> One cannot get over being colorblind. It can never go away.

Bizzare and fascinating thing, but that's perhaps not as rock-solid as it might appear.

Some (or at least 1) people have reported improved color perception post magic mushrooms.

> Though the subject reported intensification of colors while under the acute effects of psilocybin, his score on plates 1–21 improved only slightly to 15 at 12 h post-administration. However, by 24 h post-mushroom administration, his score reached 18, above the cut-off of 17 required by the Ishihara Test for classification of normal color vision,” the report states. “His score peaked at 19 on day eight post-administration. At approximately four months post-mushroom administration, his score remained elevated at 18,” the researchers write.

From https://www.mdlinx.com/article/can-magic-mushrooms-solve-col...

Now, you might say, "Well, that's hogwash, maybe that guy was lying."

To which I say... I experienced it myself! During the experience, colors were significantly more vivid and saturated. (I actually think I "saw" how women for eg see more subtlety between different shades.) Sure, the breeze felt amazing, and nature and trees were peaceful... but I spent a disproportionate amount of time staring at the street and marveling at the colors.

Want a twist? I'll give you two.

1. I'm not color blind, afaik. I've done a number of (admittedly basic) tests and passed them all.

2. The substance I (alledgly) took was not mushrooms. It wasn't even a plant based - or illicit thing! It was a prescription drug/medicine!

I'll leave you to guess it if you want, semi-spoilers below.

It was a drug used (and famously known) primarily as a wakefulness agent for narcolepsy, and I might have taken the R-enantiomer of it.

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