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Technology, Moving Emojis, Gifs, Attachments And Seizures
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Do any of these moving emojis, gifs or attachments give you seizures or seizure activity, or disturb your brain? What do you do if so? Avoiding technology seems like not a great option.

posted May 20, 2022
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Yes. Sometimes they seem hard to avoid. Like there are folks on this and other sites who use them and it makes it challenging to avoid. I do have some blue light blocking lenses. Maybe that will also help. And I definitely take a lot of breaks, so that does help.

posted May 20, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Avoid the emojis or gifs, wear blue lens glasses, take breaks from technology.

posted May 20, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Yes it does trigger. Flashy lights. Camera shutterbugs. Any kind of persistence of vision at a rapid pace does trigger.

posted July 6, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Technology,Emojis and most GIFs don't bother me either. White strobe lights can trigger if I'm not careful. Nowadays, I get a headache with the strobe lights so I know when it's time to stop/leave depending on where I am.

posted May 23, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Video Game consoles, smart phones, pads, and today’s TV can trigger seizures

May want to take a break from them. I believe that there is a type of eye wear that can help

posted May 20, 2022 (edited)

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