Excerpt from
THE HANDBOOK FOR LIGHTNING STRIKE
SURVIVORS
Lightning strike victims may have trouble wearing a watch that keeps time due to their altered electromagnetic fields interfering with the watch’s battery. This effect hasn’t been proven, but those victims who report it say the effect is temporary, lasting sometimes for months, sometimes for years.
Researchers contend that lightning strike victims are more likely than the general population to become alcohol and drug dependent, seeking an escape from physical and mental side effects.