Fun fact, this is because your vitreous humour is shrinking and as it shrinks bits of it congeal into little protein strings. They’re called floaters, but some people laugh whenever I say that for some reason.
If you get a bunch of new ones all of a sudden it may mean you’re at increased risk for retinal detachment.
To help the the confusion, “floaters” can refer to when small chunks of poop dont flush and instead stay floating during the flush.
The way its been described to me is that if you suddenly see a snow storm in your eye then you need to get to the doctor immediately
Squiggly line in my eye, fluid.
I see you there, lurking on the periphery of my vision.
But when I try to look at you, you scurry away.
Are you shy squiggly line?
Why only when I ignore you do you return to the center of my eye?
Oh squiggly line, it’s alright, you are forgiven.
Immediately made me think of Baldurs Gate
You’re turning into a mind flayer!
Yes, since as long as I can remember. Welcome to the alien hive mind comrade! /s
Honestly haven’t seen em in years…
They left.
Nope, you’re the only person ever to have seen this weird stuff. It’s probably a sign that you’re about to die.
Like all of us?
Seen them for decades, but thought it’s best to keep them a secret. Until Family Guy just casually mentioned them like they were no big deal! Not as crazy as I thought, after all …
That fucking plane!
How did you take the screenshot?
Not this again
He sneezed and farted at the same time
No, that’s a screenshart. A screenshot is taken by blowing your nose when you have a sinus infection.
Honestly the worst feeling only thing comparable would be dropping the soap.
In thw prison shower
Don’t threaten me with a good time young man.
Burpsnart reference?
It’s light refracting through otherwise invisible bacteria on your eyeball.
There are no bacteria in your eye. These perceptual disturbances are due to increased retinal sensitivity to vitreous substance. It’s why they move when around like they’re in liquid when you turn your head fast.
Pretty sure that’s incorrect.
The common type of floater, present in most people’s eyes, is due to these degenerative changes of the vitreous.
Well, it’s what I always heard. But I’ll retract my previous comment.
I have a permanent eye floater. When I get really bored I find suitable things in my field of vision to look back and forth between and play pong with.
Hopefully you had your eyes checked just to be sure.
It’s likely just a glass body part which is normal sadly.
But also could be something with the nerves , no panic just a thing my wife got similiar stuff and gets checked yearly to be safe.
I’ve had it checked out and it’s fine, thanks. That’s good advice.
Awesome to hear ! , allways better to let stuff get checked out else you could miss something that could get treated before it gets bad. thanks for the update.
That is some exemplary “silver linings” shit
You should be a motivational speaker or something
Pretty sure I fucked up my eyes from psychedelics even though I didn’t trip more than 5 or so times in my life. I took some golden teachers and I noticed that my glasses felt like they were in the way of my eyes. I took them off and I could legit see. I need glasses to see anything that is 2 feet away from me, all I see are huge masses of colors and blobs without them on since I was about 9. Ever since that trip I see weird shit randomly, especially when I’m nervous, it just swirls and flashes. Eye doctor says nothing is wrong, I’m just seeing floaters. Shits weird.
Lol, HPPD goes brrrrr.
I can’t tell you if this is what you’re experiencing, but worth a read if you haven’t come across the term before: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogen_persisting_perception_disorder
I had heard of it before but hadn’t read much about, mostly from fear that it would be true, like this part of the wiki article hits too close because I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what I’m experiencing. FML.
“Many report that their visual distortions become more pronounced or even emerge during periods of heightened anxiety or stress.”
I’d recommend seeking out a therapist if it causes you distress, specifically one with some clinical interest in psychedelics if possible (keywords include ‘integration therapy’). Know that while there’s still a lot to learn about HPPD, you are not alone, and in a lot of cases it can be managed. It’s mostly a question of recognizing your triggers and developing tools to work through them (so if stress is a trigger, stress reduction techniques; abstinence from cannabis or other drugs if that’s a trigger (pretty common), etc.)
Some folks just kinda roll with it, but there is stuff you can do to help manage.
Congratulations! You are getting older. They are called eye floaters and most people have them in some compacity. I notice them mostly when looking at the blue sky on a sunny day.
I’ve seen these since at least the time i developed long term memory as a small child.
if they’re only dots yours might be the blue field entoptic phenomenon which is different. they’re just blood cells flowing before your retina and it’s totally normal.
Nah, worms/proteins and all. Varies in density over long periods of time(3-6mo) between never noticing it and it being slightly annoying.
Wiki says it’s not uncommon even at young ages.
You can also see the individual white blood cells flowing through the vessels your eyes this way. It’s actually really neat. It’s called the Blue Field Entoptic Phenomenon.
They are my little worm friends
They’re always with me :3
