Finding Balance: My Dizziness Journey

I’ve never talked about this publicly. Only close family/friends have known. But I’m finally ready to share a very personal part of my life—something that consumed over a decade of it: my struggle with a mysterious dizziness disorder that no doctor seemed to understand.

It wasn’t vertigo. It wasn’t something that showed up on scans or blood tests. I spent over 10 years searching for answers—everyone knew something was wrong, but no one could pinpoint exactly what it was because it didn’t match any textbook definition of dizziness.

When It All Started

I was 35, on holiday in Hawaii. I remember lying in the sun, standing up, and looking across the balcony at another hotel room when something shifted. My vision was off—it wouldn’t focus. Everything around me felt unstable. I turned to my partner and said, “Help me. Get me back to the room.”

That moment changed everything. The feeling didn’t go away. Back in LA, I started seeing doctors. Some suggested vertigo. Others prescribed medication that only made things worse.

Eventually, I was given Xanax, which surprisingly helped—temporarily. It calmed something inside me I didn’t fully understand at the time. That was the first sign that my nervous system was playing a bigger role in this than anyone realized.

For nine months, I lived in a constant haze. Every day was a struggle to feel even remotely normal—battling migraines, nausea, brain fog, mood swings, sadness, and an unrelenting dizziness that never let up. It was 24/7.

My brain was in overdrive, constantly working just to focus, to stay balanced, to feel “normal.” It never got a chance to relax. Sometimes it felt like a switch flipped—one moment I’d be fine, and the next my brain felt scrambled, my mood would spiral, and I couldn't function. Alcohol and Xanax dulled the symptoms, but they weren’t solutions. Just temporary numbing agents that gave my mind a brief moment of quiet.

The Search For Answers

I went to nine different doctors, from ENTs to holistic practitioners. No one had answers. One finally admitted, “I don’t know what’s wrong, but I’ll send you to a balance clinic.” That referral changed everything.

At the balance clinic, I learned about a disconnect between my eyes and brain. My issue wasn’t just dizziness—it was a focusing problem caused by prolonged screen time. My eyes weren’t adjusting the way they should. My brain had essentially re-learned how to see… incorrectly.

The balance therapist warned me: “You’ll get worse before you get better.” She was right. The therapy involved daily eye exercises, five times a day, retraining my brain to sync with my eyes again. Some days were worse than ever, but slowly, over three months, I improved. I learned how to manage it. For a while, that was enough.

The Turning Point

Fast forward 10 years. The dizziness returned—stronger, more disruptive. I began searching again, hoping something new had come out in the medical world. That’s when I stumbled across a video of Mark Cuban talking about a condition that sounded exactly like mine.

His interview led me to the Dizzy & Vertigo Institute in Los Angeles. They had advanced technology that could actually see your dizziness. That’s when everything shifted for good.

Finally Someone Could See My Dizziness!

At the institute, they put me through a series of intense tests—spinning machines, heat and cold exposure, goggles that monitored eye movement. It wasn’t fun. But it didn’t matter—I was already dizzy. I just needed someone to understand it and they did.

They identified my condition right away. A combination of visual focusing issues and nervous system stress responses. They created a holistic, step-by-step plan to treat it, based on all the unique triggers I’d developed over the years.

Healing One Layer At A Time

My treatment wasn’t just about head exercises anymore—it became about treating my entire system.

• Migraines: Botox helped. I now stay consistent with my appointments.

• Neck pain: I began weekly chiropractic care and massages.

• Jaw tension & grinding: I started Invisalign to correct my bite—jaw pain I’d had for years nearly disappeared within months.

• Stress: The root of everything. I started practicing daily breathwork, gentle yoga, and using a vagus nerve stimulator during travel or stressful times.

Each step peeled back another layer of the problem. And together, they made a massive difference.

What I've Learned

I’ve learned that dizziness isn’t just one thing. It can be neurological, emotional, physical—or all of the above. It’s a symptom of imbalance in the body. And one way to heal it is to address it holistically.

I’ve also learned how misunderstood dizziness can be. Because it’s invisible, people—including doctors—don’t always take it seriously. That makes it even harder when you’re suffering every day.

Today, I still deal with a minor focusing issue. But the brain fog is gone. The 24/7 pressure, the mood swings, the exhaustion—they’re gone too. I know how to manage my symptoms now. I know my triggers. And most importantly, I know I’m not crazy for feeling the way I felt.

And if you’re a woman, hormones can play a major role in your dizziness journey. I learned that fluctuations in estrogen and progesterone can significantly impact symptoms—so tracking your cycle and being aware of hormonal shifts is incredibly helpful in understanding your triggers and managing your overall balance.

Supporting Eye Health

In addition to my main treatment, I discovered there were other ways to support my focus issues—especially when it came to eye health. One key factor for me was eye dryness, which can contribute to focusing problems. Taking my doctor’s advice to address each trigger individually, I decided to make my eye care a daily priority.

I visited an eye doctor, found natural ways to treat dryness, and switched to contacts that offer better oxygen flow. I also started wearing my glasses in the evening to give my eyes a much-needed break.

Now, I make it a point to take breaks from screens throughout the day and use a screen protector that blocks out harmful blue light. Small changes, but they’ve made a noticeable difference.

Two tools I now swear by are Vision Convergence Training and Strabismus Correction Cards—simple exercises that instantly help relieve eye strain and improve my ability to focus. These little habits, done daily, keep my eyes stronger, more balanced, and far less fatigued.

Final Thoughts

If you’re dealing with unexplained dizziness, don’t give up. Don’t settle for “we don’t know.” Keep searching. Ask questions. Look at the body as a whole, not just one isolated symptom.

And take care of your eyes.

Our modern lifestyle—constant screens, blue light, lack of breaks—is affecting us in ways medicine is only just beginning to understand. Give your eyes time to rest. Protect your focus. Listen to your body when it says something is off.

What helped me might not help you—but sharing my story is my way of offering hope. Because I know how lonely this journey can be. You’re not alone.