psychosomatic eye problems? who knows anymore

[gummyrozzo]

(firstly, as a quick update on my last thread - i had the idea to go through my camera roll and see if this anisocoria deal was a recent thing, and discovered pictures from both one and two years ago where my left pupil was bigger, so i guess ive just always had it and never noticed! weird. i would delete the thread but i dont think you can on this forum.)
i have quickly moved on to another problem, though. i guess with all this paying attention to my eyes, ive started to notice floaters WAY more than i did. for the past three or so days, i have literally seen them EVERYWHERE. ive always had floaters even as a child, but now theyre just constant. i went on a walk today and as i was looking at the clear sky in the distance my vision was FULL of them. i dont know if this is a sudden increase in floaters or just me paying more attention to my eyesight and thus noticing them more, but its really freaking me out. my brain is also telling me something is wrong with my eyesight, but i cant figure out what it is, leading me to believe this is all psychosomatic. but its just such a hassle. ive also got some sinus issues right now that i think is putting pressure on my left eye, which might have something to do with it, but who knows.
anyone else here have floaters? do they bother you as much as this? anything you do to help it?

 

[alwaysworried]

Yes, I have floaters too, and like you, when I look at a clear, bright background (like the sky) I can really see them. I had this fear as well a few years ago and I freaked out and went to the optometrist, only to find out that I was fine! I still have them, just don't notice them as much anymore - part of the problem was that I was hyperfocused on them, which made me notice them more and made me convince myself that they were a problem. Have you ever been to see an optometrist? From what I understand, pretty much everyone has floaters and they aren't harmful or dangerous. You might feel better to get an "all-clear" though, and they could answer any questions you have about your eyes to put your mind at ease hope you feel better soon!

 

[VNT89]

(firstly, as a quick update on my last thread - i had the idea to go through my camera roll and see if this anisocoria deal was a recent thing, and discovered pictures from both one and two years ago where my left pupil was bigger, so i guess ive just always had it and never noticed! weird. i would delete the thread but i dont think you can on this forum.)
i have quickly moved on to another problem, though. i guess with all this paying attention to my eyes, ive started to notice floaters WAY more than i did. for the past three or so days, i have literally seen them EVERYWHERE. ive always had floaters even as a child, but now theyre just constant. i went on a walk today and as i was looking at the clear sky in the distance my vision was FULL of them. i dont know if this is a sudden increase in floaters or just me paying more attention to my eyesight and thus noticing them more, but its really freaking me out. my brain is also telling me something is wrong with my eyesight, but i cant figure out what it is, leading me to believe this is all psychosomatic. but its just such a hassle. ive also got some sinus issues right now that i think is putting pressure on my left eye, which might have something to do with it, but who knows.
anyone else here have floaters? do they bother you as much as this? anything you do to help it?

You won’t believe how much it’s helped to read this tbh, I’ve been exactly the same as you both, and I’m obsessing severely about them. Again I had multiple tests the last couple of years with the most recent being 8 months ago, but my anxiety is really bad and like the reply to this said they were hyper aware, and it’s the same for me, literally hyper alert and obsessing about them. It’s my biggest fear so probably why. My HA is really bad. How have you been since ?

 

[Fraser]

I just spent a few minutes looking for my own floaters and now I can't stop seeing them. Because that's where I focused my attention.

 

[VNT89]

I just spent a few minutes looking for my own floaters and now I can't stop seeing them. Because that's where I focused my attention.

Thankyou Fraser, it helps a lot to hear your experiences

 

[Anne Mills]

I’ve had this same issue: more noticeable when I focus on them, then other times - wha?
I find them to be there more after I’ve looked into the light.

 

[Cuchculan]

Should try squeeze your eyes shut tight with your fingers. Great way to see such things and other dots and lines and Lord knows what. Is a fairly common thing. We all get them.