J
joe22uk
New member
Hi, I am 23 male and from the midlands (UK). I have been diagnosed with CFS/ME as well as minner depression and OCD. I am currently on no medication.
I have joined this forum because I have been having some unusual symptoms and I am hoping someone here may have heard of them.
The main thing that has been bothering me is seeing faces in patterns. This is hard for me to explain. It is kinda like when you look up at the clouds and see shapes but I am never intentialy doing this. These faces can appear anywhere (in pattern in carpet/fabrics/wallpaper/rocks even in patterns caused by light shining on celling (paint caused some bits to seem lighter). These faces are not human they are just eye(s) nose mouth made up from pattern. I am aware that they are not real yet I am starting to get concerned as I see them quite often. Usualy this happens after waking and in the evening (though it can happen anytime) and being tired/down can make it worse.
I also find I can easily misread text (think a word is a different word) and my eyes play tricks on me. For example I can see flashes of colours or think I just saw something out of the corner of my eye. This happens mainly in the evening a few hours before my usual bed time. I also get the feeling that someone is behind me (that feeling you get when someone is close to you) even though I know I am in an empty room (again this happens close to bed time and when tired/down).
Hope that was understandable but I am not good at explaining things to others. Sorry for a long introduction and my spelling.
I know I can not be diagnosed via the Internet and I am seeing my GP soon but before I go I thought it would be useful to get other peoples input so I can do some research before the apointment.
I have joined this forum because I have been having some unusual symptoms and I am hoping someone here may have heard of them.
The main thing that has been bothering me is seeing faces in patterns. This is hard for me to explain. It is kinda like when you look up at the clouds and see shapes but I am never intentialy doing this. These faces can appear anywhere (in pattern in carpet/fabrics/wallpaper/rocks even in patterns caused by light shining on celling (paint caused some bits to seem lighter). These faces are not human they are just eye(s) nose mouth made up from pattern. I am aware that they are not real yet I am starting to get concerned as I see them quite often. Usualy this happens after waking and in the evening (though it can happen anytime) and being tired/down can make it worse.
I also find I can easily misread text (think a word is a different word) and my eyes play tricks on me. For example I can see flashes of colours or think I just saw something out of the corner of my eye. This happens mainly in the evening a few hours before my usual bed time. I also get the feeling that someone is behind me (that feeling you get when someone is close to you) even though I know I am in an empty room (again this happens close to bed time and when tired/down).
Hope that was understandable but I am not good at explaining things to others. Sorry for a long introduction and my spelling.
I know I can not be diagnosed via the Internet and I am seeing my GP soon but before I go I thought it would be useful to get other peoples input so I can do some research before the apointment.