Thanks for the advice, I have GAD, obsessional thinking, and suffer from derealisation. Like I said I got these symptoms after very low use speed, and then a big panic attack where I thought I was dying and the anxiety and derealisation came on a couple of days later. I noticed my vision had got weird after the derealisation, things seemed foggy, fluorescent lights hurt my eyes, and my anxiety was through the roof 24/7, it was really hard, but I'm still here.
After this I did notice my vision was off, especially at night, more prominent tracers, and neon stereos etc hurt my eyes, but I guess since then I haven't really worried about my vision at all, and I only notice my vision 'going noticeably off' when my anxiety/dr is high, and I guess there comes the question....is it the dr/anxiety causing these issues, or could it be HPPD? I mean can anxiety/dr itself, cause symptoms like HPPD?
Since thinking I have HPPD my anxiety has increased I and my vision has gotten worse and I'm in a bit of a vicious cycle...does this sound like HPPD, or like you said probably the anxiety/dr? I mean if I had HPPD even if quite mild, would I have been able to just not to notice it really for 10 years! Or would it be extremely obvious? I seem to latch on to illnesses and obsess, I know for the past 10 years I haven't really been bothered by my vision, it's off, but I don't see things move, breath, or have noticeable static, or anything like that, I mean bright patterns on shirts and dots close together sometimes hurt my eyes etc...but that's about it. I am also hyper sensitive and I'm always checking things and worrying about having schizophrenia, seeing/hearing things, but I can honestly say I haven't ever truly hallucinated.
Thanks for your long and detailed post, you seem very knowledgable and helpful.
Also are there people on here that cope with this illness and can lead okay lives? I guess a forum maybe isn't the best indication because most people are after help. Thanks again