Hi all.
I've just been at a migraine in the workspace zoom call with the UK's Migraine Trust Charity and a link to this forum was shared. I'm in Bristol, UK. I'm 47.
I haven't been in work for 10 years due a lot to the problems I was having with lighting, computers, driving, etc. all of which seemed to be triggering dreadful and very frequent migraine attacks, which I have only recently found some effective treatment for. I wasn't able to work in a work environment and then I can't work from home because I get migraine attacks triggered by screen use and what work can you do at home that doesn't use computers.
I have recently been looking into treatments for binocular visual dysfunction which I seem to have but its never been explained to me before at a sight check.
I am qualified as a clinical psychologist. I first started complaining at work about computer screens when I was age 31. I felt like I was going mad because everyone else seemed fine and not bothered. My step father said I would be locked up if I kept complaining about my vision because it could be a sign I was going mad. So it's been hard to talk about all of this and understand what is going on.
My inlaws go mad at me when I visit their house because I can't bear their dining room light on. They say it doesn't bother anyone else. If I put my hand between me and the light it gives a strobe effect. I find it really hard to eat my food and look at anyone talking.
I feel like I'm going to fall down going into various indoor environments. Now that winter is coming it's going to get much worse because lights are on everywhere and I've ended up with 2 nervous breakdowns in midwinter because of this.
I hope this forum is going to help me understand the problems that I have, help me know how to explain things so that people don't think I'm mad or awkward and offer me ways that I can manage the problems so that I can get my life back.