⌈spatial disorientation⌋

encroaching

1/30, f5.6, ISO200

fog

1/60, f5.0, ISO6400

imbalance

1/8, f5.6, ISO 800

wiped out

1/60, f4.0, ISO200

topic: PTSD

I wanted to portray how Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can affect the perception of those who have undergone traumatic events. A person with PTSD can suffer from spatial dysfunction and disorientation. His or her visual world can constrict because peripheral eyesight becomes either hypersensitized (too sensitive) or suppressed (not sensitive enough). They struggle to pick up all surrounding environmental cues, spend more mental and physical energy to make “sense of everything,” become “wiped out” and eventually find it easier to “tune out” of their surroundings.

In my photos, I wanted to portray this lowered sense of awareness to the environment and how it could end up numbing the individual as a result. This experience is often called spatial dysfunction and disorientation. This can manifest in a variety of way, including: dizziness, lack of balance, vertigo, brain fog, difficulty maintaining straight posture or tilting the head to one side, and/or needing to look down at the ground or grab onto a wall while standing.

 

resources

https://www.woodslawyers.com/ptsd-and-spatial-disorientation/

https://mindeye.com/media/brain-glasses-play-critical-role-in-recovery-from-ptsd/#:~:text=A%20person%20with%20PTSD%20can,becomes%20either%20hypersensitized%20or%20suppressed.