"Takekaze;13286023" wrote:
"sparkfairy1;13285885" wrote:
"Luke;13285827" wrote:
I don't get headaches.
I think you should visit your optometrist, tell them what's happening, and then ask if there are any lenses, medicine, etc. that aid in preventing these migraines and headaches.
It's also good that the Guru's are made aware of this issue. I really like the main menu, but I suppose it depends on whether EAxis wants to be more inclusive to people who physically suffer when playing the game. I think it's also up to you to take the necessary precautions, especially if you know that you get these migraines/headaches and it's not just TS4 that causes them.
Most people here are very considerate of their own health and are simply asking for options to accommodate them. These sorts of issues are often classed as disabilities and major companies should be striving to offer equality for disabled people and not blaming them for the physical issues out of their own control. It's actually enshrined in law in many countries to offer equal opportunities to disabled people and that's great :)
Often it's easy to dismiss these types of issues but if you were to suffer I'd bet you would ask to be catered for too :)
1) Not a disability. You're not disabled. You're not functioning any less than others.
2) Has nothing to do with companies or countries offering equal opportunities to disabled people (which can only encompass limited opportunities anyway.)
Getting a medical checkup is a good idea and is something that should be done regularly as it is. A visit to an optometrist is a good idea, as Luke said. It's not just about finding a therapy for an issue. It's about properly diagnosing and documenting the issue. Only then can you do something about it.
You can claim you get all kinds of things, but if you fail to produce any medical (aka scientific) proof for it, I will tell you to sod off and cry me a river.
As for the white loading screen... Turn your brightness down. People often run with far too bright screens. It's a common problem. It strains their eyes, then they cry about their eyes hurting. Durrrrrr, who'd have thought! Then people don't hydrate properly. If you don't hydrate properly, your eyes will eventually dry out. So will you. If you're not hydrated properly, you won't function properly.
Try having crushing migraines 20/30 days a month and say it's not a disability. You know, the kind that are so severe you can't move without your eyes going black and throwing up, leaving you totally incapacitated in a dark room, wishing your head would just explode already and get it over with. It's the kind of pain that's so severe it makes your eyes run, only you have to focus on your breathing, because if you tense any of your facial muscles, it will bring an overwhelming wave of pain and nausea. There are plenty of resources which will tell you this is not an exaggeration.
Nobody, and I mean nobody, could possibly experience this without doing absolutely everything possible to get better. And thankfully, finally, I've managed it to a certain degree - the migraines are still there, I can feel them, but I can get up and move around the house, slowly, on most days, for a little while. I still can't go out in the sun, watch a normal sized tv head on, use my cell phone or computer without changing settings, or use products that have bright LEDs or back lighting. I am constantly monitoring when I ate, what I ate, how much water I've had to drink. As careful as I have to be to avoid triggers, any weather change will send me spiraling downward again. I've had migraines since I was in fourth grade, and have been seeing all kinds of specialists to track down every possible cause and treatment, even as they kept getting worse. There are some things that modern medicine simply cannot solve.
dis·a·bil·i·ty
ˌdisəˈbilədē/
noun
a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.
Not that I have to explain myself. I just hope you never have to find out for yourself how very, very ignorant your words are. I would never wish this kind of life on anyone. The Sims has sometimes been what kept my sanity intact - even if I couldn't play, I could think up stories and scenarios for when I could play again. When your whole life becomes a nightmare, anything you can do to just pull through to the next day becomes important.
