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I have been having frequent problems and I am not sure if is my eyes or my cognition ..
I do wear corrective lenses and my eyesight really is not that bad according to my prescription ..
However ..this is what is going on .. I can see words clearly but my mind will not make the connection immediatly .. I see the word but can not read it right away .. this has been going on for about a year .. not all the time but more frequent lately. Anyone ever heard of this? or ideas as to what this could be?

[(JD)]

What does your optometrist say? They can look into your eyes and tell alot about what else is going on in your body. I'd see your eye doctor, or MD or even ask about a neurologist, if your therapist thinks that's a good idea.

I know some emotional disorders might affect the vision. Can you tie them to any particular type of conversation or music, for example, that it might be your response to a trigger?

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Originally Posted by (JD)

What does your optometrist say? They can look into your eyes and tell alot about what else is going on in your body. I'd see your eye doctor, or MD or even ask about a neurologist, if your therapist thinks that's a good idea.

I know some emotional disorders might affect the vision. Can you tie them to any particular type of conversation or music, for example, that it might be your response to a trigger?

I have not seen a doctor about this yet because I havent been sure who to see honestly.
I havent seen a therapist in 2 years .. I had to stop therapy when or insurance was cut due to my husbands lay-off. Had to stop all medications also.
Here is an example of what happens .. lets say an email suffix for example ..
rjbrighton@...
If i were to first see that my mind would think r j bri ght on ..instead of
rj brighton .. my eyes see it but cannot put it together .. this happens with words too as i read .. it will come on suddenly and my mind cannot concieve what the word is ..
it comes on suddenly and frustates me ..
that is the best way i can describe it..
Asking myself is this my eyes doing this or my brain?

You mentioned emotional disorders that cause visual disorders .. what are they?
thanks for your reply

[Fresia]

I know there are too many to name that impact cognitive abilities in general and stress even but I am not knowledgeable enough for the symptoms you are describing to attribute it to one or several things.

What jumps out at me are a few things, but one in particular is that it has been a relatively recent development, unlike if you'd struggled with it all your life such as with a learning disability. I would start with the eye doctor (Opthalmologist, who specializes in illnesses/injuries of the eye, not an Optometrist) to make sure the physical properties of my eyes were ok in processing visual images and see what he/she says. I know it is costly without insurance to see the docs but depending on what the Opthamologist says, I would then possibly talk to my GP and if a referral to someone else is needed to to go. Without their help, there is no way to tell if it is a physical impairment or cognitive and they can direct you appropriately.

I have trouble processing what I see at various times but it is due to a learning disability diagnosed late in life, my illness, or at times my meds (which isn't an issue for you at this time). Any of which can affect my ability to process information and the phonetic reading/spelling as you describe. I've had all of these all my life however, but I know there are cognitive factors that impact my abilities and have learned in my case to work with them. But they had to rule out that there was nothing physical first to make sure there was nothing harmful going on underlying these symptoms.

I really do know how costly it is. If it is of concern or if you are having any other symptoms with it, see someone to put your mind at ease. It will be worth the cost.

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Originally Posted by Fresia

I know there are too many to name that impact cognitive abilities in general and stress even but I am not knowledgeable enough for the symptoms you are describing to attribute it to one or several things.

What jumps out at me are a few things, but one in particular is that it has been a relatively recent development, unlike if you'd struggled with it all your life such as with a learning disability. I would start with the eye doctor (Opthalmologist, who specializes in illnesses/injuries of the eye, not an Optometrist) to make sure the physical properties of my eyes were ok in processing visual images and see what he/she says. I know it is costly without insurance to see the docs but depending on what the Opthamologist says, I would then possibly talk to my GP and if a referral to someone else is needed to to go. Without their help, there is no way to tell if it is a physical impairment or cognitive and they can direct you appropriately.

I have trouble processing what I see at various times but it is due to a learning disability diagnosed late in life, my illness, or at times my meds (which isn't an issue for you at this time). Any of which can affect my ability to process information and the phonetic reading/spelling as you describe. I've had all of these all my life however, but I know there are cognitive factors that impact my abilities and have learned in my case to work with them. But they had to rule out that there was nothing physical first to make sure there was nothing harmful going on underlying these symptoms.

I really do know how costly it is. If it is of concern or if you are having any other symptoms with it, see someone to put your mind at ease. It will be worth the cost.

thanks for your reply ..
i will start with the eye doctor ..
as a child (8 yrs old) i was placed in an excellerated class in math .. it upset me so much because i was away from my friends .. i began to rebel and failed math tests just to get out of that class .. it worked ..
i got to be with my friends again but totally blocked math out of my mind completely! I could not do math if i wanted to after that .. i struggled so hard in math from then on .. was diagnosed in the 8th grade with a math disability .. i never had problems in any other classes.
the symptoms i am having now kind of reminds me of a tiny seizure
and it is worse when i am put on the spot to read something outloud.
in any case i will begin with the eye doctor and go from there.
i forgot to add to my original post ..my husband is back to work and we do have insurance once again.