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My dad is always saying to me whenever I have been on my Playstation2 for a few hours "give it a rest! You'll get square eyes!". This is a common saying with adults if you spend too much time at a PC screen, playing computer games or sitting too close to the TV screen. There is no way this can be true as everyone would be walking around with square eyes as everyone has been told that at some point in their lives. Are adults just trying to scare us or do they know something us teenagers and kids don't?
I am pretty sure that I haven't got square eyes but something that I am aware of is that after playing on my Playstation2 for a long period of time I get a spliting headache and my eyes hurt for the rest of the day! What do they put in the TVs and Playstation2s which cause this effect on us? I have tried playing for half an hour and then stopping for a ten minute rest but doesn't seem to do the trick, I still get the headache I had from playing non-stop! Have any of you had this problem? I don't normally get this when playing Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex or Jak and Daxter, it seems only to come after playing Grand Theft Auto 3, Gran Turismo 3, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, The Getaway and 007 Nightfire. I reckon it is to do with concentrating too hard on a certain mission or being so close to winning a race I think I am going to lose so I concentrate and grip the controller so hard that my hands start to sweat! Weird Huh!!
But when I am concentating really hard in an exam I don't feel like this so it must be only when I play my Playstation2. Maybe I am allergic to playing games for over an hour! Whatever it is, it sure is weird and I feel like my Playstation2 is taking over my whole body and all of my ability to control what I am doing seems to disappear! I started to get migraines so I was told by my mum that I was only allowed to play on my Playstation2 2 to 3 times a week instead of 5 to 6 times which I was doing before I cut down. At first I hated this new rule but at least my migrains have calmed down leaving me with peaceful gaming!!
If you have been affected by my story please call freephone :
0800 222 678 (open 0 days a week!)
Please reply to this message if you have been through something like what I have been through so I will know if I am not alone on this issue!
pring
(Ps2 master!)
(Well, until the migrains started anyway!)
I am pretty sure that I haven't got square eyes but something that I am aware of is that after playing on my Playstation2 for a long period of time I get a spliting headache and my eyes hurt for the rest of the day! What do they put in the TVs and Playstation2s which cause this effect on us? I have tried playing for half an hour and then stopping for a ten minute rest but doesn't seem to do the trick, I still get the headache I had from playing non-stop! Have any of you had this problem? I don't normally get this when playing Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex or Jak and Daxter, it seems only to come after playing Grand Theft Auto 3, Gran Turismo 3, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, The Getaway and 007 Nightfire. I reckon it is to do with concentrating too hard on a certain mission or being so close to winning a race I think I am going to lose so I concentrate and grip the controller so hard that my hands start to sweat! Weird Huh!!
But when I am concentating really hard in an exam I don't feel like this so it must be only when I play my Playstation2. Maybe I am allergic to playing games for over an hour! Whatever it is, it sure is weird and I feel like my Playstation2 is taking over my whole body and all of my ability to control what I am doing seems to disappear! I started to get migraines so I was told by my mum that I was only allowed to play on my Playstation2 2 to 3 times a week instead of 5 to 6 times which I was doing before I cut down. At first I hated this new rule but at least my migrains have calmed down leaving me with peaceful gaming!!
If you have been affected by my story please call freephone :
0800 222 678 (open 0 days a week!)
Please reply to this message if you have been through something like what I have been through so I will know if I am not alone on this issue!
pring
(Ps2 master!)
(Well, until the migrains started anyway!)
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Actually, it is possible that you have a mild form of disleyxia. Otherwise, get a new TV, with a bigger screen. If that doesn't work, get a flat tv, they give out less radioactive vibes, which can cause mild discomfort and symptoms such as headaches.
no i always slouch like this
pring wrote:
> Please reply to this message if you have been through something like
> what I have been through so I will know if I am not alone on this
> issue!
I've been having the same problem for many years now.
going back to when we got a ZX spectrum, the loading sequences would be enough to give me a splitting head ache. I stopped looking until it had finnished loading, but again after a while the same splitting headaches would come back.
Moving on to the amiga... this would give me headaches after a while of playing.
To a certain extent the N64 was better for me, I could play for longer and the headaches wouldn't be as frequent, but certain games would make me feel worse than others e.g duke nukem and wetrix, which I decided not to buy from the effects of playing them when I rented them.
I can use my laptop for a long time now and I'm ok with that...
however I was working in the computer labs today and got another headache from that.
Over the course of all these years I still don't know what factors affect it happening.
maybe try opening a window to keep cool, and drink water that soemtimes helps during a gaming session.
> Please reply to this message if you have been through something like
> what I have been through so I will know if I am not alone on this
> issue!
I've been having the same problem for many years now.
going back to when we got a ZX spectrum, the loading sequences would be enough to give me a splitting head ache. I stopped looking until it had finnished loading, but again after a while the same splitting headaches would come back.
Moving on to the amiga... this would give me headaches after a while of playing.
To a certain extent the N64 was better for me, I could play for longer and the headaches wouldn't be as frequent, but certain games would make me feel worse than others e.g duke nukem and wetrix, which I decided not to buy from the effects of playing them when I rented them.
I can use my laptop for a long time now and I'm ok with that...
however I was working in the computer labs today and got another headache from that.
Over the course of all these years I still don't know what factors affect it happening.
maybe try opening a window to keep cool, and drink water that soemtimes helps during a gaming session.
My dad is always saying to me whenever I have been on my Playstation2 for a few hours "give it a rest! You'll get square eyes!". This is a common saying with adults if you spend too much time at a PC screen, playing computer games or sitting too close to the TV screen. There is no way this can be true as everyone would be walking around with square eyes as everyone has been told that at some point in their lives. Are adults just trying to scare us or do they know something us teenagers and kids don't?
I am pretty sure that I haven't got square eyes but something that I am aware of is that after playing on my Playstation2 for a long period of time I get a spliting headache and my eyes hurt for the rest of the day! What do they put in the TVs and Playstation2s which cause this effect on us? I have tried playing for half an hour and then stopping for a ten minute rest but doesn't seem to do the trick, I still get the headache I had from playing non-stop! Have any of you had this problem? I don't normally get this when playing Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex or Jak and Daxter, it seems only to come after playing Grand Theft Auto 3, Gran Turismo 3, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, The Getaway and 007 Nightfire. I reckon it is to do with concentrating too hard on a certain mission or being so close to winning a race I think I am going to lose so I concentrate and grip the controller so hard that my hands start to sweat! Weird Huh!!
But when I am concentating really hard in an exam I don't feel like this so it must be only when I play my Playstation2. Maybe I am allergic to playing games for over an hour! Whatever it is, it sure is weird and I feel like my Playstation2 is taking over my whole body and all of my ability to control what I am doing seems to disappear! I started to get migraines so I was told by my mum that I was only allowed to play on my Playstation2 2 to 3 times a week instead of 5 to 6 times which I was doing before I cut down. At first I hated this new rule but at least my migrains have calmed down leaving me with peaceful gaming!!
If you have been affected by my story please call freephone :
0800 222 678 (open 0 days a week!)
Please reply to this message if you have been through something like what I have been through so I will know if I am not alone on this issue!
pring
(Ps2 master!)
(Well, until the migrains started anyway!)
I am pretty sure that I haven't got square eyes but something that I am aware of is that after playing on my Playstation2 for a long period of time I get a spliting headache and my eyes hurt for the rest of the day! What do they put in the TVs and Playstation2s which cause this effect on us? I have tried playing for half an hour and then stopping for a ten minute rest but doesn't seem to do the trick, I still get the headache I had from playing non-stop! Have any of you had this problem? I don't normally get this when playing Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex or Jak and Daxter, it seems only to come after playing Grand Theft Auto 3, Gran Turismo 3, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, The Getaway and 007 Nightfire. I reckon it is to do with concentrating too hard on a certain mission or being so close to winning a race I think I am going to lose so I concentrate and grip the controller so hard that my hands start to sweat! Weird Huh!!
But when I am concentating really hard in an exam I don't feel like this so it must be only when I play my Playstation2. Maybe I am allergic to playing games for over an hour! Whatever it is, it sure is weird and I feel like my Playstation2 is taking over my whole body and all of my ability to control what I am doing seems to disappear! I started to get migraines so I was told by my mum that I was only allowed to play on my Playstation2 2 to 3 times a week instead of 5 to 6 times which I was doing before I cut down. At first I hated this new rule but at least my migrains have calmed down leaving me with peaceful gaming!!
If you have been affected by my story please call freephone :
0800 222 678 (open 0 days a week!)
Please reply to this message if you have been through something like what I have been through so I will know if I am not alone on this issue!
pring
(Ps2 master!)
(Well, until the migrains started anyway!)
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