Well I have been playing online computer games for 4 years now. After the 3rd year, my eyes started going wierd. I think I have lost my depth preception, I have trouble focusing on things close- then far away... And I use to freak out about it because I didn't know what was going on. Everything looks like I am looking into a picture.. Or a computer monitor.
I am sure I have developed anxiety disorders from this. There was a time where I would hyperventilate and start to panic, thinking I can't breathe. Now I learned to controll this, and relax. I still have chest pains, neck pains, back pains ect.
Aside from the anxiety the computer has caused me, I have also became very depressed. I use to be very popular throughout middle school and into freshman year highschool.. But since then things have been dramatically going downhill, socially that is. As a resault I am constantly thinking back to the good old days... Back in middle school, when I use to have girlfriends, play football, go to parties- almost as if I am having my "mid life crisis" at age 17. It's very depressing dropping so far on the social ladder, and I am just now realizing my problems... Which leads me to my next issue.
Sure it's easy to just say "stop playing computer games?" well the fact is, I have become addicted to them. Specifically, an mmorpg called world of warcraft. I have tried to quit, but I just end up playing a differant game and eventually go back to wow. I need to stop playing for the sake of my eyes.. If the computer is the cause of my eye problems.. Which yet again, leads to another issue...
I also have an abnormally "large" forehead, which makes the rest of my head look big. I start thinking of crazy things like "maybe my parents are hiding something from me, maybe I have some disease/tumor." all my life people have been nice to me, very rarely pointing out that I have a "large forehead" because I was such a cool person. I never once thought about my head being bigger then normal, because I just simpily didn't care. Now I flip out about it. I feel depressed every time I go to school, thinking people are just staring at my fat head. I wonder what people are thinking about me constantly, and i'm getting tierd of it.
I have came here for any advice people may have for me.. Or if anyone is in a similar situation. Thanks for your help.