Bright lights causing more panic/anxiety!?

[allen1989]

What is happening!? I was sitting in a coffee shop today directly under a big spot light, within minutes I started to feel really spacey/depersonalised! This then made me panic and I started to feel dizzy/woozy like I was drifting away ☹️.

What is this? Has anyone had a similar experience?

[Scass]

Bright lights could make you warm or make your eye sight go a bit blotchy, which I suppose could bring anxiety. Chances are, you are reading a bit too much into it. I hope you’re feeling better now.

[allen1989]

Bright lights could make you warm or make your eye sight go a bit blotchy, which I suppose could bring anxiety. Chances are, you are reading a bit too much into it. I hope you’re feeling better now.

Your probably right! Maybe it was just my anxiety flaring up because of the environment I was in, loud noises, lots of people etc.