Can Social Phobia cause vision problems?

digital_tyranno

digital_tyranno

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I have been suffering from social phobia for about 5 years now, although it has become more severe in the last 12 months. I have noticed that when I am in a stressful situation that my vision seems to blur.

Has anyone else had this problem? Maybe I should just get my eyes checked and it's nothing to do with my SP??

Thanks
Paul :oops:
 
FaymeLevy

FaymeLevy

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Yes it can. Happens to me too. But if you can, you should probably get your eyes checked anyway. Better safe than sorry, right? :)
 
FaymeLevy

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I didnt mean SP itself can cause it, but stress can. But i do agree to go see a doctor anyway if you can.
 
renegade

renegade

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I have noticed that when I am in a stressful situation that my vision seems to blur.
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Man, I get that a lot, I can totally relate. I don't know if it's blurring. It's like when you're drunk and you can't see clearly, not that the image gets distorted, just blurred. I don't have eye problems whatsoever.

I ran into things, I tripped many times, my classmetes called me clumzy :oops: cos i used to hit different objects when moving or walking because my vision blurred. i still do.

many times i got close to be hit by cars, cause i couldn't see them comeing, good thing i was grabbed and pulled back by the others

and all of this happened only when i got really anxious, it still happens, it's like you're blind :x
 
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Mykul

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yeah my vision has been effected alot..
Its defently stress and anxiety cause i had like 20 eye tests and been reassured that im fine fine fine fine fine fine..
 
CeCe

CeCe

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ive had eye problems too! and does it seem like your eyes have these strange veins in them and look weird near the tear duct?
 
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Mykul

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dude.. i have the same thing... there called floaters! and can be caused by stress.. well i believe hehe... theres agood link for ya below =]:

http://p198.ezboard.com/ffloatertalkfrm1

go there... and just ask a few questions to re asssure ya self okay man?
thats what i did.. and had loads of tests lol... i was just paranoid..
hehee
 
ShyCrow

ShyCrow

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Yes, stress and anxiety can definately affect your vision - not permanently but just as an after effect. It's part of the fight or flight syndrome that occurs when we're stressed - release of adrenaline etc, as part of the process our vision sharpens which then is followed by blurred vision for a little while. Nothing to worry about
 
ShyCrow

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Do you ever find your hearing goes a bit too? I often feel that, a sort of surreal feeling as if i'm not really there, everything kind of goes a little quieter. Not able to focus on what's being said or retain info, following conversations, it's so horrible
 
renegade

renegade

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ShyCrow said:
Do you ever find your hearing goes a bit too? I often feel that, a sort of surreal feeling as if i'm not really there, everything kind of goes a little quieter. Not able to focus on what's being said or retain info, following conversations, it's so horrible
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yeah, it feels like you are underwater and can't hear clearly, but it's just the anxiety, don't worry

i lose almost all my senses when i'm anxious, i'm deaf, blind...
 
miket

miket

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Yes it can 100% stress and anxiety can effect every part of the body - but as always get a test to rule out any serious medical probelms.
 
Oddball

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ShyCrow said:
Do you ever find your hearing goes a bit too? I often feel that, a sort of surreal feeling as if i'm not really there, everything kind of goes a little quieter. Not able to focus on what's being said or retain info, following conversations, it's so horrible
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I get those zig-zags and floaters alot..usually when I look at somthing white, the loosing hearing part is the scaryiest for me, but usually that doesnt happen unless I had trouble sleeping the night before.
 
LibertadIlusoria

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I get those sometimes too. I also sometimes see random flashes of light. I don't really worry about it too much though (maybe I should?). There is also this squiggly line thing (I don't really know how to describe it) that I can see stuck in my eye sometimes. I first noticed it when I was just a little kid, so I'm used to it. Sometimes when I'm really bored, I try to find it and move my eye around so I can watch it move across my field of vision. :lol:

My eyes really suck... (I can't even read the text on the computer screen if I lean back to where I am three feet away from the monitor, yet I don't wear my glasses unless I'm driving or I need to see something on the board or TV screen at school.)

Sorry that my post made absolutely no sense.
 
Schnauzernicky

Schnauzernicky

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yep
I get blurred vision too. I thought it was the meds, but reading all the other replies perhaps its not.

Heres to clear seeing.
Schnauzernicky
 
Schnauzernicky

Schnauzernicky

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yep
I get blurred vision too. I thought it was the meds, but reading all the other replies perhaps its not.

Heres to clear seeing.
Schnauzernicky
 
beautiful

beautiful

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I have this blurry vision sometimes but my doctor told me it was stress & getting up too quickly out of a chair, even though it can just happen when Im standing up and not doing anything.
 
beautiful

beautiful

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LibertadIlusoria said:
I get those sometimes too. I also sometimes see random flashes of light. I don't really worry about it too much though (maybe I should?). There is also this squiggly line thing (I don't really know how to describe it) that I can see stuck in my eye sometimes. I first noticed it when I was just a little kid, so I'm used to it. Sometimes when I'm really bored, I try to find it and move my eye around so I can watch it move across my field of vision. :lol:

My eyes really suck... (I can't even read the text on the computer screen if I lean back to where I am three feet away from the monitor, yet I don't wear my glasses unless I'm driving or I need to see something on the board or TV screen at school.)

Sorry that my post made absolutely no sense.
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I see random flashes of light and also white & black orbs lots of times. I also feel Im being watched in certain places of the house.

I know what your squiggly line things are that you are seeing. I see these myself too, and were told by an optician that these are called floaters. They are perfectly normal & most people have them. They are the dirt or something that floats around in your eye!
 
Septor

Septor

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beautiful said:
LibertadIlusoria said:
I get those sometimes too. I also sometimes see random flashes of light. I don't really worry about it too much though (maybe I should?). There is also this squiggly line thing (I don't really know how to describe it) that I can see stuck in my eye sometimes. I first noticed it when I was just a little kid, so I'm used to it. Sometimes when I'm really bored, I try to find it and move my eye around so I can watch it move across my field of vision. :lol:

My eyes really suck... (I can't even read the text on the computer screen if I lean back to where I am three feet away from the monitor, yet I don't wear my glasses unless I'm driving or I need to see something on the board or TV screen at school.)

Sorry that my post made absolutely no sense.
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I see random flashes of light and also white & black orbs lots of times. I also feel Im being watched in certain places of the house.

I know what your squiggly line things are that you are seeing. I see these myself too, and were told by an optician that these are called floaters. They are perfectly normal & most people have them. They are the dirt or something that floats around in your eye!
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I highly surgest to anyone that has floaters in there eyes and random flashes of light to go to a Optometrist right away.It could be a sighn of Retinal Tear or Detachment which can lead to blindness.Not always but better safe then sorry
 
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