Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2001 8:23 am
Dear Melissa,
I see both the floaters and the debris (jelly thing) I had the debris long b/4 my anxiety kicked in and the eye doctor explained what it was, so it doesn't bother me. The most bothersome thing to me is the way me eyes "shake". It's like they vibrate inside. I believe it is the stress on my nerves that causes the shaking. I didn't get this until this summer when we built a new home (among other things) and my stress level shot up. It's like on a hot day when you see those "waves of heat" shimmering off the asphalt...that's the best way I can describe it. It's like I am shaking from the inside out. It's not really a big deal, I know it will go away, but it's seems like it really does take a long time for your nerves to heal. I don't get alot of sleep and I think that is key. I have small children and they the youngest got chicken pox on christmas eve, and the his two older brothers are sure to follow. I tried a small amount of LSD once, 13 years ago, but it didn't seem to affect me. I don't think this is drug related b/c I never had these visual problems until after the stressful summer...and considering you have the exact same symptoms and have never tried it. I think it's just the chemical changes that have occured in my brain. I have had generalized anxiety for 3 years, and then depression developed more strongly this summer as my stress went up. I am feeling much better and know I can find my way out. My physical symptoms have gone down 90%, except the eye thing and that I think is largely due to the "shakes" I described. I will be OK and so will you. I just need to stop searching for an "answer" to the eye problem (if you know what I mean). Acceptance has been the hardest thing for me, but it never fails, after I TRULY accept a symptom....it's gone! Simple as that. I still haven't quite got there with the visual disturbances...but it will come.
Hope we all get better soon!
Thanks,
Chantal
I see both the floaters and the debris (jelly thing) I had the debris long b/4 my anxiety kicked in and the eye doctor explained what it was, so it doesn't bother me. The most bothersome thing to me is the way me eyes "shake". It's like they vibrate inside. I believe it is the stress on my nerves that causes the shaking. I didn't get this until this summer when we built a new home (among other things) and my stress level shot up. It's like on a hot day when you see those "waves of heat" shimmering off the asphalt...that's the best way I can describe it. It's like I am shaking from the inside out. It's not really a big deal, I know it will go away, but it's seems like it really does take a long time for your nerves to heal. I don't get alot of sleep and I think that is key. I have small children and they the youngest got chicken pox on christmas eve, and the his two older brothers are sure to follow. I tried a small amount of LSD once, 13 years ago, but it didn't seem to affect me. I don't think this is drug related b/c I never had these visual problems until after the stressful summer...and considering you have the exact same symptoms and have never tried it. I think it's just the chemical changes that have occured in my brain. I have had generalized anxiety for 3 years, and then depression developed more strongly this summer as my stress went up. I am feeling much better and know I can find my way out. My physical symptoms have gone down 90%, except the eye thing and that I think is largely due to the "shakes" I described. I will be OK and so will you. I just need to stop searching for an "answer" to the eye problem (if you know what I mean). Acceptance has been the hardest thing for me, but it never fails, after I TRULY accept a symptom....it's gone! Simple as that. I still haven't quite got there with the visual disturbances...but it will come.
Hope we all get better soon!
Thanks,
Chantal