I've gotta feeling I got it.
In the terminal, execute these three commands
xset s off
xset s noblank
xset -dpms
now instead of typing those three lines everytime your computer boots, you can automate the process by creating a startup script within the .X.d folder. Let's do so by going to the .X.d folder:
cd ~/.X.d
create a new script, call it whatever you want (I called mine 'startup')
vi startup
push the ' i ' key on your keyboard and type in the three commands shown up top, one per line, pressing enter to create a new line. quit the editor by pushing
ctrl + c
...... and then
shift + :
now type
wq
now, change the behaviour of the script to that of an executable
chmod +x startup
and reboot via backup. your commands will run at startup everytime!
Goodluck!