Learning To Live With Visual Snow Syndrome
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- Опубліковано 1 вер 2021
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- Today I’m discussing how I moved on from VSS and discuss the importance of realising this is driven by healthy anxiety and OCS.
This video made me audibly laugh out loud because of how relatable this was. Like it felt like God speaking to me through you. So thank you. Thank you so much.
I open my eyes from a very short nap and noticed I had that stupid vortex vision against my white ceiling. I started going down another rabbit hole about this and VS (including reddit) but stopped myself and came back to this video to listen to it. It's been so much help, and it was the initial video that helped me start moving on about 2 weeks ago. I do suffer from health anxiety so this has been hell, but your videos have been SO helpful. Thank you so much.
This was super helpful dude, the metaphor about buying a new car and then seeing it everywhere is a great way to put it.
Thank you so much for sharing !!!! I have had it for almost my life and never thought it would be a problem untiI I searched the Internet and got to know the things about it and boom!! The all symptoms suddenly came so apparently.I’ve spent a month with so many anxieties even had a panic attacks after I visited the local famous doctor and he seemed to care nothing . Now I have to train my brain again to learn to adjust. And I don’t think it will last long. This will be my last video about it. I’m gonna move on. thank you very much Jack.
Amazing! Stay focused on moving forward and don’t let it affect your life. Once you accept, it fades into the background and you never notice anything is “weird” with your vision.
how are you now
How are you now?
Fantastic video. Taking on your tips about stopping research, looking at things, reddit, etc.
Great video, it really speaks to everything I've been experiencing for the past couple of months. I haven't officially been diagnosed with VSS, but an optometrist and eye doctor didn't find any issues problems my next step being a neurologist just to rule everything else out. Being distracted by other stimulus has helped me the most so far but then I'll notice something which pulls me back into anxiety mode with VSS. The most distracting thing I've been experiencing is definitely the laggy vision where movements aren't as smooth as they used to be and having very pronounced tv static vision in darkness.
I know it's hard to ignore because it's your vision which is something always present, but the best piece of advice as per this video is really to get VSS out of your mind and stop researching it.
Jack you are absolutely amazing it helped me right after i watched this video soldier
Man, do I hope you are right... It really makes sense, but I'm right at the beginning and I know it's gonna hurt...
Thanks a lot for taking the effort and for your good intentions. 👍🏻👍🏻
hey bro what is your symptoms??
I have static, double vision ghosting ,bfep, palinopsia, poor night vision,tinnitus, halos ,starbusts ,very hard to ignore
If its only sratic then its fine
I listen to you every morning
Thank you so much!!! This is the first info on visual snow that I’ve found that has actually left me feeling positive. I was so depressed after scrolling on Reddit and reading everyone’s miserable anecdotes, but you have made me so much more hopeful. I also know what you’re saying is true because I recovered in a very similar way that you described to tinnitus that I developed almost 4 years ago, and now I rarely even think about when at one time I found it so debilitating. I have one question though: do you still enjoy activities like watching movies and reading? I’m somewhat afraid that visual snow and all the other symptoms will make me enjoy them less
Had it for 6 years, never focussed on it, lived my life perfectly fine. When I started looking for symptoms because of stress 2 weeks ago, I focus on the static constantly now and I'm going crazy😅
Same! How are you now?
@@micol5725 I have good days and bad days. I also developed a sleeping problem because of this. I feel like on days when I slept wel, I don't see it as much. I also have days when I feel really good I don't see it as much. I'm not at the point I was before but I'm working towards that. I started going out again and doing activities that I enjoy. How are you?
@@frederikbruynseels873 I start to notice it 2 weeks ago.. but not in a intense way, I’m currently living a very stressfull period, and now I iperfixate on that… and make me have panic attacks every day, so not very well…
@@frederikbruynseels873 not well… i start to notice the static 2 weeks ago, before i never notice them just the floaters but they don’t bother me… I’m currently living a very stressfull period and I iperfixate on the static… when I’m outside they are barely noticeable the problem is when I’m at home.. hope it will slowly fade away.. :(
@@frederikbruynseels873 i also have lot of panic attacks due to the static do you have any tips to calm me self down? Thank u
Thank you .
Hey Jack, working to get past this and move forward with me life!
Good work!!
Hey bro what is your symptoms???
palinopsia and noticing my blind spots is the most frightening and annoying symptom of my vss
Isn‘t a little visual snow also normal? I experience „static“ when i look at blank objects like a wall, especially in the dark. It’s a very mild black or transparent „flickering“ more like a shadow. And in the dark i also don’t see perfectly black and objects perfectly sharp, i see it flickering a little bit. Not when closing my eyes though.
I also had anxiety and recognized the visual snow the first time when i had anxiety looking at the sealing in the dark.
I asked a lot of people about this and most of them see what i see in dark. And looking at white walls.
I freaked out about it, when i googled the symptoms, „visual snow syndrome“ it said immediately. So i focused really hard on the freaking snow all day. I always focused on how i see not what i see. And now i‘m pretty sure this mild „flickering“ is normal and most people don’t pay attention to it. Nobody sees the same and nobody sees 100% perfect!
So don’t diagnose yourself and freak out about it like i did. Made my life really hard for months.
Of course if you have after images, really hard flickering, you don’t see at night and so on… it might be visual snow. And i can‘t argue i would freak out too. But the less you focus and think about it the more „normal“ it gets!
Thanks for the video! I am trying to do the same. I was curious if you also have light sensitivity and visual trailing of your hands. The light i have with white car lights. Those are so bright. Really hard to ignore
We need more videos
What would you like me to discuss?
@@thatshillarious what do you think about meditation
This is the last video I will see.I never cared about it before.The first symptom I noticed was the Blue Field Phenomenon when I was coming home from my school. Now when I had searched about my symptoms I was so depressed about this went to the doctor he said nothing is wrong. I’m not going to search anything from now. I am going to live how I lived before. Have a nice life. Bye✌️
you good now bro?
@@walid8108 Yes I am doing great!
How are you?
@@bhavyanarang2399 I am doing good. 😀
Did you take any medication? Thanks for the content ❤️
nope
I hope this helps VS is driving me mad
the instagram messaging is not working for some reason.
My static is almost invisible outdoors, but I have to train myself to ignore it in some darker parts of my home or on some darker cloth, furniture etc.
Any idea how to fight that - it's right in front of you very often. Thanks!
Yea mines the same and I don’t see it when I look at screens but I’ve just gotten used to it hopefully you have too!
You cant ignore it, its there just learn to like it or not see it as something bad. Eventually you won't notice it just because you don't care about it. But the goal is not to stop noticing it, its to stop letting you cause any anxiety.
Same here! Outdoor the static is barely visible, when I’am at home is more visibile.. how are You now ?
This me also I don't see it in nature, but inside the House it's everywhere
@@hamtalker2007 same for me!
How many days after you start to ignore the symptoms starts to slow???
For me at least 3 or 4 even a week bc i can only see the static if Im focused or its more easy to see in the dark i was freaked out when i googled it
Hey jack when you say you had after images were they the exact replica cans same colors as the image you see? And did you get trailing when you moved your hand or cars driving for example? I’m doing my best to not have OCD about it I have my ups and downs but thanks for the videos
Yep palinopsia/after images for me were exact replicas in full colour (with less detail) that last 0.2 seconds when looking to a low contrast area within my vision. It gets worse if you focus on it and look for it.
@@thatshillarious yeah I notice the more I focus the worse it gets. You’d get it where when you wave your hand it stays there for a second kinda like it follows/trails it?That’s worse for me than the stationary after images. Do you still get these things or do you just notice them less? That’s what confused me about your video. Thanks for the reply
@@antcod1 yes everyone gets those symptoms with VSS. I don’t notice it anymore unless i look for it because I’ve trained my brain to ignore it so it doesn’t happen at all unless i make it happen.
@@thatshillarious that’s quite interesting,how come I don’t ever hear anyone else with VSS talk about how we can likely train our brain to unsee it? I always felt like it could be possible even my neurologist said it to.
@@antcod1 because you’re probably reading reddit/groups where people are new to their journey and stuck in the OCD/anxiety trap.
hey jack i just wanna ask. i always loved nature and travelling etc im afraid my symptoms wich are like yours ruin nature and landscapes for me
some who has tinnitus has any tips? ☹️
So once I have visual snow syndrome it lasts forever? Or can it be temporary for some people?
Bro you had excessive eye floaters? Still you're experiencing or not noticable
Kindly must reply
I took ectasy and my visual snow get worse, im looking for answers and its been very hard
Ecstasy and molly, those drugs have a long effect on your brain and it might take some time before you start feel better. Your brain is probably still recovering from the trip
@@Karrasjorge i used to smoke to much weed and i had to quit because it was giving me panick attacks, i dont thing i got HPPD because i dont see paterns or things move, its just the visual snow and the Despersonalization, idk men i hope to get better
If I manage to overcome the palinopsia, then I. Don't even care for the rest of the symptoms and I didn't even notice the palinopsia until. A month back when I stupidly decided let's check really hard if I have palinopsia
You will overcome it!
same for me bro😅 how ate you now!?
dose screen time affect visual snow ?
Hey. Excess screen time can cause eye strain which can make your vision a little tired and blurrier than normal - this could potentially make static appear worse.
hey Jack i likethis video but won't like it so I don't get more in my feed.but I'm commenting anw so...
It worsts within seconds when I look only from my right eye....My right has more but less in left one, can you please tell is it really visual snow?
I see same static.
Sounds like an eye issue. See a doctor.
3 months , everything palinopsia,bfep, after images , static ,evrrything very disturbing
You’ll be okay and it’ll settle with time. Don’t fear it.
@@thatshillarious yes but is very debiliating and my eyes and mind gets fatigued
@@VEDAHEALTHCLINIC hey raman what symptoms you are having.. Does it also create unclear vision?
@@rishabhchakravarti7287 yes sometimes ,more in night
@@VEDAHEALTHCLINIC from how long you are having this
Not to be dismissive of other people who have recovered. But I find the description of recovery and to "just ignore it" comes across as insultingly easy when people say they did it. I would not be surprised if alot of people dont even make it out ALIVE because this is so difficult to handle. Going on over 1,5 years now and my perspective of it has changed for sure, but i still suffer now as i did day one.
I dont think my case of palinopsia is that unique but obviously i'm doing something wrong because i can't just ignore it as easily as all of the commenters and you describe.
Sorry to hear you’re struggling bro. Please look into eating food that is anti-inflammatory (turmeric for example) and exercise daily - take some long walks and keep that blood moving. Come back in a month and tell me how you feel.
@@thatshillarious Thank you! I will. I wrote the above when especially down when crashing on my Concerta meds but even when "fine" I still suffer. I think i'm noticing that my eyes are moving really weird, like almost involuntarly?
I seem to get anxiety at the mere thought of moving my eyes and even moving them when closed.
Also when I see stuff in my peripheral that are sure to leave an afterimage I see it as a "threat" as you would a tiger in your peripheral vision. The keeping and breaking eye contact when talking to people is gonna be really hard to shake but like you said, you overcame it.
And it seems that your symptoms align with the severity of mine in that they are in less detail than the original image and that they last 0,5 secs, maybe less even.