Did you ever do that thing as a kid where you press your eyes real hard when they’re closed with your thumbs of the heel of your hand until you see all kinds of crazy colours and patterns?
The longer you pressed, the more the colours would flare. You’d see fractals and waves, and bursts of white hot light. You’d make out shapes of things, paths and curves.
Then when you stopped pressing your vision would come back slowly, going through all kinds of shades from neon to dark.
I’m 43 and I still do it sometimes.
This behavior is associated with autism
Yeah I used to do it all the time. I’m not surprised I got into drugs when I was a teenager
This is the name of it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphene#Mechanical_stimulation
Don’t do that, especially if you’re 43, unless you want a detached retina.
Stick to LSD got it 🫡
I’m sure I’ll be fine. I’m not doing irreparable damage with the mild pressing a dozen or so times a year.
Why ‘especially if you’re 43’?
Why risk going blind for some pretty colors when you close your eyes and press? Maybe talk to your doctor about it if you want to continue.
There is almost no risk of me going blind. I’m not prodding my eyes roughly or causing any sensation other than mild pressure.
We have never seen the headline ‘Man goes totally blind by gently pressing heel of hand into closed eyes’
It’s also, as I said, not something I do all the time. It’s not a hobby. Every once in a while in a nice hot bath or lying in the sun for added colour variance.
It’s sweet.
press your eyes real hard
You did say this originally in a way that could be concerning. It’s unsurprising that someone would advise caution.
the mild pressing
Then you understated yourself in response to someone showing care towards you.
gently pressing
In your quest to refuse to graciously accept any kind of good-natured advice, you’ve moved pretty far away from the “press your eyes real hard” that you started with.
You could have just said “Oh, thanks for the warning, I’ll be careful.” and moved on.
