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What Causes Difficulty In Focusing On Things?
ANXIETY OR SOMETHING MORE?
Ok for as long as i remember ive had problems with things being close to my eyes and glares. Even my eye doctor visits are torture. Here over the last couple years and more recently Ive been having episodes while im driving. Im fine if my windshield is clean but the moment i get a speck of mud,bug or even rain within my field of view i start having issues with keeping focused and if i have the wipers going holy crap its really hard to concentrate. Night driving has been getting a little harder because of this and the headlights of oncoming traffic make it almost impossible.Eventually i work my way thru it but it seems to be getting worse. What should I do? I cant find anything online that resembles my issues. Is it just anxiety? What makes things worse is im considering Lasik which i think is mentally driving me crazy.Physically i want/need it done but mentally just thinking of a person that close to my eyes makes me sick. personally I think im screwed. I don't know what to do and i dont want to look like a psycho to my Lasik doctor who i meet in a week for the first time. HELP!
Ok for as long as i remember ive had problems with things being close to my eyes and glares. Even my eye doctor visits are torture. Here over the last couple years and more recently Ive been having episodes while im driving. Im fine if my windshield is clean but the moment i get a speck of mud,bug or even rain within my field of view i start having issues with keeping focused and if i have the wipers going holy crap its really hard to concentrate. Night driving has been getting a little harder because of this and the headlights of oncoming traffic make it almost impossible.Eventually i work my way thru it but it seems to be getting worse. What should I do? I cant find anything online that resembles my issues. Is it just anxiety? What makes things worse is im considering Lasik which i think is mentally driving me crazy.Physically i want/need it done but mentally just thinking of a person that close to my eyes makes me sick. personally I think im screwed. I don't know what to do and i dont want to look like a psycho to my Lasik doctor who i meet in a week for the first time. HELP!
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
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Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns
I went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. I can understand your problem. In my opinion this is not anxiety. In psychology, we broadly call it obsession. You had that disturbing sensation once. You expected it to happen again and tried. Then you started experiencing it as you were expecting it. Then your body brought the familiar symptom because you are expecting it. Then you started worrying that the symptom is coming again and again and expect it. Body brings it again as you are expecting it. You become worried and so on. That is obsession in simple terms. Ignore it and the problem vanishes.
Though the basic problem is obsession, you are anxious about your obsession. In that case, you need counseling and if need be psychotherapy. Consult a psychologist.
If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns
I went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. I can understand your problem. In my opinion this is not anxiety. In psychology, we broadly call it obsession. You had that disturbing sensation once. You expected it to happen again and tried. Then you started experiencing it as you were expecting it. Then your body brought the familiar symptom because you are expecting it. Then you started worrying that the symptom is coming again and again and expect it. Body brings it again as you are expecting it. You become worried and so on. That is obsession in simple terms. Ignore it and the problem vanishes.
Though the basic problem is obsession, you are anxious about your obsession. In that case, you need counseling and if need be psychotherapy. Consult a psychologist.
If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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