Don't know if anybody here reading this has anxiety about vision problems specifically but if you have health anxiety maybe you can relate to this. I was recently delighted to get over my fear of a rare condition and managed to convince myself I don't have it, it turned out to be something else that was harmless. Just as I was starting to get over that issue I started getting worried about my heart instead (which I'd worried about before) This went away on my first day on holiday, but I started to see black dots on the table and in the sky which really concerned me. I managed to reassure myself of this issue eventually and told myself it was because my sunglasses weren't very good and it's really bright. My problem went away for about a few days but then it came back again and instead of just being during the day I see it a lot in the dark as well but they look different in the dark. I tend to see them all the time now but I'm not sure if it's just because I'm thinking about it all the time so I'm sub-consciously trying to look for them and then notice them. I can see squiggly lines in the dark and can't seem to remember if I always have and never payed attention to it. My vision doesn't seem as great as it used to (but I'm not sure if I'm just imagining it) and looking at certain things seems to make my eyes go funny as well as getting ghosted images like seeing a light for a longer time than usual after looking away or from it or blinking after looking it and sort of seeing it with my eyes closed (if that makes sense) I had stabbing pains in one of my eyes the one day which went away after like a day but my eyelashes are a little funny on that eye and touch it sometimes so that could be the explanation for that symptom but I'm not sure because it burned sometimes too and was worse when I wake up in the morning. I've been getting a lot of headaches recently as well along with the dizziness that seemed to accompany my heart concerns before. It hurts too look at really bright lights and I'd been wearing sunglasses at night when I'd been getting really bad headaches. But it can hurt to look at a light even without a headache present sometimes. I just got back from holiday today so I'm going to the doctors tomorrow to express the concerns. I looked up my symptoms on google. I know I shouldn't but sometimes I can't help but look to try to find reassurance rather than something scary and detached retina was coming up with really scared me because I'd heard about this in the past and it obviously sounds completely terrible. I'm also worried about brain related issues. Does anybody have similar experiences or advice? Thanks in advance.
Hey Chloe!! I relate to you so much because I have the fear of vision problems as well because I fo to the eye doctor every 3 months to make sure my pressure is down (I used eye drops) I also get headaches and feel dizzy quite often. What are your headaches like? Sending love💘💘
- maya
go not fo lol
I can relate to this I’m legally blind and a few months ago my eyes were sore and my vision would blur when I finally went to the eye doctor I found out I have chronic dry eyes I got relief for a bit but then I got scared that it could lead to blindness but it doesn’t it’s just a irritating thing though
Hi thanks for your reply. I tend to go to the doctors a lot to but for all different things. I go there secretly sometimes because I get embarassed about how often I go. My headaches are like pressure headaches all around the eyes ect. Gets worse when I lean over and look at bright lights. Sending love
Thanks for your reply. I considered dry eyes as being a diagnosis for me but wasn't sure if it would cause the black dots and other visual problens. Don't know if I would call them eye floaters though because I can look at them and they move differently to typical eye floaters.