Hearing colors

[GSW389]

I was reading some info on LSD, and they said sometimes a condition sets in where the user thinks they "hear colors" or "see sounds" when using the drug. The condition has an actual name too and i think it affects some people who do not use rugs. So I'm wondering, ahs this happened to anyone? What is it like?

[ermitonto]

It is called synaesthesia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synaesthesia), which refers to a variety of different conditions. I have one of the most common types of synaesthesia (and I have never taken any psychedelic hallucinogen). It's known as color-grapheme synaesthesia. What this means is that I often "see" letters and numbers as having certain colors. Like for example, if I glance quickly at the letter A there is a red tint, and the letter A strongly reminds me of a deep red color whenever I see it. Every letter and number (plus some punctuation like the slash and the question mark) has its own distinct color associated with it in my head. Words will often take the color of their first leter. For example, the word "color" looks yellow to me since C is a yellow letter. It's not as interesting as hearing colors, but it's pretty neat nevertheless.

[lizka4200]

damn i wish i could hgear feel see that shit..i wouldnt need to take acid..hhaha

[theNecromancer2113]

dude that's pretty bad ass. i think the human mind is capable of things we can't begin to imagine.

[Angel Of Impurity]

I don't know if I have a moderate version of this or whether it's just regular imagination but I've always imagined days of the week as certain colours like Monday is red, Tuesday is a turquoisy blue, Wednesday is kind of hard to tell maybe a yellowy-orange, Thursday is a deep green, Friday is brown, Saturday is black and Sunday I really don't know. I know exactly what you mean about A being red and C being yellow.

Never taken Acid either.

[liquid swords]

I always wondered what that was called. I often perceive song titles as colors.

[lizka4200]

god..please some let me feel this shit u guys are talking about

[GSW389]

take some acid and youll get it apparently.

[Fattie]

All i know is i got this feeling on shrooms. We played vectrex(look it up old as hell game system) and we played mine field on it which is just like asteroids. It was the best game i ever played.

[IrkenInvader]

There's a theory that music geniuses throughout history have had some sort of ability to perceive music as color. Take for example, Rhapsody in Blue: to the composer, it actually evoked a sense of the color blue.

[GSW389]

There's a theory that music geniuses throughout history have had some sort of ability to perceive music as color. Take for example, Rhapsody in Blue: to the composer, it actually evoked a sense of the color blue.

yes maybe, but to me, that is just relating the music to the colors, absed on the kinds of feelings each gives you. In this case, your senses are actually mixed up. For example, someone who suffers from this symptom all the time might describe a hamburger they ate as pointy, instead of flavory or tasty. Its a jumbling of the senses.

[lizka4200]

well when i think of weed i see green haha