ORIGINAL COMMENT · UNEDITED TEXT
I am writing as an individual with first-hand experience (Q2). I am from Israel. My field is computers and the internet, which makes what follows especially hard.
How it started (Q3a-d)
It began in 2016, or at least that is when I became fully aware of it. My wife and I came back from a vacation in an isolated place abroad and felt really unwell in our own home. I already had an RF meter, but it wasn't fast enough to show what was really happening in the house. After buying a better one, we found a cellular antenna in direct line of sight of our home, and many sources coming from our neighbors.
Even before I knew there was a source in a room, I felt pain in my body, and where the pain was told me where the source was. My symptoms were:
- Headaches of a very specific kind, like the feeling after being hit on the head. I get the same headaches from exposure to chemicals.
- Exhaustion.
- Body aches, like the flu.
- Confusion, forgetfulness and difficulty finding words.
- Difficulty concentrating and doing creative work.
- Pain in my fingers, from wireless radiation and also from magnetic and electrical fields.
- Sleep problems.
The sources involved were Wi-Fi, mobile phones, cellular antennas, transmitting devices at home, and electrical and magnetic fields, including grounding problems.
My wife is also sensitive, less than I am, but she suffers the consequences of commuting and working in places with Wi-Fi and antennas.
Medical evaluation (Q3e)
I took part in a study by a physician who is herself sensitive to radiation. After she received threats, she asked participants not to use the summary she had written, so I have no medical document to attach.
What I did, and what changed (Q3f)
- I switched off all transmitting devices and the Wi-Fi at home.
- After four years of searching, we moved to an apartment with much lower levels. Even so, it took weeks of thorough shielding and fixing grounding and other electrical problems that were causing pain.
- I stopped using public transportation.
- I moved from the office to working from home and reduced my salaried work. I now teach mostly over Zoom.
- I improved my diet, reduced alcohol and took vitamins to help cope with the effects.
- I keep track of where antennas are and try to avoid exposure, including by not leaving home.
After the move and the shielding, my cognitive abilities and creativity improved greatly. The finger pain is mostly gone and only reappears after prolonged exposures and mental stress. I have far fewer headaches, though chemical exposure still triggers them. I can now make short trips to places with Wi-Fi, and even teach a class 2 hours a week, but I need time at home to recover afterward.
What I can no longer do
I stopped going to concerts, movies and social outings. I can't travel abroad or take a vacation without first checking that there is no Wi-Fi or antenna where we will sleep, for fear I won't sleep at all. We can't simply move anywhere: homes with few neighbors and low exposure are very hard to find. I can't work in an office, because Wi-Fi and mobile phones are everywhere. I can't attend courses in person. Buses, taxis, trains and planes are Faraday cages full of Wi-Fi and phones, so I can't use them. I can't attend crowded events such as seminars or parent-teacher meetings, or spend time in places with strong radiation from nearby antennas or powerful Wi-Fi, which is common in schools.
The cost
Socially: my chances to meet people and form new connections are very limited. People treat this condition dismissively, as if we were imagining it, even though some of them tell me about relatives with similar problems. Relying on social media instead created problems of its own.
Mentally: living in isolation most of the time, with fewer ways to earn a living, causes anxiety and other difficulties and has hurt my self-image.
Education: my learning options are limited to Zoom.
Financially: I can't work as an employee in an office in my own field. We live relatively frugally and receive a scholarship for our son's studies.
Why this matters beyond me (Q9, Q11, Q15)
I believe the lack of awareness harms everyone:
- Unnecessary wireless equipment is installed in schools without understanding its possible health effects on children and on cognitive performance.
- Antennas are installed close to homes and schools.
- Wireless components that can't be turned off are added to appliances such as air conditioners, water heaters, robot vacuums and speakers.
- People use phones everywhere, including enclosed spaces, at all hours. That leaves no break from exposure, even at night while sleeping.