Hey everyone,
I'm trying to figure out whether this is anxiety or something else. For about a month, my eyes have...forgotten how to work, for lack of a better description. Specifically, these are my biggest issues:
- Eyes naturally just stare blankly into space unless I consciously move them; they don't naturally look at stimuli anymore
- Can't follow moving objects very well (TV shows and video games are confusing to look at)
- Eyes feel like they naturally want to close, and they constantly feel tired/strained/pressured
- Looking at something rotating or spinning makes my eyes instinctively try to look away, and I can't visualize anything rotating or spinning in my mind
- Sensitivity, not only to bright lights but also bright colors
These symptoms all appeared, along with a sore neck, when I woke up after going to bed when I was very anxious/stressed one night. The sore neck went away, but these symptoms didn't, and they're ruining my life. No one seems to know what's causing them. I can't drive, and I can't even enjoy TV / movies / video games because I get so exhausted trying to follow everything that's going on, both mentally and in my eyes specifically.
Any insight would be appreciated. I don't know whether this was caused by anxiety, withdrawal from a recent medication (Trintellix), or both, but it simply isn't going away or getting better on its own.