When I was little I thought I could see atoms bc of this 😭

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Seeing Visual Snow is not the same as having Visual Snow Syndrome. Many people see visual snow when they do things such as rubbing their eye, transition from a light to dark place, etc. Visual Snow Syndrome is a more long term, MONTHS at a time to permanent experience. I hate to come across as dismissive, but please refrain from self-diagnosing unless you have talked to a doctor or have done extensive research from peer-reviewed sources.

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Oh I finally understand what it is now

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I also just figured out what Palinopsia is too. I’ll post on that later if I remember too, but it’s when you wave your hand and there is a trail behind it. It only happens to me when I’m tired but I would wave my hand in front of my face because I thought it was cool (I still think it is). Apparently there is a link with palinopsia and migraines which is crazy because I used to have bad ones and they run in my family.

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btw theres more fun stuff that comes with this! staring at a road can cause your eyes to make fun swirlies that are most noticeable in the sky, and you can see afterburns of the previous thing you were looking at when you move your eye! ^^

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