I'd also like to reiterate this idea. Changing Mind Shock's expanding circle to a different color in the player view would be a MASSIVE improvement. Changing it to green, or maybe even a thematically appropriate purple(?), would be a great fix.
The amount of hostile mechanics throughout the game that use the same animation is beyond counting, but just as a recent piece of content example - look at the Kaineng Overlook strike. Throughout almost the entire fight, players will get expanding red circles of various sizes that deal massive AoE squad damage. Using Mind Shock is a pretty dangerous gamble on that encounter, and several others.