When the tires go over those cement crevices in the
pavement, you have a repititous thumping. This too relaxes the brain.

Third, magetism. My steel-belted tires spinning round-and-round creates
a magnetic field. In addition, there is magnetism evident in a motor
engine that is running as well. Some way somehow this magnetic field
reaches your brain. When it does it serves to relax it.

All the forces of light, sound and magnetism evident in a long-distance
trip in a car can cause you brain to relax to the point that your
sub-conscious takes over. At least, that is what the psychologist who
gave me my one-and-only neurophysical assessment told me. Until then, I
simply thought what tired me out was simply the boring landscape. If
you have ever driven down the Sunshine State Parkway in Florida, you
know what I am talking about.

Lamar Morgan


lorrif wrote:

> Hi,
> Does fluorescent lighting have any effect on you guys? Certain
> stores seem to have really lousy lighting and I'll know
> it...headaches, queasy stomach and just generally feeling *off
> balance*.
> Also I read what some of you were saying about Topamax. I was on it
> a couple years ago but couldn't deal with the side effects. I'm
> ordinarily accident prone but was even more clumsy when I was on it
> and also it was difficult to concentrate. I work in a bank and
> couldn't even balance my checkbook, duh. I felt like my IQ points
> rose when the doctor took me off that stuff.
> I take Keppra twice a day and that also helps with the migraines.
> Occasionally I might take Motrin if a headache finds me anyway.
>
> Lorri
>
> --- In migraineswithepilepsy@yahoogroups.com, denverbroncoselway
> <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > there are seizures called photo seizures whiche means they happen
> > when you spend too much time on the computer and so on or you watch
> > to much tv and or play to much videio games but there needs to do
> > more reseach and if that is your problem spend a little less time
> off
> > the computer i know people that had to do this less time watching
> tv
> > and so on i know it hard but you got to be smart and do what is
> best
> > and rember I will pray for you Mary owner
> >
> > --- In migraineswithepilepsy@yahoogroups.com, "Lamar Morgan"
> > <lamar@m...> wrote:
> > > Dear Group:
> > >
> > > Every time I ever went for an EEG, I went under strobe lights. I
> > was
> > > told this was actually done to make me have a seizure. Then, the
> > > doctor could pinpoint where the problem was and what was wrong.
> > That
> > > was really no surprise to me because I always hated those
> flashing
> > > strobe lights. But, I never really gave much thought as to why.
> I
> > > just knew the flicking strobe bothered me. But, when I had a
> neuro-
> > > physical assessment, I learned the flicker alone was not the
> > > problem. It was the unchanging pattern of the flicker that was
> the
> > > problem. Beleive it or not, my brain could not stand that the
> > > pattern did not change. Why that is I haven't the slightest idea.
>
> > >
> > > Here's how I learned that truth. When I had my neuro-physical
> > > assessment, I was asked to put on goggles that had flashing red
> > > designs in lights. Well, at first, I refused to put the goggle
> > on.
> > > I felt certain this was designed to try to induce a seizure and I
> > > wanted nothing to do with it. However, I was told wearing the
> > > goggles would instead relax me. How come? Because the pattern of
> > the
> > > light beams constrantly changed. Beleive it or not, that's
> exactly
> > > what happened.
> > > The changing pattens of the flashing lights relaxed me. I was
> > truly
> > > amazed.
> > >
> > > Your computer screen and your TV set is in reality a flashing
> > light.
> > > Were those flashing lights not involved in changing patterns,
> would
> > > more people be having seizures? I would not be a bit surprised.
> In
> > > that respect, I suppose multimedia should be considered more of a
> > > blessing than a curse. Perhaps it is not too much of a stretch
> to
> > > think that multimedia can help facilitate healing - not directly
> > but
> > > indirectly. Put it on the same par as reading a book or watching
> > an
> > > educational video.
> > >
> > > For those who do not know, it is possible to experience this kind
> > of
> > > multimedia - both online and off. All you have to do is have the
> > > right FREE software on your computer - www.scala.com/iplay and
> > visit
> > > the Scala Internet Channel Index at
> > www.scala.com/channels/index.html.
> > >
> > > We need all the help we can get, do we not? Mulitmedia is simply
> > one
> > > more available resource - thanks in part to the Internet. I just
> > > hope more and more doctors will start utilizing it to educate the
> > > public on what their clinics have to offer. In the future, I
> > believe
> > > Internet Channels will be commonplace for the showcasing of
> medical
> > > services. But, now is the time to learn about them. It's a lot
> > > easier to download a Channel one time and receive all the updates
> > > automatically than it is to constantly have to surf the Net
> looking
> > > for information.
> > >
> > > Lamar Morgan
>
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