Hilary.... I love vivid primary colors and my home and clothing reflects that. I enjoy a STRONG pastel, too. I'm physically uncomfortable - get a creepy-crawly feeling in my entire body if subjected to rap-type music or ANY loud music... including my favorites, baroque classical and/country-western, and folk music. Loud music , with a heavy beat can drive me up the walls, tho I can dance to loud music with no problem at all. Weird!!! Talk about climbing the walls? I can't get near working ceiling fans or even see the shadow of a spinning ceiling fan! WHEW!! I get a "swimming feeling," kinda claustrophobic feeling when subjected to ceiling fans! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Hilary Blue <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, January 28, 2000 1:13 PM Subject: Re: NEWS-Parkinson's hinders patients' ability to distinguish contrast >yes,i heartily endorse Barb's comments.: this knowledge needs to be spread. >Mot the least because my experience is absolutely the opposite! I find at >bright contrasts disturb me, in fact almost scare me, and repetitive designs >of strong contrasts e.g. black and white tiles stimulate migraines and/or >dyskinresia. >but, then, am i right in remembering that we have opposite reactions to music >- i find that anything with a strong or loud beat stimulates dyskinesia etc. >-even that incessant, insistent electronic stuff that goes with pokemon and >final fantasy! > >but for relaxation i prefer muted colours. when i started thinking about it, i >used ti love fresh bright reds, greens, blwea. now i realise i am buying new >clothes in burgundy,forest green, blue grey.....and furniture is all toned >down and muted too........ > >hilary blue >(51/33/24) > >Barb_MSN wrote: >> >> Judith... >> Thanks for posting this message. It's the most comprehensive >> commentary about PD-related visions problems I've yet to read. >>