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How This Proven 21-Day Natural Method Eliminated Anxiety For Thousands

How an Eye Doctor’s Unconventional Fix Solved My Burnout, ADHD, and Creativity Block — When Nothing Else Worked.

3 min readApr 26, 2025

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I was in an optometrist’s chair, crying, when I should’ve been at my therapist’s office.

“Your prescription has not changed,” Dr. Voss said, looking at my file. “But how you’re seeing has.”

I wasn’t failing my eyes — my eyes were failing me. What came next was a vision rehab program that did more for my mental health in three weeks than three years of meditation apps ever had.

Here’s what worked (and the science that supports it):

ADVICE: The 20–20–20 Rule That Cured My Doomscrolling Addiction

Confession: My old work style was a 4-hour hyperfocus marathon, burning out my eyes. Instead I’d tumble into Instagram revenge bedtime procrastination.

The game-changer? Setting a timer every 20 minutes to:

  • Or my fire escape (20ft from it, exactly)
  • Identify a new feature (patterns of rust, footprints of pigeons)
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Haseeb Ahmad Khan
Haseeb Ahmad Khan

Written by Haseeb Ahmad Khan

I write about mental health, mental toughness, self-care, and personal growth because healing starts with understanding. Turning struggles into growth |

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