Hey, fellow bed rotters!

I spend most of my time lying on my back, watching videos on my laptop which is about 30 cm above my belly. My head rests on a pillow which also supports my neck a bit. It is propped up so that I can watch the screen properly.

After a few months my eyes started to go bad. I have a hard time focusing on things. I chalked that up to staring at close screens all the time. But sometimes my vision would go back to normal.

It goes back to normal when I lie on my stomach for a while. I think it’s because I straighten my neck and maybe because I relief pressure on my skull. I was also able to achieve that when lying on my side and straightening my neck.

Unfortunately I can’t hold the “good” positions for too long.

Does anyone else have a similar experience?

  • Outwit1294
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    13 hours ago

    Have you considered not doing the thing that causes this?

        • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.deOP
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          12 hours ago

          Meaning I thought about the abstract concept but have naturally dismissed them as ridiculous notions.

          Or if you want to read it differently, if I take away the only form of entertainment left to me I might as well kill myself.

          • Outwit1294
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            12 hours ago

            I meant stop laying in that position while watching the screen. Why the melodrama

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                11 hours ago

                It was not. Usually the best solutions are simple. How are other positions not viable?

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                  9 hours ago

                  You just broke three of this community’s five rules, and I’d like you to feel bad about that. So go fuck yourself.

                • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.deOP
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                  11 hours ago

                  I can’t be bothered explaining the intricacies of my illness and living situation in enough detail.