Static Electricity Restarting or Waking PC Consistently

[b9brett]

To my surprise this issue is non existent with how I'm trying to google it. 

 

I live in eastern washington and it's pretty cold and dry here as the default. The humidity is normally sub 30-40% and the room I'm in has a long carpet (close to like, shag, yeah... i know) These conditions seem to be causing lots of static electricity and if I interact with anything connected to my computer after walking around or something a static jolt appears to either 1. Restart the computer if it is already on and running. 2. Wake up the computer if it is hibernating (my preferred status when not using it). This happens when I adjust my seated position, leave the room and come back, move my microphone stand, etc. when i get the humidity past 30% this issue doesn't seem to occur but of course that's a bit difficult. 

 

I'm ashamed to say that despite being an electricians son I don't understand what's happening with the computer and my tiny bit of knowledge makes me think I need to somehow "ground" my pc case (it's plugged into a ground via the power cable but my guess is that the static is jolting it in a way similar to how the power button itself functions but that's a wild shot in the dark.)

 

Does anyone know of a good way to prevent this from happening? Are there ways to ground the case? Maybe sound kind of case grounding mat? Should I buy one and put it under my chair? Currently I just make sure I touch my keylight boom pole (not connected to the computer) just before I touch my computer peripherals. 

[Bombastinator]

I found as a child that the most effective way to discharge static electricity was to touch the neck of my little sister.   Or you could touch just about anything big and metal and grounded before touching your computer.  Radiators are particularly good for that.

[Skiiwee29]

Keep a humidifier running during the winter months... its the only way to correct it. 

[wONKEyeYEs]

25 minutes ago, b9brett said:

prevent this from happening?

Get an anti static bracelet and put it under the front of your desk to touch before you touch computer?

I have my PCs on a metal shelving unit and the shelves are grounded so I just touch it before the computers.