How Sensory Inputs Can Impact the Visual System

Thursday, October 27, 2011 by Jessica Hoffarth

I am hypersensitive to visual input. For me, this means that crowds of moving people give me anxiety because they are so overwhelming to look at. I get motion sick sitting on my couch watching the cameraman on House Hunters pan from the tippy-top of a Miami condo building all the way down to the ocean. I’m not afraid of heights and would even love to go sky-diving, but I can’t look down. I can ride a roller coaster but only if my eyes are closed from beginning to end so I never see it move. I have anxiety at concerts if I’m in the packed lawn area, but if I’m in an area with fixed seats where people move less I’m okay. The vibrations from the concert music, since it’s usually so very loud, help me modulate my sensory systems. That’s another blog post you’ll see later. Blinking lights agitate me, fans give me stress, and I really don’t like strobe lights or the light up spinning toys that a lot of kids like. I can’t watch when my husband, who is a sensory seeker, taps his foot while he’s sitting next to me.

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