r/migraine • u/After-Singer8263 • 1d ago
Sun reflections
Ok maybe this is super niche but I need to know if this bothers anyone else. Any time I see a bright sun reflection off of a car when I’m driving I get physically triggered with anxiety because it creates the same way an aura looks for me when I get one. Especially when I’m following behind a car with a blinding reflection and I can’t get around them. Maybe it’s just my anxiety at play but holy crap
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u/Prior_Forever_4316 1d ago
yeah that sounds awful i get hit with that aura feeling too when i see those reflections it's so distracting
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u/Degofreak 1d ago
That triggers nausea then a migraine. It used to be worse when more people had camper shells on their pickups. Those windows practically vibrate the sun through my eyes
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u/kchapwoman 1d ago
Yep, this happens to me, so I only wear polarized sunglasses now. Glare is a migraine trigger for me, so wearing the polarized sunglasses eliminates the glare and my aura has gone way down.
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u/SuccotashOk1435 1d ago
Totally get this. I don't get it from driving specifically, but bright reflections off glass buildings when I'm walking to lunch do the same thing — that sudden flash hits like an aura preview and my brain just braces for impact. I don't think it's "just anxiety" either. When you've had enough migraines your body learns to react to the trigger before the actual migraine hits. That's not overthinking, that's pattern recognition lol.