I've worn glasses for the last ten years, and ever since I've got them, I've experienced what I can only describe as minor feelings of derealization. Everything always seems.... a little strange with them on - it's as if the world is not quite there, and everything is slightly unreal. How can I stop this? I've tried researching this online but can only come across accounts of people who suffer from non-stop derealization (plus and sans glasses) and posts that recommend you just get used to your new specs. Which I have been trying to do. For ten years.
These feelings of strangeness have been nicely enhanced by a recent bout of labyrinthitis from which I am still recovering, but I've felt like this on and off or as long as I've had glasses, and it's starting to bother me more and more. In the past, I've just tried to ignore the feeling as best as I can, but it's never gone away, and frankly, it's getting on my nerves!
I've spoken to a few friends who say similar things, but no-one seems to have a solution as to how to deal with it.
It's definitely worse when outside and moving around, and best when inside and sitting still, while looking through the centre of the lenses. I'm in no doubt that it's mostly related to the warping and colour aberrations that occur with any reasonably strong prescription, as well as a general tunnel like perception of viewing the world through two small bits of glass hanging in front of you, but I would really like to stop it.
The feeling very much goes away if I take them off or wear contacts, but the first option is not much of an option anymore, as the world descends into an uncoordinated blur, and while I do wear contacts, I find it difficult to read for long periods in them (yes, I have tried toric lenses) so that pretty much rules them out for the average work day, or any weekend not spent outside.
Also, as people are bound to ask this, I'm short sighted, and my prescription is -2.25 in the left eye, and -4.50 in the other with –0.50 of astigmatism. I've experienced this to varying degrees with every pair of glasses I've ever owned, and although my prescription is now stable, I've had the same feeling even when the prescription has been different. I've had it with thinned down lenses, thick plastic lenses, round glasses, small glasses, big glasses, you name it.
I suspect the answer to this question is going to be, suck up to the dreaded laser eye surgery or try to become better friends with contacts, but if you've had these feelings while wearing glasses and managed to get rid of them, what did you do?
These feelings of strangeness have been nicely enhanced by a recent bout of labyrinthitis from which I am still recovering, but I've felt like this on and off or as long as I've had glasses, and it's starting to bother me more and more. In the past, I've just tried to ignore the feeling as best as I can, but it's never gone away, and frankly, it's getting on my nerves!
I've spoken to a few friends who say similar things, but no-one seems to have a solution as to how to deal with it.
It's definitely worse when outside and moving around, and best when inside and sitting still, while looking through the centre of the lenses. I'm in no doubt that it's mostly related to the warping and colour aberrations that occur with any reasonably strong prescription, as well as a general tunnel like perception of viewing the world through two small bits of glass hanging in front of you, but I would really like to stop it.
The feeling very much goes away if I take them off or wear contacts, but the first option is not much of an option anymore, as the world descends into an uncoordinated blur, and while I do wear contacts, I find it difficult to read for long periods in them (yes, I have tried toric lenses) so that pretty much rules them out for the average work day, or any weekend not spent outside.
Also, as people are bound to ask this, I'm short sighted, and my prescription is -2.25 in the left eye, and -4.50 in the other with –0.50 of astigmatism. I've experienced this to varying degrees with every pair of glasses I've ever owned, and although my prescription is now stable, I've had the same feeling even when the prescription has been different. I've had it with thinned down lenses, thick plastic lenses, round glasses, small glasses, big glasses, you name it.
I suspect the answer to this question is going to be, suck up to the dreaded laser eye surgery or try to become better friends with contacts, but if you've had these feelings while wearing glasses and managed to get rid of them, what did you do?