Optical Illusion Claims To Reveal How Stressed You Are Depending On What You See (But It’s Not What It Seems)

An optical illusion has attracted thousands of viewers with the promise of revealing their current stress levels.

The mind-bending image, which was supposedly created by a Japanese neurologist to test stress levels, was shared TikTok @interestingthingsifind and has garnered nearly 6,000 comments and 78,000 likes.

Viewers are invited to view and reveal the image whether they’re “calm, stressed, or very stressed,” depending on how fast or slow they think it’s moving — whether it’s stationary.

The caption reads, “This image was created by a Japanese neurologist. If the image is stationary, you are calm, if the image moves a little, you are stressed, and if it moves like a carousel, you are very stressed. Tell me, how are you?’

However, the alleged neurologist – Yamamoto Hasima – does not exist and the optical illusion was originally created by Yurii Perepadia, a freelance graphic artist from Ukraine.

In a post about his Instagram – where he posts a series of mind blowing optical illusion designs – he confirmed that it was he who created the image and not Yamamoto Hasima.

He wrote about his creative process: ‘I drew this optical illusion in Adobe Illustrator on September 26, 2016. To create it, I used the effect of Akiyoshi Kitaoka.

“This is a white and black stripe on a colored background, this is a white and black stripe on a colored background, which moves the focus of the eyesight and makes the details of the image appear to be moving.

“Japanese psychotherapist Yamamoto Hashima has nothing to do with this photo. Besides, Yamamoto Hashima doesn’t really exist. Google to help.’

Optical illusions are designed so that the human eye and brain can believe that the image is moving like a video.

In this case, the smart image tricks people into thinking it’s moving fast, slow, or not at all – and your mood determines it.

Users were quick to relate to the caption in the TikTok post, while others were a bit more cynical about its accuracy in determining people’s moods.

One TikTok user after seeing the “moving” image said, “Apparently very stressed,” while another agreed, saying, “Moving slowly.” So I’m a bit stressed!??!’

A large number of people felt peaceful after seeing the image, with one saying, ‘I am calm today. It has always been moving in the past,” while another stated, “No movement.”

One person also reported, “I just had gin and tonic and it’s slow.”

Other users felt that the image did not yield convincing results. One user wrote: “It depends where you look at the image…”

Another said, “It doesn’t move when I look at it directly. Only if it’s in my peripheral vision.’

It comes after another optical illusion that is claimed to be able to determine whether you are logical or intuitive based on what you see first in the photo.

The mind-bending image was shared by the US-based PsychologyLove100 TikTok account.

It shows an image that contains several elements – which one do you see first when you look at it?

According to the social media account, what you decipher first in the overall picture determines whether you are an intuitive or a logical type of person and what your thought process is.

Take a quick look at the image to see what catches your eye first…

“If you have seen three bears first, you have an analytical mind, you are good at analyzing facts and figures and you have a logical approach,” the video claims.

“You don’t act impulsively. You prefer to take things one step at a time,’ he adds.

The video further explains that people who think logically tend to use conventions and rules to organize their thinking process.

That also shows up in debates and arguments, where a logical person will have a more detail-oriented thought process than others.

The video also explains that people who think analytically tend not to see a problem as a whole, but to break it down into separate concepts when tackling it to make it easier to solve.

That makes them particularly good at solving problems with an eye for detail.

But people who saw mountains rather than bears are “intuitive thinkers,” the video claims.

This means they tend to follow their instincts, which are usually right when faced with problems.

These people also rely on their intuition, even if other people have contrary advice.

While they are usually right when they follow their gut, this intuitive course of action also means they sometimes overlook facts and rely on their past experiences to guide their decision-making.

However, this trait does not mean that intuitive people are indecisive, as they are usually efficient at making decisions for themselves.

They are generally smart and well placed to assess situations as a whole, and are likely to think outside the box when solving problems.