Tears n Spotlight, Zigzag Beach, Love Seat + Lava Like

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Participant _43 Vision explanation

I started seeing a white spotlight, a silver globe, and tears, in my vision.

I would see them sitting in my chair at night where I watch TV in the dark. They would light up my eye. It was like a show going on with them all moving around. It would last for anywhere from 5 minutes to 20 minutes. And then they kind of just went away.

I was not having great feelings when the visions were occurring. I was processing a sisters “illness”. For me it was “grief” related. Once I realized that she’s a Buddhist, and she wasn’t upset about it, then I don’t get to be upset about it either. That’s how I kind of processed it.

Participant _60 Vision explanation

Initially, I saw little 3D speech bubbles for about 6 months. They then changed into smudges for a couple months, like someone trying to erase something. Then they became electronic waves which have been around for a long time. These luminous wriggly snakes that twist and turn incessantly. They are exhausting and frustrating to deal with—just a lot of lines, multiplying from hundreds to thousands, tiring me out most of the time.

This has been happening for three or four years now.  At first, I thought it was due to epilepsy medication, but stopping the medication only made my brain more active. They say losing your sight strengthens other senses; while my hearing hasn’t improved, my memory has dramatically sharpened. Why do I get these electronic visions? Perhaps it’s because I taught computing, and still use computers often. I believe my experience with technology has shaped these hallucinations.

Whenever my vision changes, everything worsens tenfold. There’s a chair in my backyard where I go to find peace and look at my garden’s green and blue hues.

Participant _65 Vision explanation

Oh my… that was a lovely walk, and now here we are at the top of the hill over looking the valley, the presence of a downtown city view. 

In my mind’s eye, I know the scene is one of tall office buildings, but I cannot actually see the cityscape. 

What I see is the colour blue, a deep, beautiful blue, with some hints of emerald green. 

That tells me the hills that make up the valley, and surround the downtown area are lush and green to the physical eye, and the sky is deep blue.  … At least this is what I “imagine”, as I am completely bathed in these vibrant colours! 

My walking partner and I take time to sit on a park bench to enjoy the view, and each other’s company.  He is a wonderful friend and lover. …

Participant_33 Vision explanation

I came around from the eye surgery and I could see waves of colour: blue and red. I said, ‘I think they’ve saved some of my sight! I can see colours!!

It’s like a lava lamp – they bubble up and they plop down. Their forms are fluidly shifting in perpetual motion, the colours evolving: it’s really nice.

They started to form the kaleidoscope of patterns and shapes, with the characters appearing within that kaleidoscope.

There were snarling dogs from the Ghostbusters movie, they’ve got big teeth and horns and snarly red eyes.

And a tiger as well! The tiger looks so real you could see the lines on the fur and teeth with the jaw that was open.

Sometimes it can be with three layers. I also get cartoon characters. My son’s favourite teddy was Winnie the Pooh. If I’m happy and playing and laughing Winnie the Pooh will make an appearance. I do believe that that’s a connection with him – why that appears. And Danger Mouse? That was my favourite cartoon as a child. I get a lot of The Simpsons as well; I don’t know why.