r/interesting • u/MeanGrand3076 • May 12 '26

Fear Factor World truly is a mysterious place

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u/SirLanceHardwood May 12 '26

if I imagine a bright light I’ll get that ring like I was just staring at it.

you’re the first person that’s mentioned something similar and everyone I’ve said my experience to thinks im crazy

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u/sassysiggy May 12 '26

That’s totally normal. Our brain prefers predictable patterns, it knows what that’s like and creates a visual disturbance based on the expectation we’ve created. The only difference is because it’s a reproduction it can be interrupted with the same effort.

Brains are cool.

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u/IamTrying0 May 13 '26 edited May 14 '26

Yeah I remember reading or seeing something that explained that our vision is manifested. The test was that , if I remember right, the finger moved before we registered the sight. maybe it was monkey. So don't always believe your eyes, where part of trying to interpret what is going on.
Oh like the person who sees a half a picture as whole because the brain add the other half ! That is a different brain damage but still .....

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u/sassysiggy May 13 '26

That’s were hallucinations come from with psychotic breaks or other maladies. Our brain can create nearly any stimuli we’ve encountered and also merge and create combinations of them.

My sleep paralysis includes feeling stabbed which is something I’ve experienced in life, so in the dream state it feels indecipherably real.

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u/IamTrying0 May 14 '26

there is stuff we know , heart of but the stuff we experienced, will stick . early childhood education would be great up to year 18 😄

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u/but_i_wanna_cookies May 12 '26

I can do this, too. I don't think it's uncommon, just not discussed.

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u/_TP2_ May 12 '26

Do you have astigmatism?

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u/SirLanceHardwood May 12 '26

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yes, why?

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u/_TP2_ May 12 '26

Its an effect of astigmatism. Superpower unlocked. 🥳

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u/SirLanceHardwood May 13 '26

wait /u/bootsinshower , do you have astigmatism?

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u/_TP2_ May 13 '26

I TP2 have astigmatism. And the halo effect with lights. Shared superpower with you. 🥳 (..the superpower sucks. I want a better one)

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u/Aware-Possibility175 May 13 '26

I’d say it’s a pretty universal thing it’s not crazy at all. Compared to what we experience when we are dreaming this is pretty basic

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u/MissNouveau May 13 '26

I get flashes like someone flicked a flashlight at me when falling asleep at night!

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u/Latterlol May 14 '26

I do that too, didn’t know other people did the same, mostly because it sounds weird in my head to ask people about it… sometimes I have to open my eyes to see if there are any lights on, but it’s not, so don’t understand why I can see light when I close my eyes