@AshX #p44031
Aside from officially diagnosed ADHD, I’ve got no health issues at all — vision is fine, blood pressure’s perfect, blood tests, cholesterol — all textbook clean.
Doctors say I’m fit enough to be a Navy SEAL or jump out of planes with a toothbrush between my teeth. So yeah, not exactly fragile.
I’ve had COVID three times (lab-confirmed) first in 2021, but I really don’t think that’s the cause.
The dizziness, disorientation, and nausea were already happening before I ever got sick. And every time I went on vacation, left my phone behind, and actually touched grass — all symptoms just vanished like magic. Even now, I just put iphone away and two hours later feel reborn. But unfortunately, my work is connected with internet, so I cannot avoid devices.
That’s why I’m leaning toward hypersensitivity to something Apple’s doing. The problem is — we can’t isolate it. Apple doesn’t let you fully turn things off one by one.
Even with “Reduce Motion” on, there are still ghost animations, parallax effects waving at you, and sensors like True Tone, Face ID, and proximity doing their secret nightclub routine in the background.
And I think it’s not just one factor — it’s likely a combo. Like a perfect storm of micro-annoyances that, together, create a full-blown neurological mess. That’s why Android and PC feel like a breath of fresh air — you can fully kill animations, block sensors, test one feature at a time, and actually feel the difference.
Also, I truly believe a lot of people suffer from similar symptoms but have no clue their phone is the root cause.
Recently I was at a restaurant with my wife. They had a ton of cheap flickering Chinese LED decorations in room for selfies. I spotted the flicker instantly with camera (even at 1/100 shutter it was obvious), and moved to a flicker-free area like a good ol’ vampire escaping sunlight.
My wife stayed in the pretty room, took selfies, chatted with her friends — and guess what? That night she got hit with a massive migraine out of nowhere and couldn’t figure out why.
I didn’t feel anything — I dodge that stuff on instinct now. But for her, it was like a sneak attack with a frying pan.
I mean, I still remember the glory days of playing Counter-Strike 1.5 and 1.6 for 10 hours straight, sitting in front of a CRT monitor with a cactus next to it (you know, to "absorb the radiation" ) and one of those extra clip-on plastic screen protectors. Zero issues back then. Long time, constantly playing and no this feeling like you are a Vampire and someone put garlic in your pants.
Somewhere I read about that old Chinese torture method — the one where a single drop of water keeps falling on your head. Seems harmless at first... but over time, it drives you insane.
That’s what this feels like: one tiny visual disturbance after another, drip by drip, until your brain just snaps and throws up a white flag.