#vss

[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!

[modelcoutureee]

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Hey everyone,

First off, I hope you all are having a good day! It’s currently 6:23 am here in the US. insomnia sucks lol.

But I wanted to those who have Visual Snow Syndrome how I can make my way in the dark because it’s all just flickering dots. How do you guys get around?

[sirkustheclown]

Doesn’t everybody see them?

aka some static overlays I use

[ghxst-system]

yeah so VSS isnt a joke and its honestly so difficult to live with

i cannot see in the dark because of how strong the VS is

i dont see just plain black when i close my eyes because its all static

i get headaches from the constant visual strain

i cannot see clearly because of the VS

i have panic attacks about it because i KNOW my brain is wired wrong and that nothing will make it ever leave

its always there

it causes worse dissociation

it causes worse derealisation

i cant tell when its raining because i just see static in the distance and suddenly i realise "OH IM IN THE FUCKING RAIN AND I DONT HAVE A HOOD"

i feel so fucked over by it and i just have to pretend its so fucking normal because of the constant gaslighting from fucks who refuse to understand VSS isnt JUST visual snow and that EVEN THEN visual snow isnt "normal" either

[pithaut]

"you sound you have visual snow syndrome and tinnitus, you should get checked up by a neurologist" you're just jealous I can see galaxies all the time and the universe whispers its secrets only in my ears

[neopronouns]

flag id: the top two flags each have a light grey background. over the background, as tall and wide as the flag itself, is an eye symbol with a dark grey outline, off-white sclera, a grey iris, and a near-black pupil. the top left flag is overlaid with static. in the top right flag, only the iris and pupil of the eye are overlaid with static.

the middle row has the eye symbols from the above two flags; these images are identical to the above images except for the lack of a light grey background. in the left image, the transparent background does not have a static overlay, but the entire symbol does.

the bottom two flags have 9 stripes, with the first, second, eighth, and ninth being smaller than the rest. the stripes are light grey, dark grey, off-white, grey, near-black, grey, off-white, dark grey, and light grey. the bottom left flag is overlaid with static. in the bottom right flag, only the fourth, fifth, and sixth stripes are overlaid with static. end id.

banner id: a 1500x150 teal banner with the words ‘please read my dni before interacting’ in large white text in the center. end id.

eye flag with full static | eye flag with partial static eye symbol with full static | eye symbol with partial static striped flag with full static | striped flag with partial static

alternate visual snow syndrome flags for @thatonefurryartist!

they suggested using dark and light greys and white with a static overlay. i decided to make some flags with an eye shape, isolate that eye shape as a potential visual snow syndrome symbol, and also provide striped flags as an alternative!

the left versions of the eye flag/symbol have static over the entire image, while the right versions only have static over the pupil and iris (since i thought it looked cool). i also made versions of the striped flag with static over the entire flag and static only over the colors taken from the iris and pupil.

tags: @radiomogai | dni link

[fineassumptions]

Kinda VSS inspired

[vss-culture-is]

vss culture is wanting to see the stars so bad but you can barely make them out

I FEEL THIS SO HARD

Vss culture is

[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

[microsff]

"I want," the man said to the art robot, and then described an image in some detail. "Certainly," said the art robot. A printout came out of its chest. "Thank y- Hey! What's this?" "A list of artists who make images of the kind you describe, and who are accepting commissions."

[shorteststory]

STOP OUR DAUGHTER

[puddle-turtle]

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

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Hello! Not too sure how weird of an ask this is, but have you ever heard of Visual Snow Syndrome? I believe it is a pretty uncommon comorbidity in both ASD and ADHD... although it's still a relatively recent diagnosis.

Some symptoms include:

A permanent/ constant layer of "static" in the entire field of vision, which is present all the time, even when eyes are closed or in bright lighting.

Afterimages

Floaters

Night blindness

Light sensitivity

Migraines

Tinnitus

Hi there,

Yes, I do experience VSS. It gets so bad at night. All I see are those flickering dots and like I’m looking through a static screen.

Wikipedia has a great example of VSS and what it looks like if anyone is curious.

I hope this helps answer your question. Thank you for the inbox. I hope you have a wonderful day/night. ♥️

[its-short-for-jackalope]

Me? Making a self-indulgent redbubble design?

...Yeah, sounds about right.

Fun Fact #1: Visual snow was first reported in 1944

Fun Fact #2: I have visual snow and keep forgetting about it because I see it all the dang time (since roughly 2005, not 1944)

I'm not gonna lie, I created this specifically because I want to get one of these shirts at some point, lol. I think it's funny, so maybe there will be some other VSS havers who will also get a kick out of it.

My therapist laughed at this and she hadn’t even heard of VSS until I told her about it.

I've talked about it before and I still want to try making some cool art inspired by the wacky shit my brain does with all this static, but that hasn't happened yet, lol. One day, I promise. 😅

lmao i drafted this post in october and kept fucking forgetting to post it. im so good at capitalism. /s