#vss

[microsff]

"Do you have any idea," the frog said, "how hard it is to find a princess?"

"No?" said the princess, who had many friends of that persuasion.

"And convince one to kiss you?"

"No?"

"It's the only way to break my curse."

"To turn you back into a prince? Ew!"

"I'm a princess."

"Oh!"

[shorteststory]

NO ONE WANTS TO WORK ANYMORE

[schizopositivity]

its funny whenever i explain visual snow syndrome to people irl they always ask "so youre seeing it right now?" like yes, i said i always see it so of course im seeing it right now. they also usually ask "how do i look with it?" like how you always look to me lmao, i cant not have visual snow so i cant tell you how you look with it vs without it, i have a filter of moving specs over my vision at all times, its all i know, you dont look "weird" unless you want to clasify literally everything i see as weird.

[sherwood-cabin]

“your vision outta 20/20 is better than mine, why’re you ranting bout how ‘bad’ your vision is lmao” if I don’t have a nightlight this is what my room looks like after dark

[narcissisticpdcultureis]

npd + visual snow culture is holy shit!! i got a rare disorder im so special and unique! while it literally makes me pretty much useless in darkness

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[puddle-turtle]

living with visual snow just means u never know if it's really raining

[frilledshark-enthusiast]

I commit the neurodivergent sin of loving the big light because I have visual snow syndrome and have to strain to see in the dark

[vss-culture-is]

vss culture is not realizing how much vss affects your eyesight until you start consistently wearing glasses/contacts (woah)

Vss culture is

[d0vegum]

i genuinely thought i was a cyborg as a kid because i had a thin layer of static over my vision.. turns out it was visual snow which makes it infinitely less cool

[varian-ross-horror-author]

Other people with visual snow, do you have a spot in your vision where the snow is heavier?

[cicadas-epiphany]

Finding out things you do are not normal and are, in fact, a symptom for a disorder you have is so wild. Apparently its NOT normal to have a ball of light burned into your vision for the next 10 minutes after glancing at a lamp. Who knew

Edit: AFTER IMAGES ARE NORMAL. This post is me talking about the length of time it occurs. An after image after glancing at a lamp is normal. But seeing it for 10 minutes is not.

[microsff]

"Listen," one guard said, "I know we have only just met-"

"No," the other guard said, "we've worked together for years!"

"-but you can trust me when I say-"

"I can't, you have the curse that's opposite from mine!"

"I don't care for you at all."

"Well, I… oh… I love you too."

[shorteststory]

PLAYING WITH DEATH

PS: My new line of D&D enamel pins is now live on BackerKit!

[schizopositivity]

Visual snow is a neurological disorder characterized by a continuous visual disturbance that occupies the entire visual field and is described as tiny flickering dots that resemble the noise of a detuned analogue television.

The disturbances are seen whether the person's eyes are open or closed and stay constant over time.

In severe cases visual snow can cause impaired vision and even legal blindness.

Researchers think the syndrome may be caused by an abnormality in part of the brain.In the past, people with this syndrome were often misdiagnosed with migraines or other disorders.

Visual snow, or visual static, is an uncommon neurological condition that affects around 2% of the population.

Visual snow can be made worse by environmental factors. The most common environmental factors were dim or low-light conditions, harsh artificial light, bright sunlight, and darkness.

Visual snow is a form of visual hallucination that is characterized by the perception of small, bilateral, simultaneous, diffuse, mobile, asynchronous dots usually throughout the entire visual field.

It frequently occurs in patients with concussion/mild traumatic brain injury and other brain-related abnormalities.

Pixelated vision or visual snow has also been associated with schizophrenia.

Initial functional brain imaging research suggests visual snow is a brain disorder. There is no established treatment for visual snow.

[mimigoey]

His juniors seeing his real face ended up traumatized

Me who has visual snow 24/7 and sees circular eye floaters when looking at the sun and other weird things seeing his face :

Actually I have a string of circular floaters that look exactly like the smile on his face. So I can see him always in the light. I'm having a weird condition but I should stay bold right?

[pitycastleheist]

An underrated aspect of visual snow is when you stop tuning things out you get gaslight by your own brain.

"Is the static getting worse?"

"Has the ringing in my ear gotten louder?"

"Has my vision ghosting always been that bad and I just tuned it out?"

"Is my vision getting worse or am I just hyperfocusing?"

I love this condition, good shit brain 10/10 neurological system.