[jft]

I am sure that you all have written about this many times before, but I am wondering how lighting (indoor flourescent or incandescent) affects you all. I am particulary interested if your dp/dr was not drug induced and you still have problems with lighting. I see in the journal article on this site that 16% of folks have issues with lights.
I have a huge problem with indoor lights. I get real symptomatic when in a library, in a mall, or a Costco or Walmart. My field of vision gets real wierd. Reading is very difficult at times. It is even hard to play a card game at the kichen table.
I get real "zombieish" and spaced out. There really is no anxiety involved, jsut visual problems and concentration due to the lights. I eventually can feel strong dp/dr when in these settings. No panic attacks or agorapobia here...just visual responses to the lights
Anybody relate?
jft

 

[Guest]

Chyea, I get real bad depersonalization/anxiety in dim setting's, especially if its tinted (like a soft orange tone) thats found especially in flourescent lights.

Now I'm utterly obsessed with it. I must have EVERY light on in any room I'm found, with all fresh lightbulbs in.

I believe it's pretty common in those affected by DP.

By the way, my DP is not drug induced, and I don't believe their is a such thing as drug induced DP. Because DP is more of a natural (but unexpected) emotion rather then a feeling triggered by something so drastic. It'd be like saying being held at gun-point can induce a panic attack... uh, well of course it would, who wouldnt shit their pant's in that case? Dah'well I'm too sleepy to continue

Hope you feel better

 

[Guest]

I've got the evidence that dp can be drug induced right here. Hold on...let me prepare this for you...I got DP from Drug Abuse 8) There you go. I know you'd like to feel better about yourself knowing that you've got a 'natural' 'clean' disorder...but you've got the same thing as I, a former cough syrup addict, have.

 

[Guest]

I've got the evidence that dp can be drug induced right here. Hold on...let me prepare this for you...I got DP from Drug Abuse 8) There you go. I know you'd like to feel better about yourself knowing that you've got a 'natural' 'clean' disorder...but you've got the same thing as I, a former cough syrup addict, have.

Maybe what you mean is.. "Drugs and/or Alcohol" brought out an underlying anxiety disorder in you.. and DP is just a symptom of it!

Cause by definition, depersonalization is a NATURAL REACTION and an EMOTION (just like ..ehh, anger!)

so check this out, if you shoot heroin once and it makes you violent while you're high, will you be forever a violent staggering monster and develop long term anger problems with outbursts of rage? Of course not

Drug induced emotions are short term, look it up if you dont believe me.. and if you dont feel like looking it up, just take my word for it.. considering I was a habitual pot smoker who occasionally switched to pcp and pain killers.

 

[Guest]

I'm not going to argue with that. Derealization on the other hand, can stem from a unnatural place...

I think my DR and perceptual problems are due to brain damage.