Visual Motion Sensitivity Practice
Why am I doing this?
Your brain has become overly sensitive to visual motion. Avoiding these situations can make the sensitivity persist.
This programme helps your brain gradually become more comfortable around movement and busy environments.
How hard should it feel?
Aim for a temporary increase in symptoms of:
3–5 out of 10
This is enough to challenge your system without overwhelming it.
You do not need to avoid all symptoms.
During practice
Choose an activity that increases symptoms slightly:
Examples:
Watching moving traffic
Watching people walk by
Watching videos with movement
Looking around a supermarket
Walking through busy environments
Stay with the activity until symptoms rise mildly.
Recovery
After finishing an activity becomes comfortable:
Increase time.
Increase visual complexity.
Add standing.
Add walking.
Add head movement.
Only change one thing at a time.
Remember
Some symptoms during practice are expected and helpful.
The goal is not to avoid symptoms completely.
The goal is to teach your brain that visual motion is safe.:
Symptoms should gradually settle.
Aim to return close to your normal level within 20–30 minutes.
If symptoms remain much worse for several hours, reduce the challenge next time.
How often?
Practice:
1–3 times daily
5–15 minutes per session (if watching optokinetics even 30seconds maybe enough)
Short, frequent practice is usually better than occasional long sessions.
Progressing
When an activity becomes comfortable:
Increase time.
Increase visual complexity.
Add standing.
Add walking.
Add head movement.
Only change one thing at a time.
Remember
Some symptoms during practice are expected and helpful.
The goal is not to avoid symptoms completely.
The goal is to teach your brain that visual motion is safe.
