tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post114615409148607989..comments2024-03-18T10:05:26.015-07:00Comments on The Splintered Mind: Do Some People Literally See Red When They're Angry?Eric Schwitzgebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-3560071323685241382024-01-10T12:18:28.327-08:002024-01-10T12:18:28.327-08:00Hello I found my way to this site after googling s...Hello I found my way to this site after googling seeing Red when angry. This incident occurred to me a long time ago but left such an impression I had to find out what it is. I am 28 now but back when I was a teenager, I was constantly nitpicked and bullied by my mother. The putting down, shaming and harassing went on and on and wouldn’t let up. One day she made another snide comment and it was the straw that broke the camels back. I saw red. Literally all I saw was a dark shade of red and nothing else, my eyes were wide open by the way. In that moment, I was going to kill her. I was going to smash her face in with my hands until she died. The moment passed immediately and just like that I was back to normal. I’m happy to announce that my mother is still alive today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-89212409988276785332023-06-21T06:36:34.091-07:002023-06-21T06:36:34.091-07:00I have seen red twice in my life. Both times I w...I have seen red twice in my life. Both times I was under extreme duress and was being pushed way too far, both physically and emotionally.<br /><br />It disturbed me. I KNEW at that moment that I could kill. It disturbed me greatly.<br /><br />I both cases I was able to flee once I saw red.<br /><br />I am not, in general, a violent or angry person. <br /><br />When people say that seeing red us only an expression, I know for a fact that they only have that belief because they have not been there…. Yet.<br /><br />It’s primal. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-38322249501918185082023-02-16T06:49:34.682-08:002023-02-16T06:49:34.682-08:00Back in 1966 , I was a 20 year old male, wandering...Back in 1966 , I was a 20 year old male, wandering through Epsom , killing time waiting for my girl friend at a hair dressers. 2 young guys of my age approached along the footpath and shoulder hit me - sent me flying. Of course I confronted tHE assailant and ultimately head butted him .A fight then ensued -fists flying across the road , we stumbled over a dwarf wall and continued to rain punched down on each other .But I was pinned down and at a disadvantage -I was in serious trouble. From nowhere and in a flash I was seeing through blood red and immediately was now in the ascendency and raining down heavy blows on the guy . Realising he was effectively defenceless and I was now seeing clearly -we both stopped.<br />I have only experienced this bizarre condition once .but I have never forgotten it .<br />This survival response , really does manifest itself in times of life threatening situations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558623798438960386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-16266878064728297192022-11-10T13:15:58.091-08:002022-11-10T13:15:58.091-08:00I saw one medical/health article state that "...I saw one medical/health article state that "seeing red" is a figure of speech meaning extremely angry, but that people don't actually experience vision changes. I really wanted to leave the author a comment telling him he was wrong, but the site didn't provide that option.<br /><br />I'm a pretty chill person, but like everyone, I have my pissy moments. I am occasionally aggravated by family, friends, co-workers, rude people in public, etc., but I am not an angry person. I am not violent or abusive. I dislike drama and arguments, and I was never able to understand crimes of passion. Like many, I thought that "seeing red" was just a figure of speech - until my husband cheated on me. When I found out, I experienced blood red tunnel vision and temporary insanity that only lasted about 10 seconds before I got myself under control, but I swear, if he and a weapon had been in the same room with me during those 10 seconds, I would have killed him. I'll be 50 this month, and that was the only time I ever saw red while angry. I now understand terms like "murderous rage" and how a person could snap and kill someone they loved.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-72430446463473224182022-08-07T09:50:35.189-07:002022-08-07T09:50:35.189-07:00And maybe caused by stress too? I had gone through...And maybe caused by stress too? I had gone through several weeks of hell at work culminating in being fired. Few days later I was working in my garden. I have low blood pressure and repeatedly bending then standing is a bad idea but I'm stubborn. I was standing back up when my vision went RED. Like a black and white movie but in red. I found. Chair and put my head between my knees but that made me feel sick. So I went inside and jumped into a cool shower. My sight cleared. I felt ok. I figured it was heat stroke. A week later I had a real stroke and spent 3 days in the hospital. They could find no cause. I'm in fair shape for my age. But wtf? I want to know what happened. We just call it stress now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-46414818537272355612022-04-11T18:17:08.961-07:002022-04-11T18:17:08.961-07:00I just came across this post after wondering about...I just came across this post after wondering about this phenomenon for years. It's happened to me only once, about 25 years ago. I'm normally a very laid back, easy-going, and good-humored woman. At the time, I worked at a large metropolitan hospital that was in a part of the city that had a couple of homeless folks that used to hang around outside, panhandling. One day, while outside getting a Diet Coke from a regular street vendor that I went to nearly every day, a homeless man made a very derogatory and rude comment about my appearance that hit me hard because I'd been having a great day, feeling wonderful and the remark came out of nowhere.<br /><br />I don't know why it enraged me, but it did - I became livid that this man had insulted me to my face and I just lost it. I lost my temper in a way I never had before, started yelling at him and advancing on him and I literally, <b>actually</b> saw red. It was so pronounced that I only remember the red and very little else of my surroundings. It only lasted a few seconds while I vented my spleen on this man. When I'd finished and turned back to the vendor to get my Diet Coke, I got a look at her astonished (and slightly frightened face) - she'd ONLY seen me pleasant, funny and friendly and this screaming harridan appearing out of nowhere stunned her. I apologized profusely to her (the homeless man, probably wisely, retreated in the face of my explosion) and have ALWAYS wondered how many other people literally saw red when extremely angry. I'm fascinated to find out that It doesn't seem to be terribly rare (at least anecdotally)- although the cause appears to still be somewhat ambiguous. <br /><br />Thankfully, I haven't lost my temper to that degree again - at least in the last 25 years! I hope never to again - it was as frightening to me to realize that I actually contained that much rage - as it was to both the vendor and the man who was the target of my anger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-42235015512091750912022-03-22T20:10:32.537-07:002022-03-22T20:10:32.537-07:00French yes. I'm french canadian and lived it. ...French yes. I'm french canadian and lived it. It lasts half a second and you really do literally see red.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02909755995225576578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-21457074422453642132022-02-08T20:40:47.472-08:002022-02-08T20:40:47.472-08:00I was about 17 yrs old, I slept in my mom's fi...I was about 17 yrs old, I slept in my mom's finished basement. I woke up in the middle of the night, and felt really scared. I laid there thinking it was going to go away on it's own, but it just seemed to get worse. The fear was suddenly propelling me out of my room and up the stairs. By the time I was half way up the stairs I was so scared I could see a red tint to my vision. Btw, I had instances of sleep paralysis since I was about 10 yrs old till I was 19, but nothing like this.. when I got upstairs I ran to the living room and sat on the couch, still scared and seeing red, but the red was going away slowly, but not the fear. Suddenly the room changed, but didn't, I was still in the same house and living room, but it felt different. It had a gray tinge to it almost and I had a feeling I wasn't actually in my living room anymore. All of sudden there was a hooded cloaked shadow figure with red eyes by the front door next to the couch. It just stood there and I was paralyzed in fear, but no longer seeing red, like I said everything had a grey tint to it now. The figure got closer and closer till it was standing right over me. Then it all disappeared and went back to normal. The fear subsided and eventually I fell asleep on the couch after turning lights on and the tv. I told my mom when she saw me on the couch in the morning what had happened. She wasn't surprised because I've had problems with sleep like this since I was 7. <br /><br />I never expect anyone I tell to believe me. <br /><br />My own husband doesn't like to hear about it. Especially when my grandma and mom get started about "the women in our family for generations" blah blah blah speech. He's just glad it doesn't happen to me anymore and he doesn't have to deal with it lol. Haven't had one instance of sleep paralysis or any of the other things since moving in with him. Been together for 10 yrs now and have 2 children. <br /><br />I like to look up the things I saw, things that happened to me, every once in a while, just to see if there is any new research or explanations. I still remember the day I looked up my sleep paralysis symptoms searching for a reasonable explanation. I found the term sleep paralysis and the joy I felt when it was explained in that article, you have no idea. If it was still happening to me I would have ran to a sleep dr that very moment and paid out of pocket for them to treat me. I then went on to read other people's very similar experiences. It's a great moment when you realize you aren't alone, and you're not some weird freak. <br /><br />hopevirtue12@gmail.com <br /><br />If anyone has anymore information on fear or anger turning your vision red please do not hesitate to email me. <br /><br />-HopeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-8848622127480863202021-10-29T09:11:30.338-07:002021-10-29T09:11:30.338-07:00Twice in my life I have become very angry, I would...Twice in my life I have become very angry, I would say enraged to the point of wanting to kill, and my vision went red, like one of those old photos that were sepia toned. A weird kind of rusted rose red! I acted out until something made me snap out of it. In the most memorable instance, my friend and I were harassed by a group of boys and one of them thru a large cup of iced soda thru my car window soaking my face and torso, as they called us nasty names. I put my car in gear and chased the one that had thrown the soda, until he was trapped against a building and I kept accelerating, slamming on the brakes and doing that repeatedly allowing the car to stop just short of hitting him. When I saw that his kakis had a growing urine stain, I snapped out of it. From the moment I put the car in drive and went after the boy until I saw him peeing his pants, my vision was red toned. I'm sure this is the origin of seeing red. I think it would be difficult to recreate this in order to prove anything scientifically. It takes an extreme anger, really a rage state to produce it. The person saying it felt like they were watching themselves from afar or in a film, and only being able to think of hurting the other person. That's exactly how I felt too.Boss Flambehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524996067061019346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-35517266170119083082021-10-29T09:07:01.710-07:002021-10-29T09:07:01.710-07:00Twice in my life I have become very angry, I would...Twice in my life I have become very angry, I would say enraged to the point of wanting to kill, and my vision went red, like one of those old photos that were sepia toned. A weird kind of rusted rose red! I acted out until something made me snap out of it. In the most memorable instance, my friend and I were harassed by a group of boys and one of them thru a large cup of iced soda thru my car window soaking my face and torso, as they called us nasty names. I put my car in gear and chased the one that had thrown the soda, until he was trapped against a building and I kept accelerating, slamming on the brakes and doing that repeatedly allowing the car to stop just short of hitting him. When I saw that his kakis had a growing urine stain, I snapped out of it. From the moment I put the car in drive and went after the boy until I saw him peeing his pants, my vision was red toned. I'm sure this is the origin of seeing red. I think it would be difficult to recreate this in order to prove anything scientifically. It takes an extreme anger, really a rage state to produce it.Boss Flambehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524996067061019346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-30745520105605171322021-05-28T05:44:45.384-07:002021-05-28T05:44:45.384-07:00I had such an experience, in my childhood. Apologi...I had such an experience, in my childhood. Apologies beforehand for my poor English, it's not my first language. I was in 4th grade, and was walking home from school. As I got near to my block entrance, I was some boys from my building, joking around near the entrance. They had those sort of plastic guns that shoot small plastic balls, don't know if you are familiar with those toys from back in the 90's (they were sold as toys, but were actually pretty dangerous). I tried to enter the building, and they started chasing me, until they cornered me in the elevator. I managed to close the doors, but there was a slit between the doors, and they put their guns there and started shooting at me. Needless to say, it hurt like hell, and i was beyond frightened. I am a woman, by the way. At one point, something just snapped in me. All the fear suddenly turned to something that to this day I cannot put exactly into words. An explosion of anger took over, and the next thing I know, I blasted open the elevator doors. I rember the feeling of watching everything in slow motion, and seeing red. The boys ran, except for one. He had his pistol up to me and I remeber saying, though I couldn't recognize my own voice, "If you shoot me again, I'll end you". And he did, in my open palm, which i held up. At that point, still in slow motion, I saw my hand reaching for his face, and then grinding it hard against the mailboxes, and then punching him in the nose, until blood shot out. He fortunately managed to run. I never again experienced it, nor do I want to, as ii terrified me. I felt literally no remorse in those moments, all that mattered was hurting him. It was as if I was watching myself, but from afar, and completely disconnected, like watching a movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-2363240131471035292020-12-27T15:50:43.970-08:002020-12-27T15:50:43.970-08:00A woman I thought I knew had fits of jealousy and ...A woman I thought I knew had fits of jealousy and of anger over the most trivial things, sometimes at the same time. Mix green and red pigments and the result is black. I saw that black rage once to often. Now I would not allow her near me with anything sharp. Painternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-40976882054177124582020-11-06T10:51:31.868-08:002020-11-06T10:51:31.868-08:00I experienced a related phenomena when my step-fat...I experienced a related phenomena when my step-father was teaching me to shave, and on another occasion when he tried to teach me how to put in contact lenses, I got so frustrated and angry that my vision "collapsed" as it were into a kaleidoscope of different colors and it took some time before I calmed down enough for the colors to dissipate and my vision to clear. With this in mind, I think it is a physiological phenomenon, because I am reminded of how staring at the sun or a bright light burns patterns into your retina that take a while to disappear form your field of vision. Surely, if emotions/passions/appetites have a physiological component, then it is possible to connect.<br /><br />As to "seeing red", I remember pop cultural representations of matadors waving red capes in front of bulls to enrage them, so this could be a possible connection. Also, I know that Japanese pop culture takes red hair (and eyes) to be a sign of anger or temperamental -red haired, red eyed demons and all that. These are just a couple of examples, but they may help.<br /><br />To this day I cannot get a contact into my right eye, whereas I have relatively little trouble putting one in my left)Michael Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928006396267632264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-26193542948056069392020-02-29T16:01:49.213-08:002020-02-29T16:01:49.213-08:00I do remember one time.
When i was little (8-10 ye...I do remember one time.<br />When i was little (8-10 years) i was at the park with my cousin and her friend.<br />We were playin in the park when suddenly some 14 year old came by.<br />My cousin said she knew him and we got along with eachother.<br />As time passed by we made some challanges like who can climb this faster than i did and stuff.<br />I won every challenge and suddenly he said to me wanna fight me? <br />And i said nah don't want to and my cousin and her friend were yellin fight, fight, fight.<br />Then my stupid ass agreed.<br />We were havin a 1v1 fist fight and i was just standin there hopin he'll leave me alone.<br />Then he came to me and hit me in the shoulder i think (I can't remember).<br />When suddenly my vision became red and i jumped on him hit him multiple times and then sat on his back ripping all his hair out.<br />I remember i sat on his back, takin hair out piece by piece and hear him cryin stop.<br />I then just stood up and went home.<br />I couln't walk properly for some reason i wasn't even hit there.<br />Then i accidentaly hit my arm on a lamp while going.<br />It hurt like hell but the pain was gone in under some seconds.<br />And that was it.<br />I had red eyes multiple times but only in fight and stuff.Alvah37https://www.blogger.com/profile/11048512659225866480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-80112533927069862312020-02-21T13:12:36.134-08:002020-02-21T13:12:36.134-08:00As I think many have I've found this due to se...As I think many have I've found this due to searching to see if anybody has looked into the ordeal and I can say I do somewhat agree with many of the experiences.I have a bit of a thing,I'm not sure what it is,maybe quicker adrenaline or something,but any usually fairly bad hit that should knock my wind out per say,like getting hit in the crotch,has a chance to instead just send me into a pure rage where I feel nothing or close to nothing and only want to hurt the other person (which isn't very much like me since I'm really not one for fighting),and vividly remember one time where I seriously went off,although also the only time it didn't happen from just a hit,but from the fact that for a lot of time previous to the incident I had been bullied physically with objects being thrown at me constantly and me being a dumb kid at the time (only about 10-11 at the time) not knowing what to do and just taking it and bottling up the anger since I'd always been told to stop being so mean and lively essentially (which is why now people call me extremely quiet and serious,since I used to be so lively and energetic as a kid it got to the point a kindergarden teacher once told my parents she didn't think I'd make it in life since I was simply too energetic and not serious enough) and so when I went off,I seriously went off,if I remember correctly it was for a really long time,though it may just have felt longer than it really was,but I feel like it was at least 10 minutes to an hour (not exactly sure but 10 minutes is the least I'd give it) where all I did was try to hit people constantly,most specifically people I at least thought were bullies and had wronged me,and for that period I remember very much so seeing red,and not like how other people are saying rose tinted,but a much more pure blood red,to the point I think if I remember correctly I started having problems actually seeing due to how red things had gotten,although I don't have the black out many people are saying they experienced,I was vivid for the whole time for the whole ordeal and in fact think I was fairly conscious although not enough to really understand what was happening.After the incident I ended up having a bit of a breakdown crying for a good few minutes after everyone had left (this happened in the final hour of the day with the teacher having not came to class and by the time the ordeal was over the school day was over and people began leaving),and I still well remember how the cleaning lady stayed with me for a good few minutes to help calm me down since I was crying like hell unable to form a sentence after this red vision episode,this is also as of not as far as I remember the final episode of this type or even anything close to it since I'm usually extremely laid back and non-confrontational so I haven't really gotten into any fights since then.To be honest thi is a really interesting to see how many other people have had this and seeing all of the differences,small and big,between experiences.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820746135699414428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-85860431191679249232020-02-18T17:43:46.748-08:002020-02-18T17:43:46.748-08:00I’ve only encountered this phenomenon a few times ...I’ve only encountered this phenomenon a few times in my life, but according to relatives it is a family trait for the males in my family. According to an older relative, he read a story about a distant relative pre 1700’s who encountered the phenomenon. The distant relative, according to the store I heard took an axe of sorts to a small village. I can’t speak to knowing this to be truth, as I only overheard it from a relative. What I personally can attest to is that on a few occasions, what I have had happen to me. I personally don’t do well with aggression by others towards women, or having my life threatened. Once while in high school I witnessed a classmate shove a girl head first into a locker, when I saw this, my vision started to flash red, my blood started to boil, my ears became extremely hot, and I had what I can only describe as extreme rage. I actually felt stronger, immune to pain, and my breathing was altered. It was what I’d describe as the beginning stages as I was able to tell my friends to remove me or the kid would wind up in the hospital, it took four friends to physically remove me. On a separate occasion, someone threatened me with a gun. Now normally I am an extremely reserved person, usually laughing and smiling. Once threatened I became quiet, blood started boiling, I could feel the onset of the seeing red, I became sadistic and almost went back to hunt the guy down. It started to get bad when some of my veteran friends expressed being worried and saying I was starting to scare them with how I was talking and how much my personality had changed at the time. I’ve never actually reached the point of allowing it to overcome me, as what I have experienced prior frightens me. In those scenarios my body didn’t perceive pain, and had I allowed it to completely consume, I would fear safety for myself and others. Once again, according to relatives, a cousin was arrested and it took around ten officers to subdue him and he even wound up attacking all of them, with no ability to stop himself when it happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-24556044425674897982019-09-14T03:10:33.917-07:002019-09-14T03:10:33.917-07:00Happened to me more times than I remember flashes ...Happened to me more times than I remember flashes of fighting ten officers having head slammed on concrete and slamming theirs and thats just one time of many Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333550791240486947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-57790358627464729482019-09-09T07:47:49.951-07:002019-09-09T07:47:49.951-07:00I have literally seen red when enraged twice in my...I have literally seen red when enraged twice in my life (I'm 53). Both times in extremely stressful situations (once after several months of being severely bullied by a gang in high school, another when a partner physically abused my son). In both instances everything I saw literally took on a red tinge and was accompanied by a loss of emotional control and even an absence of 'conscience'.<br /><br />I have to say that in general, I am a pacifist. I am a very easy going person and it takes a <b>LOT</b> to make me lose it to this extent.<br /><br />Physiologically, I'm curious whether it might be caused by an increase in our blood pressure flooding the blood vessels in our eyes with extra blood.Julia Anderssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975581478837752955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-28823678918375774152019-07-13T15:27:29.780-07:002019-07-13T15:27:29.780-07:00I "saw red" only once un my life. I was ...I "saw red" only once un my life. I was 13 and a boy at school knocked off my glasses. The next thing I knew, I had him on the ground, choking him. I am glad it happened around others so they could pull me off of him. Otherwise, it's entirely possible that I would have killed him.<br /><br />I really did see red and have always assumed that the blood vessels in my eyes had burst from a sudden increase in blood pressure, flooding my lenses with the color of blood.<br /><br />I don't know if that is physiologically possible, but it seemed the most reasonable explanation. Gallaphanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486919457474122418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-77969114619302262432019-04-23T19:05:18.522-07:002019-04-23T19:05:18.522-07:00The same thing happened to me but I was crying my ...The same thing happened to me but I was crying my eyes out and I was mad and sad I was in my dark room and it was the brightest red I'd ever seen it was like a gradient black to red and it kinda was shaped like fire but it only was like 4 minutes of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-40537059535588876652019-04-15T10:51:18.450-07:002019-04-15T10:51:18.450-07:00I only see red when I am forced to defend my life ...I only see red when I am forced to defend my life against persons that tried their hardest to take it,and only when I look them in the eye and give my warning or choice. Than I wait for there response to decide if I make them see the red I see red is violence,hate and rage essentially it is the evil that corrupted you it's your decision to rise above or become humans are simple and it is humans that make difficulty.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202014118008458230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-37710114856398642122019-03-14T05:02:12.332-07:002019-03-14T05:02:12.332-07:00I've experienced the phenomenon once. No doubt...I've experienced the phenomenon once. No doubt in my mind that it's an existing phenomenon because of that experience. Before that I associated the phrase "seeing red" with bullfighting. Afterwards I knew exactly what it referred to. I'd rather not share the specifics of what happened but it was without a doubt the worst moment of my life thus far. Fiancee became an ex, you get the picture. I was overwhelmed by rage and despair, and for a few seconds it was as though a red filter had been put over my vision. Very clearly everything was red. A friend of mine has had a very similar experience with the same result, red vision. It's definitely a real thing, but due to it's phenomenological nature it's hard to describe scientifically at least with our current technology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-43475583544605480882019-02-22T20:38:00.548-08:002019-02-22T20:38:00.548-08:00I can confirm the expression "to see red"...I can confirm the expression "to see red" is common enough in both French and Romanian, with the exact same meaning of anger-related vision impairment. <br />In fact, at least in Romanian and I believe French as well, you can also find the equivalent of "seeing black", for situations when feelings of extreme anger would produce a violent, murderous impulse in full disregard of any consequence.<br /><br />I personally experienced on several occasions a sort of red overlay, immediately after getting into a state of utter (and unexpected) rage at something or someone. At the same time, I would get various other physiological perceptions, like feeling that my head is well on its way to exploding, or a massive rush of blood through my whole body, a strange muffling of exterior sounds combined with a 'boiling' in my ears, a strong sensation of sudden overheating, feeling taller than I actually am, etc.<br /><br />Unfortunately I've also experienced the "black" vision, during some long years of family madness that I had to deal with on a daily basis. <br />But the rage 'spikes' I was going thru in those times felt more like a cold, decisive and pure hatred, like an ultimate detachment from any principles, morals, or behavioral guidlines I had ever known, and a cold readiness to proceed with whatever definitive act of revenge I would decide on.<br />And somehow that made everything around me seem literally darker, as if I was living in some Noir movie where the shadows were blacker and the lights were dimmer.<br /><br />Fwiw I also went thru the opposite side of the spectrum where, as a young teen caught up in a deep idealistic love (still a very dear memory decades later...), I would sometimes experience a sudden and very persistent effect of 'overexposed' light -- always after some unexpected positive feedback from my significant other. Basically, everything around me would turn quite a lot brighter, the sun would seem to shine stronger and clearer than ever, and all colors seemed more saturated, more intense, for no other reason than my state of mind of that moment. <br />First time I had this, I actually started laughing at how well my entire experience was matching those grandiose poetic images I would read and study for school, but which I've never took seriously...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09302749554358210845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-5459040407275594602019-01-04T08:36:49.486-08:002019-01-04T08:36:49.486-08:00I wont say i see red.
But when im extremely mad o...I wont say i see red. <br />But when im extremely mad or extremely anxious like a panic attack i see flashes of a light orangy red.<br />Not my entire vision like blotches...<br />Feels like im hallucinating. <br />Like someone takes a huge ass brush and paints a stripe of color in my sight...<br />Like blotchy orangy red blotches everywhere.<br />All the time when i feel extreme emotion.... ive always just convinced myself its me halucinating🤷🏻♀️....<br />But im a calm and collected person so ive never wanted to hurt anyone just get so angry i get blotchy color vision lol.<br /><br />BeserkerShieldMaidenErihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221143307330342299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-6898174898256698612018-12-07T12:03:35.880-08:002018-12-07T12:03:35.880-08:00I have "seen red" twice in my life: bot...I have "seen red" twice in my life: both times, I was reacting to someone being attacked or mugged (a friend and a sister). My vision was blanked out briefly, then washed in red, then slowly cleared up. It was a matter of seconds and happened immediately before I attacked (screamed, yelled, and pummeled) the people who were attacking my friend and, later, my sister. The incidents happened about 5 years apart. My reaction was almost completely involuntary and pretty much mindless - I was almost out of my mind with rage and had no fear at all. Luckily, both times, the attackers ran off/stopped their attacks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com