I continually feel like there isn't enough light?

[Aetherius Rimor]

Over the past few months, I've seem to become more sensitive to ambient lighting. Not entirely sure why though.

It always feels like it's too dark, even if I can see perfectly fine. I'll go outside to be in the sunlight occasionally which makes me feel better, but I work inside at home so rarely leave the house.

The feeling originally started after I was doing MXE for a couple weeks, so I just assumed it was because of that, but I haven't done it for months now so I don't believe that's the cause.

Googling hasn't yielded any answers, and symptoms of vitamin d/sunlight deficiency don't appear to give this as a symptom.

I've already replaced some of the lights inside the house with brighter and whiter lights, but it still doesn't feel adequate.

I'm craving sunlight, but just don't have a work schedule that permits me to be in the sun very often.

Does anyone have ideas on what could be causing this? Only other idea I have, is it could just be a depression type symptom, but I don't have any anxiety or other feelings of depression outside of my usual bipolar phases.

 

[MrGrunge]

Seasonal Affective Disorder. Nothing to worry about - it's very common. Try going outside more often, start exercising (if you don't already), eat healthy and listen to music that reminds you of Summer (works for me). Drug experiences, especially those with a strong psychoactive effect like MXE, can alter the way we experience the world - it's very possible that your symptoms are a result of your MXE use. Come Spring (or even sooner, who knows?) you'll be fine.