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Can having a sensitivity to light lead to severe mental illnesses?
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No: While sensitivity to light may cause discomfort and stress, it will not cause mental illness.
Answered 12/16/2012
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No: Many people with mental illness have light sensitivity either real or part of the underlying illness. Light sensitivity does not cause mental illness.
Answered 12/16/2012
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