Depression can change your vision! #depressionsymptoms

Join this channel to get access to perks:

Get Practical tools for navigating life with depression and anxiety, delivered weekly.

Sleep better, without pills (partner I believe in):

My book: For When Everything is Burning

Mood Bloom games for depression and anxiety (I have partnered with this brand):
iOS
Android

Connect with me on TikTok:

Therapy with me (Iowa residents only)

Work with me (Non-Iowa residents)

Disclaimer: This content is not intended to be a replacement for receiving treatment. It is purely educational in nature. My relationship with you is that of presenter and audience, not therapist and client.

But I do care.

[agsitedPlayer]

Its so weird I have talked about this with my therapist that this exact thing happens to me and sometimes when i drink alcohol which obviously sometimes removes anxiety and depressiveness temporarely, colors LITERALLY start to look way more vibrant, and I said to him that my long term goal is to be able to feel like that when being sober. It's actually kind of relieving to hear this is not just happening to me.

[kurehanzo]

I once did a decent quality meditation in around 30 minutes or so. I was severely depressed back then, meditation was one of my attempts at healing. When I opened my eyes when I was done, I couldn't believe what I saw. The colours around me looked much more vivid and amplified. It was so beautiful, I swear I can't remember when I last see colors that much vivid and alive. The effect faded over time but it was an interesting experience.

[marilynbash]

I was born with Depression. When put on Prozac in 1980s colors were overwhelming for me. These days the grey is how I know I am in depression. Thank you for this info.

[serenewolf]

I experienced this myself. Used to suffer from depression. Got into meditation and used it to overcome the root causes of my depression. (Not as easy as it sounds). When i opened my eyes the worlď looked way brighter. I literally spent a couple days just wandering around my town amazed at the colours and so glad to be finally free of the sorrow and suffering.

[quiquileroux]

My post partum depression had gotten so bad the people around me insisted I get help. After starting Prozac I realized I hadn’t been seeing color for months. The world was literally gray. Blew my mind. Treatment saved my life and my marriage.

[kathyneville]

I am 77 now, when I was around 24, I looked around me, I was outside, and I had a feeling or whatever it might be called, like an estrangement from my surroundings, a lack of recognition in nature, it all felt numb to me. This, I believe was my 1st encounter with recognizing the me; my childhood was always chaotic. I have had different therapy sessions, styles, etc. some of which helped, at least to get me to 77; however, I still struggle greatly with depression. When listening to you, I feel known, seen and at least made to feel someone speaks the language of depression...yes, it's there and it has so many facets.

[bchristian]

This explains why I remember much more vivid colors during the better years of my life and everything now just looks like watching it through a screen.

[bingewatchforever]

I remember once in spring I saw this beautiful cherry tree blossoming in front of a clear blue sky. I looked at it and thought: "I know it looks amazing. I can see the beauty - but I cannot feel it."

It is not that I didn't visually see it, but my brain didn't react to the picture the way it normally would. There was no "wow", no joy, no feeling of appreciation.

[victoryamartin]

Last Winter or Spring, after I had been traumatically abused by my houseguests who have since refused to leave, I asked the people at my Bible Study one evening if it was just me or did the sunshine seem dimmer than it used to be. They all just gave me a blank stare.

[chocolatepain]

My best example I think of is looking outside in the quad during a rough spring semester. The sun is bright and the plants are there, but it looked more muted than I know it did before.

[ashandthecats]

I experience this in my daily basis. There are rare times when I feel a little bit of happiness (two times this year) and them I'm in the middle of a public space and all of a sudden I CAN SEE THE SUNLIGHT ON THE WALLS AND PLANTS AND THE FLOOR, its absolutelly amazing, trully coming back to life experience.

[uArea]

When you get newly sober you get something called the “pink cloud” which is when colors seem brighter and life feels fuller

[RoyalPurpleStar]

Interesting…I’ve struggled with debilitating depression for all of my adult life, but never had this symptom. Maybe it’s because I’m very keen to colors naturally.

[saegemehlfee]

this is why people always say go out in nature it ll make you feel better but actually it makes me feel worse. i know how beautiful it should look and i dont want to see it looking just meh

[katharineanonymous]

I noticed the same with nature like I never was a nature person as a kid and I had depression my whole life but as I did some healing, I became intoxicated and in love with nature and the vibrant colors! But I think not feeling connected to nature at all is a huge depression symptom. I remember always feeling that way since age 4, until like 28 when I had done enough healing that it shifted

[michellemack]

I wrote a poem once that mentioned this phenomenon. That the world and I didn't see things the same way. That for me the world appeared grayer and dingy.

[ParticleLarry]

I wonder if one of the symptoms will be even on the sunniest days it can still seem cloudy but maybe this symptom is like that

[OnlyOneName]

Yes, I was always sensitive to colours. But in this state I can see colours but they don't make any impression on me.

[MJTVideos]

I noticed the change in colors as soon as I took antidepressants and I just thought it was me making it up in my head. Had no idea it was real!

[probablypoetic]

Can it happen in reverse? Your story reminded me of coming back to my home state in 2012 after 5 years away. I had wanted to stay where we were and was not happy about it (and other things in my life).

When I drove into my town, it looked dull and lifeless to me. It got better as my life improved for a while.