I Have Synesthesia


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Is This Synesthesia??

I typed this to a expert on synesthesia in an email, but I'm too curious to keep it only to one conversation. What do you guys think?I know...

Hmm...it Is Synesthesia!

It took me a while to realize this is a form on synesthesia. Originally, I just thought it was those people who can taste and see sounds...

"cash"

I used to think it happened to everyone; words having tastes. Since I was young I would taste words and even pictures. Some words even have...

Finding Out I Have Synesthesia

I was 10 and I was reading the book A Mango Shapped Space. I had read it and I was surprised that not everyone has colors for their numbers...

Does Anyone Hear Voices?

My daughter, who is 9, has synesthesia. She sees letters as colours, sees number patterns, sees sounds as coloured shapes and has mirror...

Hi. I Like You. Your Voice Smells Like Cookie Dough.

I've always smelled, visually and colorfully seen, and physically felt sound. Also, I see touch and pain the same way I see sound. It gets...

My Experiences With Synesthesia

For as long as I can recall, I've had synesthesia, but it's only been in the last two years or so that I've learned that term. For a long...
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These snippets show some of the most common themes mentioned in this experience's stories:
  • "I thought everyone had it..."
  • " light orange / brown i -- white l -- yellow m -- light orange or yellow - orange n -- maybe light pink o -- black p -- peach or light orange / brown r -- light orange s -- maybe peach u -- purple medium to dark v -- brown medium to dark y -- peach or light orange / brown 0 -- black 1 -- white 2 -- medium blue 3 -- maybe sometimes blue, sometimes pink 4 -- red 5 -- yellow 6 -- unsure 7 -- maybe..."
  • "I thought this was normal, so I just ignored it until recently when I found out it could be a neurological condition..."
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90% of people in this group believe this is an exciting experience. 80% say this is not a scary experience. 90% believe that, if they had the choice, they would do it again. 90% say they find this experience attractive in others.

55% of people who have this experience are in their teens, 22% are in their twenties, and 15% are in their thirties. 80% of people who have this experience are women.

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Check out this group's What Is It Like To Have Synesthesia guide, where people with this experience share their tips and hints.

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  • It's like all of your senses are alive 24/7. Even writing this is exciting because each character has a unique blend of colour, shape and personality. It's beautiful :)
  • I have grapheme-color synesthesia. In my head, when I run through the alphabet and think of numbers, it feels like a rainbow, like the color progression blends nicely together. It doesn't actually, of course. I've made a map and it looks a mess.
  • It's like being constantly bombarded with stained glass or paint, or coloured tissue paper, only it's not bad. Sometimes it's distracting, but mostly it's inspiring.
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