My hair is standing on end and I look like Jedward......

[anniesummers]

In the past few days, every time I've switched on/off our brass light switches, or touched anything metal etc., I've been getting electric/static shocks.
It used to happen to me a lot at work when opening the filing cabinets. What can I do to prevent this happening as it's very unnerving? I did once read that you can buy an anti-static spray, but can't remember much else about it.
Thanks.

[anniesummers]

We have shag pile Tony

[lilsecret]

Todger . . . .don't you dare!

[tamborine]

are you wearing rubber soles, they stop the static earthing.

[anniesummers]

No rubber soles for me thank you

[anniesummers]

I was thinking of wearing one of those anti-static straps that you used to dangle from cars if you remember them, but I thought I may have looked a bit silly wearing one.

[boxtops]

This used to scare me when I was little.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struw
welpeter

[boxtops]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struwwelpeter

[anniesummers]

Blimey boxtops it's Edward scissorhands

[boxtops]

Do you know, I thought that just now when I looked at the pic!

[RATTER15]

I get the same problem when im wearing crocs at work :-(