TURN ON, TUNE IN, DROP OUT

While many people have been affected by this illness for decades ever since the Analog War, it's only recently that it's been recorded with an actual name. Though not contagious, the people who get affected can act very violent and caution is to be taken when treating them. The people who go through this limbo between normal zone runner and wavehead are often called 'heliacs', due to them often behaving in ways that can be described as near hysterics, and the origin of the disease coming from the sun. One of the most famous and well known cases of TVE/TES is Party Poison, partly due to their fame, but also how disturbing the case was, as described by their fellow members.

Symptoms of Television Eyes (TVE/TES) include but are not limited to:

Dizziness

Splotches of red skin, tones may vary

Yellow sclera

Exhaustion

The intense desire to go outside that doesn't go away after doing so

Loss of the feeling of needing to drink

Difficulty or inability to produce saliva, tears, and sweat

Frequent vomiting

Difficulty eating or swallowing

Hair falling out

Key signs of Television Eyes (TVE/TES) to look in other people:

Mildly slurred speech

Knotted hair

Odd attraction towards light of any kind (confusion with the sun)

Abnormal behavior

Includes behavior such as staring up towards the sky, constant staring at lamps, headlights, or other sources of light

High levels of irritation with no previous history of such

Involuntary smiling or giggling (effects of the high given from the sun)

If the heliac reaches to latest stages, or successfully transitions to a wavehead, treatment is still possible, but very difficult to achieve.

Instructions for if someone you know is holding these symptoms:

Keep them inside at all costs

Take all possible weapons away from their possession

Keep lights off or as dim as possible if needed

Do not interact with them verbally or give eye contact during the day

Such communication is less risky as night, but caution is needed

Take away all religious items from their possession, this is for their safety

Lockdown:

Keep them confined within one room, this is for their safety

If there is a window within that room, board it up, so they cannot access the outside, nor can they break the glass

If the window has no glass, simply install tarp from the outside so they cannot tear it down

Make sure the door is locked, or barricaded

If they try to call out for you to let them out, do not listen, this is for your safety

If they are actively roaming outside of just one room, keep close friends and loved ones away from their sight