Eyes

[Charbey]

Why does anxiety and panic attacks effect eyes?

[hippieebbbz09]

Eyes meaning you have floaters or you can’t see straight? Maybe it’s the adrenaline, something connected with that?

I get floaters ...and hate it. It looks like it snowing all the time lol

[Charbey in reply to hippieebbbz09]

I have floaters nothing new lol. At first I would see thing float across my curtains the tv. Nothing in my field of vision. Just sucks.

[hippieebbbz09 in reply to Charbey]

Well, yes it totally sucks. But to answer the question, best guess is the adrenaline rush of it all? Then your eyes get all weird :/ ...I hate it and I have to isolate myself from everyone .

Maybe someone would have a better guess on here 👀 gonna follow this thread and see.

[kobebrennan1 in reply to hippieebbbz09]

My eyes dont focus with anxiety is this normal

[Bond12967 in reply to kobebrennan1]

Can you give me more info on this symptom of yours?? This is new for me and freaking me out. I tried to do an adult coloring book today but couldn’t because every time I tried to look at the small spaces my eyes flick to a different direction and won’t focus and it’s freaking me out!

[Charbey in reply to Bond12967]

Hi Bond12967..... For my it was more so with bright lights. If the tv was bright I would see a something float across it. My cream colored curtins I would see colors. I would see flashes. I could always look at patterns I would think they were moving til my eyes focus. It was awful. I have not great days still. All the test came back fine. Could be ocular migraines.

[Agora1]

Hi Charbey, my eyes are always affected by my stress which I carry

in my neck. More often than not, I wake up to phenomena's in different

colors crossing the ceiling of my bedroom. It's the only time I see this and

it's always upon awakening. Once I follow the spider shaped entity across the

ceiling in disappears.

During the day, my eyes will burn, ache and get extremely dry. I have learned

over the years that the muscles in our eyes are affected by stress. The muscles

behind the eye, get tight and squeeze down changing the vision sometimes.

I've noticed when going to a doctor or dentist, my vision gets blurry but as soon

as I leave the office and get home, my eyes are clear again.

So the answer to your question is "YES" Anxiety and Panic can affect your eyes. xx

[Demeter1975]

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[Indigojoe in reply to Demeter1975]

How has this site changed you life?

[Demeter1975 in reply to Indigojoe]

It helps reassure me that this is just anxiety and I don't have a serious illness.