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Dec 13, 2013 2:50 AM
Mackyish
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ihatebellybuttons
I'm so jealous you have no idea
CrispCitrusTaste
TIL I have synesthesia... And people thought I was crazy when I told them numbers and letters have a color!
Taylurker
As a Psych major, I knew that this existed! And I'm super jealous that you have it!! xD
SayIAmYou
My ex could see voices as colours/shapes, but not other sounds.
Westly
Numbers have a texture and a temperature for me!
BiologicallyHazardousMaterial
I have adhd, nothing like what you got, but i agree on how hard it is to explain neurology to people who can't understand it
jefner535
Is there any downside to this? It sounds awesome!
insertcreativityhere
MACKY!!! its Ariana! Upvotes for you :)
Mackyish
!!! YOU USE IMGUR YOU BEAUTIFUL SOUL
dlains
This is super interesting and amazing! I'd love to experience this.
nobodyblindedme
is... is this why i think in gifs?
ssshhhiiiiiiiii
I am a Synesthete. I see color when I hear music. I've been playing guitar for 25 years now, and my synesthesia has definitely helped.
tinabean
This is very similar to my experiences as a Synesthete!
ssshhhiiiiiiiii
Also, I see the different strands of colors in a chord, and not just one solid color. Like watching a dynamic rainbow of hues per chord.
ssshhhiiiiiiiii
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KacerRex
*sigh* *Adds another thing to his list of things that would make up the perfect girlfriend*
sirsonik
Don't know if it qualifies, but when I taste stuff I think of the different flavors as notes/tones and a color.
miyavisdreads
My boyfriend told me about this not long ago. Very interesting. Also very cool presentation !
Thesecretwatermelone
become an artist, yup! also i had this thing as a kid where numbers had mental connotation to color like 1=yellow and 6=red. do mo of diz!
WeakReference
All colours have smells for me :)
tinabean
Here is a great website to find out if you have synesthesia! http://www.synesthete.org/
NotTimon
If it is already a color, how can you tell when you colored for this post?
Mackyish
I see things as what color they really are first and the color fade in the longer I look
shellebelle8
That's pretty awesome
FaunSolo
When I was in school for Music performance, I was 'diagnosed' with this. I just thought I was weird all my life.
Mackyish
I thought I was broken for the longest time. My parents had no idea what I was talking about xD
piratequeen
I have this thing where I see faces in numbers? Idk if that's the same, but like a certain number will look like someone I know?
moodmist
I HAVE THIS TOO. But everything is categorized into shades or red or shades of blue. Like, my right hand is red and my left hand is blue
armeggedonCounselor
Sounds like you lead a colorful life, OP.
IAmAHatTrick
My friend has the kind where she sees written dialogue as homoerotic subtext
bgrthn123
If this is a joke it went way over my head by if this is real please explain.
gesmehod
It's important to get tested annually for headcanon.
crimbus
I'm sexually aroused by cloth napkins, does this count?
Materclaritas
wow that actually gives insight to the idea of language, like color being an integral part of the human brain's wiring. thanks for the read.
HumblePie
Is each letter, number, etc always the same color to you?
Mackyish
Not always. Surrounding letters, contexts of words, etc can change them
EatingChildren
This doesn't sound like a bad thing...is it?
SirWaddleTheSpaceDuck
Some people are distressed by it, and a lot of people don't even realize they are different for a large proportion of their lives.
Mackyish
Not at all!
Mackyish
Although it makes math class annoying. :)
iliketokeepitsimplestupid
Least your math class might be a bit more fun. Pretty cool that different patterns make you see differently.
moodmist
It actually makes it easier to differentiate things--at least for me!
tiremaster
Isnt this type of reaction,sounds to taste ect, one of the things that happen when you take LSD?
gesmehod
yes www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si-jQeWSDKc
bgrthn123
Don't say that :( now i have to go try LSD!
katelikesrectangles
I have Sound → Touch synathesia. Whenever I hear something, I also feel it in my skin somewhere. Bloody useless. But I really enjoy music.
SamuraiFoxes
That's pretty cool- it's like a useless but harmless superpower, except for that nasty bit with your stepdad.
hisendmenudes
sex would be cool though?
cattron
I've always wanted to hear a first hand account of it from a living person! so interesting.
ThisJustGotAwkwardDidntIt
So..... What sound makes orgasms happen?
theaveragefloridian
You stay true to your name
EyeFarted
HARPSICHORD
katelikesrectangles
Clarinets come pretty close, because they're the only instrument I've found which moves around, depending on what register it's in.
FezesRCool
I would pay a bajillion dollars to experience this.
AlleiraDayne
Only pay $30, go to a metal show, and stand about 10 feet away from the speakers. You'll feel EVERYTHING.
theaveragefloridian
Being stoned and having that sounds like heaven
XestyXanny
Is that what it is? Everytime I listen to music my body is tingling. If a leap in tempo, the feeling shoots down my spine and feels amazing.
AlleiraDayne
That is a pretty normal response to music; there's scientific proof that certain chords and chord progressions cause dopamine release.
XestyXanny
Oh... cool! Thank-you Dr. Kah! I shall get back to you once I have self-diagnosed myself. Damper yourself up, a message may come to you! xD
AlleiraDayne
I've only done minimal research on the topic, but I'm interested in it as I was once a music ed. major.
XestyXanny
I actually never heard of the topic, so this was my first experience. I cannot believe I missed something so... beautiful.
HumphreyDumfrey
Hate to burst your bubble, but that could also be due to the dopamine your body can release when listening to music (still pretty cool tho)
XestyXanny
Awe, I knew I wasn't special... xD Just wishing. <3
katelikesrectangles
e.g. when my stepfather used to yell at me, his screaming felt like warm honey across my chest. That made me giggle, which made him angrier.
bgrthn123
That's amazing, i'm very intrigued by you! You have a superpower. Not so super really but it's still a power :)
AlongCameACat
Do you get individual sensations for words? That's what I feel.
katelikesrectangles
Nope! Nothing with lexical significance.
AlongCameACat
All right. I have different skin sensations for words.
katelikesrectangles
Assuming you don't speak swedish or similar, how does, er, "åpen" compare to "apen"? Does the å feel like an "a" would?