I noticed a few psychological changes myself, but nothing major.
I’m more curious, I think, but perhaps my environment simply coincidentally became more interesting by my existing interest function? Hard to say. I’m on average happier, though not by much. I experience and express emotions more easily, from less intense triggering experiences than I had previously required.
Some of my lower-level sensory perceptions shifted, too. I was almost red-green colorblind before, and I now distinguish red and green slightly better. I can see the red shining though most browns now. Indeed, browns and pure reds are much more vibrant, in a way entirely nonoverlapping with my entire previous experience. Also chocolate used to have a hint of an “earthy” taste, and now instead has a hint of “fruity”.
I also have reason to believe my color perception is pretty abnormal, both before and after estradiol supplementation. Thus, not having heard of [anything relating to my vision] with relation to estradiol should perhaps not be considered surprising. My eye doctors have labelled it as “mild protanomaly”, though both offices remarked that the label doesn’t quite fit.
I noticed a few psychological changes myself, but nothing major.
I’m more curious, I think, but perhaps my environment simply coincidentally became more interesting by my existing interest function? Hard to say. I’m on average happier, though not by much. I experience and express emotions more easily, from less intense triggering experiences than I had previously required.
Some of my lower-level sensory perceptions shifted, too. I was almost red-green colorblind before, and I now distinguish red and green slightly better. I can see the red shining though most browns now. Indeed, browns and pure reds are much more vibrant, in a way entirely nonoverlapping with my entire previous experience. Also chocolate used to have a hint of an “earthy” taste, and now instead has a hint of “fruity”.
wow, those changes in color perception are really interesting! I haven’t heard of that before.
I also have reason to believe my color perception is pretty abnormal, both before and after estradiol supplementation. Thus, not having heard of [anything relating to my vision] with relation to estradiol should perhaps not be considered surprising. My eye doctors have labelled it as “mild protanomaly”, though both offices remarked that the label doesn’t quite fit.
If still interested in more detail, see: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NyiFLzSrkfkDW4S7o/?commentId=tQaoxSgMteZnaWWee