Light sensitivity

[davidhowells]

Does anyone experience problems with light sensitivity - particularly (for me) at the moment, with a lowering of mood when the light draws in?

This sometimes borders on quite a rise in anxiety levels and the 'feeling of doom', well known to people who suffer with anxiety and panic symptoms. It's a kind of dimming of vision which comes and goes, but kicks in around early evening. my vision otherwise is perfectly good. This symptom has lingered with me after a period of anxiety/ although generally I am much improved. Its partly associated I think with the well known depersonalisation feeling that some peole experience from time to time. Any thoughts or solutions would be welcome.
Thanks.

[Barb]

I get the same sort of thing but mine is much worse in the morning or if its very bright and always when I have panic, the more I focus on it the worse it gets. I know I am seeing things clearly but it doesnt feel like it, strange.

Barb xxxxx

[leslie_ve]

i get the exact same only ever at night. the lights in the house seem so bright and your vision feels like its going dim. i have no idea what does this but it happens to me for months on end when i have panic attacks then when they start to go so does that..

[Meg]

David ,

Welcome to the site

Maybe one of these old posts to do with visual disturbances may have something in them that you can relate to

Visual Disturbances (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2128)
eye trouble with a difference (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3069)
I am so glad I found this forum (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3513)
sparks in your vision (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2364)
Difficulty focusing (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4083)
FLOATERS (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2211)
Floaters (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4556)
white flashes im scared (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4816)

Glad to hear you're much improved


Meg
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[tulip123]

When I'm feeling very bad I tend to take a big dip about 6 o'clock in the evening. It has been a vunrable time since I was little but in a bad period I tend to feel especially anxious at about that time. I call it my 6 o'clock feeling and my close family know what I mean (we try and laugh about it which helps). At about 8 o'clock I come out of it but it is always those two hours that I feel open to heavy suggestion. In good periods, I hardly notice it. This period has been so noticeable and regular at times that I wonder if other people would understand this.

tulip