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Partially sighted imaginings (self.Blind)
submitted by Littlebiggran
(Hoping waywo is humor)
Because of my macular degeneration, my eyes try to make sense of kaleidoscope pieces my eyes partially see.
Example, when I look at Zoom people, they look like stick people with big heads or in person, (pardon my language) they look like Arseface in the graphic novels (for those of you completely blind it's okay not to imagine this). I often close my eyes to stop the brain working too hard to make sense of a world through broken eyes.
Today, in my reddit feed, it said "Top Broadcast" and I read it as "Top Bro Cast".
Then I thought, hey, BROCAST is an excellent name for it.
Hellsacomin94 5 points 1y ago
Some of these effects may be considered Charles Bonnet Syndrome, visual hallucinations of those going blind. It was first discovered in the 1700’s, so you’d have to go pretty far back in the old days to be institutionalized.
Littlebiggran [OP] 5 points 1y ago
Thank God.
Edir: Charles Bonnet seems to be almost moving picture like images... Mine appear even looking still at one thing.
Edir: Charles Bonnet seems to be almost moving picture like images... Mine appear even looking still at one thing.
AllHarlowsEve 2 points 1y ago
I've got CBS and mine are usually still images but they might slide around or twitch. Very grudge girl kind of jerkiness.
zzaacckk8 3 points 1y ago
Sounds like I see like you sorta I describe it like an old antenna TV but in color. I have ripples waves ect... keeps thing interesting to say the least.
Littlebiggran [OP] 3 points 1y ago
Yeah, I wonder if in the old days, they would put me into the crazy house thinking I was hallucinating not blind or VI. Smile.
fanofthefollowing 2 points 1y ago
My brain decided I was seeing was a giant can of parmesan cheese in my bedroom closet.
Littlebiggran [OP] 1 points 1y ago
This.
fanofthefollowing 2 points 1y ago
I told some friends about it. They said I need to lay off the mushrooms!
I also have trouble with text. A sign for a meeting of the National Bikini Association was actually the National Hiking Association.
I also have trouble with text. A sign for a meeting of the National Bikini Association was actually the National Hiking Association.
Bloodedparadox 2 points 1y ago
Idk If I have CBS but I do tend to visually hallucinatinate shadowy people figures and think I'm getting watched and stared at and there's nothing there kinda freaks me out ngl (I am visually impaired) not crazy or anything I hope
Littlebiggran [OP] 1 points 1y ago
I always say to myself, it's just my broken eyes or it's just my eye hallucinations again. It stops my impulse to scream. Or act crazy.
Worst time for me? Riding at nite passenger seat in the country. I drive spouse nuts shouting somethings in the road.
Worst time for me? Riding at nite passenger seat in the country. I drive spouse nuts shouting somethings in the road.
zzaacckk8 2 points 1y ago
I'd be right there with you... sucks there is no way to really get the 'interference' measured. Mine strobes about 1.5x per second.
gunfart 2 points 1y ago
I’m so confused by the “waywo” line. What does that mean?
Littlebiggran [OP] 3 points 1y ago
I'd like to have someone explain the flair waywo and maybe add a couple. Humor, for sure.
mantolwen 3 points 1y ago
It means they tagged the post with "waywo". Whatever that means.
Littlebiggran [OP] 1 points 1y ago
It's our own private, free LSD trip.
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