Winter wonderland, a visual over stimulating nightmare.

[Voltaic]

I had to rush out the door today. I went from waking up to rushing to the car. I find adjusting to light from waking up is already bad enough as it is. I normally cover my face with blankets and slowly expose more and more light to myself until even a dim environment is manageable. I overslept and had to rush out the door to catch my ride. Though it sucks A lot to not have time to adjust from thr darkness of sleep to light. I had to power through it, then I stepped outside. Something people don't think about if they have never experienced it is how bright a sunny winter day is. All the white of the snow reflects sunlight a lot, to the point in which you can get sunburn even with the less powerful winter sun. If my already overstimulated brain wasn't bad before, it went from 0 to 100 faster than something that is fast (can t think of a good analogy). I went immediately back inside. And didnt know what to do. My cousin saw me walk out then turn around to go back in. He said that he thought I forgot something until enough time passed where he called me. I explained what was happening, though confused he accepted it, and drove right beside the door. I used my eyesight to aid me to get to the car, it sucked. Then ended up pulling my touque over my eyes to shield myself from the deadly laser in the sky that we call the sun. Closing your eyes on their own is still way to bright. My eyes remained covered for a good amount of time, because I was already in sensory overload. It took a good half hour to be able to uncover my eyes as I slowly let in more and more light.

It sucked. Normal y I love the snow, but it was one of the worse sensory overload I had in a while, and normally it only happens because of people and unnatural stuff. Maybe I should carry my ski goggles at all times for these situations...

 

[Streetwise]

I had to rush out the door today. I went from waking up to rushing to the car. I find adjusting to light from waking up is already bad enough as it is. I normally cover my face with blankets and slowly expose more and more light to myself until even a dim environment is manageable. I overslept and had to rush out the door to catch my ride. Though it sucks A lot to not have time to adjust from thr darkness of sleep to light. I had to power through it, then I stepped outside. Something people don't think about if they have never experienced it is how bright a sunny winter day is. All the white of the snow reflects sunlight a lot, to the point in which you can get sunburn even with the less powerful winter sun. If my already overstimulated brain wasn't bad before, it went from 0 to 100 faster than something that is fast (can t think of a good analogy). I went immediately back inside. And didnt know what to do. My cousin saw me walk out then turn around to go back in. He said that he thought I forgot something until enough time passed where he called me. I explained what was happening, though confused he accepted it, and drove right beside the door. I used my eyesight to aid me to get to the car, it sucked. Then ended up pulling my touque over my eyes to shield myself from the deadly laser in the sky that we call the sun. Closing your eyes on their own is still way to bright. My eyes remained covered for a good amount of time, because I was already in sensory overload. It took a good half hour to be able to uncover my eyes as I slowly let in more and more light.

It sucked. Normal y I love the snow, but it was one of the worse sensory overload I had in a while, and normally it only happens because of people and unnatural stuff. Maybe I should carry my ski goggles at all times for these situations...

Get sunglasses with AMBER lenses -i use them if I get a migraine ,if AMBER isn't enough get sunglasses with dark green lenses .
I used to have ray bans but only because they were heavy ,which was comforting and also because it meant I knew they were there and if they came off! I remembered,even better get wraparound sunglasses

 

[onlything]

I had to rush out the door today. I went from waking up to rushing to the car. I find adjusting to light from waking up is already bad enough as it is. I normally cover my face with blankets and slowly expose more and more light to myself until even a dim environment is manageable. I overslept and had to rush out the door to catch my ride. Though it sucks A lot to not have time to adjust from thr darkness of sleep to light. I had to power through it, then I stepped outside. Something people don't think about if they have never experienced it is how bright a sunny winter day is. All the white of the snow reflects sunlight a lot, to the point in which you can get sunburn even with the less powerful winter sun. If my already overstimulated brain wasn't bad before, it went from 0 to 100 faster than something that is fast (can t think of a good analogy). I went immediately back inside. And didnt know what to do. My cousin saw me walk out then turn around to go back in. He said that he thought I forgot something until enough time passed where he called me. I explained what was happening, though confused he accepted it, and drove right beside the door. I used my eyesight to aid me to get to the car, it sucked. Then ended up pulling my touque over my eyes to shield myself from the deadly laser in the sky that we call the sun. Closing your eyes on their own is still way to bright. My eyes remained covered for a good amount of time, because I was already in sensory overload. It took a good half hour to be able to uncover my eyes as I slowly let in more and more light.

It sucked. Normal y I love the snow, but it was one of the worse sensory overload I had in a while, and normally it only happens because of people and unnatural stuff. Maybe I should carry my ski goggles at all times for these situations...

And people wonder why I use sunglasses in winter...

 

[WereBear]

Sunlight off snow is about 80% of what the sun in the sky puts out. No wonder you were overwhelmed!

 

[OkRad]

I hate hate hate snow. I moved away from Canada, going south with a snow shovel on my back and did not stop until some kid asked me, "What is that funny looking thing you have on your back?" There I relocated.

 

[Voltaic]

I still can't live without snow. Not just because I am a skiier, but because it is a different way of life dealing with it. If I left snow, I would leave a part of my life behind with it.

 

[dragoncat16]

I am so miserable living in a place without any real winter. It is pretty bright during the day, so I wear sunglasses. I love how it is light even at night when there's snow all over.

Waking up to a glaring light is unpleasant, but for me it only takes a couple of minutes to get used to it. Certain people in my life like to wake me up by bursting into my room and turning the light on in my face, and they do that no matter how many times I ask them not to do it.

 

[Voltaic]

I am so miserable living in a place without any real winter. It is pretty bright during the day, so I wear sunglasses. I love how it is light even at night when there's snow all over
Waking up to a glaring light is unpleasant, but for me it only takes a couple of minutes to get used to it. Certain people in my life like to wake me up by bursting into my room and turning the light on in my face, and they do that no matter how many times I ask them not to do it.

You have blanket for a reason. hide! forget about the overly bright world behind the blankets. Hide and ignore the world and all of its problems, trust me. I have only spent a few years in the hospital.