Synesthesia

queenmaria · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:43 am Post subject: Synesthesia

I have synesthesia. The wikipedia states it as "a neurologically based phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway."

So basically I see emotions and sounds and pretty much everything else as colours. I also have a tendancy to give everything emotions. For example, a deep yet bright blue is the colour happy and also the clour of 'S', and Katy Perry's song Hot N Cold in green and pink with an yellow beat. It can also work in reverse, and some colours affect me so badly I have to hide from them.

What I'm wondering is if I should tell people about it. I sometimes forget that lots of other people don't have this, and I say something strange. I want to just tell everyone I know about it, but when I have told people before they kind of go "well, then. you do that" or ask me their colour. The close friends that I have told accept it.

Where I am sorta going with this is, sometimes I feel really overwhelmed by it and want it gone. Other times I see it as a gift, but I just don't know how to tell people about it or if I even should.

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Kaytee576 · Site Admin Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 256 Location: UK

aww Maria I'm so sorry I some how missed this post on the forum. Unfortunately this is a condition I don't know anything about but thank you so much for sharing with us, I will be sure to look into it and learn more.
Since you posted how have you been? Hope you are ok and here for you xxx
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queenmaria · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:43 am Post subject:

Well, I have been not visiting this place (sorrysorrysorry) I've been pretty rad. Cuz thats how I roll.
How are you!!

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