EHS Aware/ compliant - Jobs/ Work

Hello, I am new to this forum, and about 3 years into this Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity. I am a 25 y/o, and I am trying to figure out how the heck I am going to earn an income. I do have a homestead so there is a lot of potential there, my partner and I wild craft as well, (he was diagnosed with EHS by a doctor) and we are trying to start our own businesses (we have to cuz no where is EMF free or aware in my search). So, I'm looking to see if anyone has any stories or has found any success in working/ earning a livelihood that doesn't make them sick whilst being an electromagnetically sensitive person or maybe of any jobs that ARE EHS aware and accommodating. I am in the Pacific Northwest Region. I would post on FB but I prefer not to be on social media. Thank you for your time and response.
- JayJay

Well of course you probably need to have a job where you have some control over the local environment. For example, working from home, or working in a rather benign area/space.  

I did just the opposite, and tried to get back to the office, although it took years of experimentation with supplements, foods, protective devices, etc. I started out on disability from work, then working hardly at all but at home, then half time in the office, then eventually full time in the office. I did manage to succeed in this, although possibly too expensive and time consuming for many. Also you need to figure out what exactly is different about you that is causing you to be more sensitive than the average person (I focused on heavy metals / mercury).

Thank you for responding. I have a fully corded Internet/ Ethernet environment at home that doesn't emit EMFs, so I would be interested in at home work. Yes, mine is more PTSD related, EMFs truly triggering symptoms. Thank you for sharing!

Sharing my experience :)

For me, full remote work is so far the only solution. However, simply switching from wireless to wired connections was not enough. Most digital devices will emit some kind of high frequency radiation, simply coming as "side effect" of electrical pulses used for the device to actually work (e. g. sending data from processor to memory etc.). Sometimes, this makes a "good" antenna, which then bothers EMF sensitive people.

If this is not your case and you feel fine with wired computer, don't worry about it. However, if you find you have EHS-symptoms after sessions with fully wired setup, this might be the reason. Usually the worst sources are LCD display (by far), followed by keyboard and mouse.

In my case, I had to put my LCD display in EMF shielding box - something similar as they used here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22364840/ (sorry, it's behind paywal - if you have any friends in academia, they can probably get it for you). Essentially they built a metal box with one transparent side made from glass with extra fine metal net. It is doable to do this in DYI setup, price range comparable to getting a new computer, so not cheap, but not out of reach.

Happy to share more details, let me know if you're interested in more detailed description.

It's not "EMF free" - the shielding is not perfect - but it makes a huge difference, both when measured (LCD on/off is hardly detectable on Trifield TF2 within shielded room) and subjectively: when my EHS symptoms were worst, I could focus for ca 2 hours/day in office satiated with wireless. When I moved home without the shielding box, it meant ca 5 hours/day of focus, after which I was completely exhausted. With the shielding box, 7-8 hours/day of work + 2 hours of personal stuff on computer per day is not a problem anymore.

For keyboard, I use "seijin infrared wireless keyboard": https://emfclothing.com/accessories/ir-keyboard-with-trackball Getting this keyboard meant rash on my hands almost disappeared.
For mouse, I have no good solution so far (the trackball on that keyboard does not work on my devices...)

In my case, having this almost-no-EMF computer setup was a blessing - being able to keep my previous job was a huge relief, no instant pressure to "fix things right now" anymore. Now I'm doing something similar as Marc mentioned - trying to reduce my EMF symptoms to a degree where I could at least occasionally go to the office. Very little success so far though on that :)


BTW, I did try to offer similar setup for my employer (even suggesting I would pay for the costs) - but no success. It's way too complicated, some parts need certified electrician to be used in workplace, curtains to shield from colleagues' devices were a fire hazard etc. Our facility management just said no, and I don't think typical corporate setup could be any different anywhere.


Another approach I found but did not try is to reduce EMFs coming from computer and accessories - see here: https://www.lowemfoffice.com/. This requires some electrical engineering skills, so that is out of reach for me.

If you're interested about some gossip I collected during my research and experiments :) then there are two other possible options: companies that make EMF-protecting stuff could be accomodating. I even remember one from UK saying they're hiring and explicitly encouraging candidates about "sharing their unusual conditions" with remark they will accomodate them if possible.
Another option would be some high-security companies/organizations - one way to prevent information leak from computers is to use similar shielding boxes as I mentioned above. Manufacturer who sold me the EMF-shielding glass said that's where they sell this kind of product - I can't verify that but have no reason not to believe it.