Optical illusions are a great way to psychoanalyze a human because their interpretation of an abstract image can supposedly offer great insights into their personality. Case in point, this picture automatically triggers your subconscious mind to link figures with fear because it contains a subliminal message about a skull.
This personality test is quick and the results are straightforward. All you have to do is take a close look at the optical illusion, pay attention to the first figure that you notice, and read about it later in the story.
Photo: themindsjournal.com
If you saw:
The little girl
If the first figure you saw in this optical illusion was that of a little girl sitting under a tree, the origin of your fears is repressed emotions from childhood.
“There are numerous types of events that can mark a child’s mind. If they are not properly elaborated, they can surface in adulthood in the shape of fears, addictions, cognitive patterns, and inappropriate desires,” the journal explains.
Your relationship with your mother is key to emotional development and if, for some reason, you had to spend a lot of time away from her or received little to no affection growing up, all of it could be projecting unconsciously through your fears.
Your deepest unconscious fear is The fear of making decisions or taking responsibility.
The butterfly
If the butterfly was the first thing you observed in the picture, it means your deepest, unconscious fear has to do with the fear of death or that of not living and missing out on chances. How exactly, you ask?
The butterfly is a symbol traditionally associated with a positive meaning but has a deeper, darker meaning to it as well. When they appear in your dreams, butterflies signify change and beginnings.
“The spiritual meaning of this symbol is a conveyor of souls in the afterlife,” reads the website. “It leads the butterfly to the world of the dead.”
The strawberry
If you saw the supersized butterfly first in the optical illusion, it indicates that your deepest fear stems from your unconscious resistance towards love.
Placed right in the center of the image, the fruit represents the heart here. The journal writes, “The strawberry is represented as a symbol of love for a long time. Well, a better representation would be a symbol of the produce that comes from love’s pain.”
According to a legend, Goddess Venus couldn’t stop crying after Adonis’ death, and every tear that fell off of her face onto the ground produced strawberries.
Spider
A spider is one of the most common fears among people. It’s an evolutionary survival mechanism that made us extra aware of little dangers that could have surrounded us.
However, a spider as a symbol streams from a deeper unconscious fear that our surroundings are not safe.
If you’ve seen the spider figure first on this picture it means that your unconscious fears come from your inability to feel completely safe in an environment.
You always look into the details and try to find something wrong and dangerous even in the safest places. This constant outlook on danger prevents you from completely surrendering to beautiful and happy moments, and you usually overthink every plan. Anxiety and panic attacks might be something you struggle with.
This unconscious fear of not being safe often comes from an overactive amygdala in combination with apprehensive behavior. You might have been raised among people who worry too much, or it might be a mindset you’ve developed yourself.
Trees
The tree is a powerful psychological symbol. One of the best psychoanalytical tests evaluates the person’s psyche by the position they draw a tree on a piece of paper.
The tree is the symbol of our roots and in this case, it has a deeper symbolism. Two trees forming a bridge are likely to mean that within us there is an inner conflict that we have not yet been able to solve. An emotional split that we can’t merge.
If one of the first things you saw in this picture was the two trees it means that your biggest fears stream from accepting this unconscious emotional split. You are afraid of accepting some part of yourself as yours. You develop your identity around this shadow self-resisting to merge it with yourself.
Most of us know our biggest doubts and uncertainties very well. However, the effect is not the same as when someone else reveals them to you.
Precisely for this reason, the best thing would be to consult someone who has an outside point of view, without any preference or predetermined opinion, as it may help us to see the situation differently. Facing your shadow self can be a powerful thing.
Teddy Bears
The one way that every kid can always find comfort is by hugging their teddy bear. It’s the getaway place for every kid, a place of understanding, safety, and even warmth.
That’s what a teddy bear symbolizes, a friend who is unconditionally understanding, a safe place full of warmth and love. When fear is around every kid hugs their teddy, that’s children’s natural response.
However, the teddy bears in this picture are kind of twisted, and the fact that you saw them first reveals something interesting. You are afraid of being afraid.
This fear streams from an unconscious trauma that probably happened sometime in your childhood, an event when you experienced fear and had nothing to comfort yourself with.
A Skull
If you saw the skull first, then you are someone who has a hard time being decisive, and you struggle greatly with making decisions; especially when faced with big, important ones. This might be due to self-esteem issues, which is why you sometimes do not trust yourself to do the right thing.
Your self-esteem issues may stem from the fact that you were never appreciated and acknowledged by your parents, and close ones for your achievements, and were always made to feel like you are not good enough.
There can be another interpretation for you seeing the skull first. Unconsciously, you are scared of death, and the prospect of life ending someday. Even though you don’t show it, the fear of death can sometimes mentally, and emotionally cripple you.
