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Originally Posted by Eowyn
I had a VERY strong reaction to computer and TV and other reading for many months after my injury. I could not tolerate them at all. They would instantly bring on a severe headache and/or make me dizzy.
Things got a lot better after I did ten weeks of vision therapy. Turns out my brain was having trouble combining the two images from each eye into one and holding it, and also switching between near and far.
Have you had any vision therapy? Or had a vision efficiency evaluation?
Plus, a lot of TV is very sensory intensive. There are visuals, background music, the shots are edited together and switching perspectives all the time. It is a lot to process. Even when I started feeling better, it was one of the later things I could do.
The first things I was able to tolerate were slow-paced PBS kids' shows (like Caillou) and old black & white movies where things move pretty slowly. Modern stuff is really made to overload the brain, I think.
I can definitely relate to feeling bored. Here's my list of things I came up with that I could do without hurting myself: http://eowynridesagain.wordpress.com/game-basics/ Coloring was a good one for quite a while. It makes the time pass and I felt at least a little creative  You might also try cooking or baking very simple things, and then you have something yummy to look forward to on the other end! |
I love Caillou!!! LOL...for real. People (used to) look at me weird when they came over because I'd be watching kids shows and there were no kids in site. Hahaha...funny.
I could see how it would be easier to watch light, cartoon-based shows. When my ex-fiance was here she would have the TV on all the time...I noticed watching bits and pieces of Family Guy was alright...still foggy and uncomfortable afterwards but not as much?
Haven't tried vision therapy. I don't really have any vision problems, except when I lay in my room in the dark and text or surf the internet from my phone....Afterwards, I can't see 5ft in front of me. My balance is intact, my coordination only gets off when I'm foggy...can't seem to get my brain to send the right signals to my body parts. Do you think I would still benefit from vision therapy? Maybe my eyes are having trouble tracking everything happening on the TV and it's sending a poor, scrambled signal to my brain???
Thanks for the link to your list of things to do. I'm going to check it out right now...I question my ability to color, since I can't even fill out a short Unemployment claim? I haven't tried it yet but I will.
I struggle with cooking...reading the directions, following them in the correct order and forgetting I have something cooking. Hahaha. Maybe I should print out some recipes and keep practicing. Thanks for the info!!!
On a lighter note, after my last post I had a conversation with my sister. I didn't have problems speaking at all...where I usually have a lot of "Uhhhh"s and "Ummmm"s. So maybe this vegging out/doing nothing at all thing is starting to pay off.
Good to see a little improvement like that.