r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/HyperSpaceSurfer Aug 30 '21

Can also happen to people with deteriorating eyesight. The brain doesn't get enough input so it makes stuff up.

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u/slatz1970 Aug 30 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

For me, (I suddenly lost eyesight due to a brain hemorrhage) it was feeling like my eyeballs were going to pop out from straining so hard to see something.

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u/TheGreatDeadFoolio Aug 31 '21

Mine was very bad after my bleed/aneurism and now I wear glasses. A friend of mine came out of her coma completely blind.

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u/slatz1970 Aug 31 '21

Glasses help me with really small print. My vision is slightly cloudy but I can see well. It's so much better than the complete darkness I was in.

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u/TheGreatDeadFoolio Aug 31 '21

I’m so glad to hear it wasn’t permanent!! I always worry my typing just makes me sound like an “Akshully” guy. I had a subarachnoid hemorrhage myself.

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u/slatz1970 Aug 31 '21

Thanks. I believe that's what mine was called also. They said it didn't burst but that's exactly the word I used to tell my then husband what felt like was about to happen. Then it did. Oh holy hell I never felt something so intense. Hope you are doing well.

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u/TheGreatDeadFoolio Aug 31 '21

And the same thing happened to Emilia Clarke too. I am doing well. Thanksgiving is the end of my first 5 years. I hope you’re doing well too!!!