Hello everyone.
I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a silly problem I'm having. I am an ex-health anxiety sufferer. I don't worry about my health much any more as I realise now that I cannot control everything. Lately my health anxiety has been trying to come back, as a result of developing on ongoing constant muscle twitch in my lower eyelid. It didnt progress to health anxiety and I kept everything in check.
But one thing that has come up, is my awareness of my eyes has made me overly aware of my vision. Mostly the presence of floaters in my eyes.
I know they have always been there. I know everyone has them. I have my eyes checked every 2 years and they are fine. I am not concerned about them and I understand what they are and how they are formed etc. My problem is, since my acute awareness of my vision came along, I cant seem to revert to where I was before, when I didnt consciously 'notice' my eye floaters. I feel like I have loads scattered all over my vision and they are really annoying. I dont believe I have anything wrong with my eyes at all. I also do not believe that coincidentally, out of the blue, the same time as I develop a pang of anxiety over my eyes, that I suddenly developed a multitude of floaters. Bearing in mind the nature of health anxiety, its far more likely theyre exactly the same as they always have been, only now I keep focussing on them.
But my question for those of you who have been where I am, is how do I stop noticing them?