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hadjust hadmyfourthchild, and
alreadyhadthreeother childrenaged
under six, whenI startedtonotice
that I couldn`t sleep, felt`wired`, andwas
becomingmoreandmoreanxious.
After 12weeks, whenthebabystarted
sleepingthroughthenight, I continued
tohaveproblems sleeping.Wethen
movedtorentedaccommodationand
mysymptoms got worse. That frst night
I couldnot get tosleep. EventuallyI slept
for about twohours and, whenI awoke,
I hadaracingheart. It felt likeananxiety
attackbut inmybody, not myhead.
Over thenext fewweeks, I became
increasinglybad-temperedandirritable.
I noticedI was forgettingwords when
talkingonthecordless phoneand, when
sittingnext toour router, I felt apressure
sensationinmyheadandear. For thefrst
twoweeks our landlinewasn`t connected,
soI hadtousemymobilealot, mylaptop
alsohada3Gdongle.
I was gettingheadaches andfelt
pressureinmyheadwhenever I used
acordless phone, andif someonewas
usingamobilenearbyintheplayground,
I wouldfeel paininthemuscles across my
back. But whenever I went for awalkin
themiddleof thecountryside, I beganto
feel normal again.
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EventuallyI realizedthat something
inmyenvironment was causingthese
symptoms andbegantoworkit out: we
hadanewdigital babymonitor anda
newWi-Fi router directlybelowour bed.
I was usingamobile-phonedongleon
mylaptopandour rentedhousewas in
direct viewof amobile-phonemast. By
thenI was severelyincapacitated. I was
sensitivetotheelectrosmogintownand
becamealmost houseboundtryingto
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