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As someone else who has regular ocular migraines, this causes absolutely no anxiety for me. I can kind of see the resemblance but it's pretty obviously not one.

As someone else who has regular ocular migraines, this causes absolutely no anxiety for me. I can kind of see the resemblance but it's pretty obviously not one. And if it was, is it really so bad getting them? For me it's just a weird optical effect that passes... I really don't think anyone needs to go out of their way to accommodate my quirk.

silisili 3y ago
For me they are. Mine start -exactly- like this, seeing colors on white that aren't there. Then progresses to losing vision in your center focus, making you read from a periphry. Then moves to what I can only describe as a mountain dew colored wiggling lightning bolt, with extreme light sensitivity and sometimes dull headache. Lasts anywhere from 30m to 90m, usually. I'm only slightly trying to play a 'trigger warning' card here, it's completely unnecessary and looks awful, just as my vision does when this happens. It made me check a few other sites back and forth to make sure I wasn't seeing things. Normally when I see this, I figure I'm gonna be going through the motions for the next hour.
- iforgotpassword 3y ago
  Interesting. I have what you describe as step 1 about half of the day, I didn't even notice the page did that! I very rarely have your step 2, about two times a year maybe.
- elevaet 3y ago
  Good thing it doesnt actually trigger it I guess. Sounds like mine are milder they only last around 5-10mins and I just get the central ring - looks like I stared at a donut shaped lightbulb for too long, and almost never associate with a headache (but sometimes with a hard to describe wooziness).
isoprophlex 3y ago
I have infrequent migraines and this scared the ever living fuck out of me. Mine are of the "wouldn't you rather be dead?" variety when it comes to headache and vomiting, though.
- elevaet 3y ago
  Ocular migraines are different from "real" migraines as they dont have the terrible headache that comes with. Just the optical effects.

silisili 3y ago

For me they are. Mine start -exactly- like this, seeing colors on white that aren't there. Then progresses to losing vision in your center focus, making you read from a periphry. Then moves to what I can only describe as a mountain dew colored wiggling lightning bolt, with extreme light sensitivity and sometimes dull headache. Lasts anywhere from 30m to 90m, usually. I'm only slightly trying to play a 'trigger warning' card here, it's completely unnecessary and looks awful, just as my vision does when this happens. It made me check a few other sites back and forth to make sure I wasn't seeing things. Normally when I see this, I figure I'm gonna be going through the motions for the next hour.

iforgotpassword 3y ago
Interesting. I have what you describe as step 1 about half of the day, I didn't even notice the page did that! I very rarely have your step 2, about two times a year maybe.
elevaet 3y ago
Good thing it doesnt actually trigger it I guess. Sounds like mine are milder they only last around 5-10mins and I just get the central ring - looks like I stared at a donut shaped lightbulb for too long, and almost never associate with a headache (but sometimes with a hard to describe wooziness).

isoprophlex 3y ago

I have infrequent migraines and this scared the ever living fuck out of me. Mine are of the "wouldn't you rather be dead?" variety when it comes to headache and vomiting, though.

elevaet 3y ago
Ocular migraines are different from "real" migraines as they dont have the terrible headache that comes with. Just the optical effects.