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@Tanfies 2:

I do exactly the same thing, in regards to sometimes deliberately trying to induce some of my more weird VS symptoms just so i can see wether they are getting any worse (this of course, makes it appear that they are getting much worse). Often if im particularly bored or concentrating on my VS more than usual I'll think something like 'hmm, i wonder if i could make that table leg disapear' and then focus on something behind it untill it fades out of my vision and immediately afterwards think 'now why the hell did i do that?' and spend the next few hours worrying wether my vision is getting worse.

@Airelle:

My school's planners were also ruthless in their application of fluorescent lights so i have the same problem. Made much worse by the fact that half of them are somewhere between just about working and completely dead and so flicker in an incredibly annoying manner. I also have chronic insomnia too, which also, doesn't help :P

lol, yes, perhaps some kind of conspiracy is afoot. On the other hand, you are female, live in the south, your parents think your exagerating your condition, your VS is much worse than mine and you get depersonalisation, so perhaps there is no conspiracy

I also doubt you suffer from my fantastic range of other medical conditions either, which total something like, ooh, *thinks* er - 12 - on top of which i've gone and got myself a f***ing cold - great

On a more VS related note, do you get Tinnitus? cos i do :/

Haha, yes, you gotta love the old 'failed at genetic lottery' jokes

Actually, though many of my conditions are indeed genetic, I never really had any major health problems untill about 11-months ago, when my state of health just suddenly exploded....and has continued to do so. I actually think that this is perhaps related to VS, as in the past when i have been reading these forums but before i was a member, i noticed that a fair number of people developed a number of conditions in a short time space shortly before their VS started. I was thinking something along the lines of stress+multiple prescription medicines=increased likelyhood of developing VS?

My Tinnitus isnt that bad either, i thought it was just impacted wax till i learnt about VS - I get an occasional ringing sound and i have pretty bad hearing - especially in my left ear, theres no constant sound though.

The cynical might say you could ask for a realistic diagnosis and to be taken seriously rather than treated as a hypochondriac, or perhaps not to have contracted VS in the firstplace, but whatever - always look on the bright side

lol

I don't think i'd even be able to draw my visual disturbances - I have enough trouble just explaining them to people. On top of which, i'm a shit drawer

Hmm, I'd be interested in seeing that, admittedly largely out of crude interest in how other people experience VS, but also if you can create an accurate representation of your symptoms that can be shown to medical types (i know i overuse that phrase, but its easier than listing them all) then it may be useful both to yourself and others trying to explain what they're seeing and why it can be such a big problem

arg! I can barely even look at that for more than a few seconds without my eyes feeling terrible. How the hell do you cope!? Seriously - just see a neuro, your opthalmologist was obvoiusly was off as your vision is quite clearly not "fine"

On a lighter note - good choice of text for your example lol!!