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Bright sunshine

Billy87

I have always found myself gettting badly effected by bright sunshine. I never understood why before I knew I was autistic but when the sun gets really bright it causes me to have a real crash and sometimes sink into a depression. I realised yesterday this is cos of the sensory overload I get from the really bright sun when Im out. Its not so bad at home cos I can draw the curtains if I need to

Does anyone else get this and if so have you any tips for dealing with it? I dont usually wear sunglasses but Im wondering if that might help

I think because my burnout is worse after a busy week things are affecting me more at the moment 

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  • I am sitting right now in work, wearing sunglasses indoors. My desk is in the darkest corner and I'm still overwhelmed by the light levels. I have my hoodie up too, and a coat on, as the windows are all wide open because apparently April automatically means 'warm' (I'm freezing). And the noise of the roof machinery humming like fifty fridges at once is also pushing my sensory overwhelm to the max. But the sun brightness is the worst of it.

    I remember asking my optician, years ago, why I was ultra-sensitive to sunlight. She said 'blue eyes' and that was that. I suppose autism occurred to neither of us there and then.

    I know exactly what you mean about the depression. I have an inverted form of SAD I think, where oppressive light crushes my mood, and I get somewhat lifted by the approach of Autumn just as others are sliding into the sloughs of despond. 

  • in reply to Shardovan

    I do like a bit of gentle sunlight in small doses, so I'm not a complete vampire. But overall...

  • in reply to Shardovan

    Would it be insane to suggest that it also seems to cause me greater internal inflammation? I'm much more out of sorts in the spring and summer in many ways. Irritated, exhausted, overwhelmed. 

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