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Since about 15, before I had tried any drugs, I always experienced bright color blobs, patterns, visual snow and movement in the dark, as well as grids across the sky (this doesn't happen often anymore). It always kind of made it hard for me to get around in the dark. When I began experimenting with cannabis and psychedelics the visual disturbances became brighter and more pronounced. I also, however, seemed to gain more control over them. If I want to, I can "make" myself see flowing patterns in hardwood, shifting of stones and grains, patterns, grids, faint blobs of color (faint in daylight), etc. I also can "ignore" them.
Even being able control it somewhat, it can be hard to get around in the dark. It gets worse when I'm sad, stressed or angry. Sometimes the colors and patterns I see are so bright, and change so quickly I need someone to guide me out of a room. There are times where I can "silence" the visual noise and focus on my path, but its usually pretty hard to control as the more I pay attention to it the more it happens. In the dark I see tribal patterns, grids, heavy static, and very rarely "creatures". I don't interpret the creatures as actually existing, I just kind of see what look like weird, imaginery creatures lurking in the dark. This state is very similar to what I experience before bed when I let my mind drift and I imagine shapes, places, weird cartoons, space, etc sometimes in shockingly crisp detail with eyes closed. When I listen to music in a dark room often times the colors will dance to the music very much like patterns dance and flow to music on psychedelics.
Is there any explanation for this? It doesn't really bother me at all and in situations like trying to sleep or relaxing in a dark room I barely even notice it but its always there.
I don't know if its relevant, but I often experience after images, especially of text. I don't have to stare at something for it to produce an after image either. Sometimes I'll glance at things and I'll see multiple after images of it in layers until it disappears.
I am also short-sighted but wear prescription glasses. When I put my glasses on, it sharpens the details of the images as if they were as real as everything else.
I am not asking for a diagnosis, I'm simply asking if anyone else experiences this or if anyone has any research or articles that may provide a possible explanation for this.
I am familiar with information on HPPD.
Since about 15, before I had tried any drugs, I always experienced bright color blobs, patterns, visual snow and movement in the dark, as well as grids across the sky (this doesn't happen often anymore). It always kind of made it hard for me to get around in the dark. When I began experimenting with cannabis and psychedelics the visual disturbances became brighter and more pronounced. I also, however, seemed to gain more control over them. If I want to, I can "make" myself see flowing patterns in hardwood, shifting of stones and grains, patterns, grids, faint blobs of color (faint in daylight), etc. I also can "ignore" them.
Even being able control it somewhat, it can be hard to get around in the dark. It gets worse when I'm sad, stressed or angry. Sometimes the colors and patterns I see are so bright, and change so quickly I need someone to guide me out of a room. There are times where I can "silence" the visual noise and focus on my path, but its usually pretty hard to control as the more I pay attention to it the more it happens. In the dark I see tribal patterns, grids, heavy static, and very rarely "creatures". I don't interpret the creatures as actually existing, I just kind of see what look like weird, imaginery creatures lurking in the dark. This state is very similar to what I experience before bed when I let my mind drift and I imagine shapes, places, weird cartoons, space, etc sometimes in shockingly crisp detail with eyes closed. When I listen to music in a dark room often times the colors will dance to the music very much like patterns dance and flow to music on psychedelics.
Is there any explanation for this? It doesn't really bother me at all and in situations like trying to sleep or relaxing in a dark room I barely even notice it but its always there.
I don't know if its relevant, but I often experience after images, especially of text. I don't have to stare at something for it to produce an after image either. Sometimes I'll glance at things and I'll see multiple after images of it in layers until it disappears.
I am also short-sighted but wear prescription glasses. When I put my glasses on, it sharpens the details of the images as if they were as real as everything else.
I am not asking for a diagnosis, I'm simply asking if anyone else experiences this or if anyone has any research or articles that may provide a possible explanation for this.
I am familiar with information on HPPD.
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