Synesthetes unite!

[Purple Banana]

Anyone else here have synesthesia? Speak up! Let's see those alphabets :D

My alphabet is the colors I see them, as well as the genders of the letters. Maybe I'll post personalities.

Synesthesia is not really a disorder, but more of a genetic abnormality? I see my letters, numbers, months, days of the week, months, years, and ect. as having their own distinct personalities, colors, genders, ect.

I also see moods and people's personalities as colors, and sometimes shapes.

For the mods: I didn't put this in medical, because it's not really a medical condition, more like a character trait.

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[Podge_Boro]

link didnt work

but iv never heard of this condidtion before
il have to read up about it

[birdgirl73]

I never have heard it described as a genetic abnormality as much as just a sensory-perceptive difference. I think it's fascinating and wish I had it. But I don't.

[Coelho]

sometimes i had some kind of this synesthesia, when i was completly baked... but it is becoming rarer each day... as my tolerance grows...

[Oneironaut]

For me, the letters have the following colors:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Most of these were drilled into my head by a multicolored letter magnet set I used to play with when I was little, but some of the colors have changed from what they were in the magnet set. When I read a word, the word usually seems to be the color of the first letter of that word.

The numbers look like this:
123456789, plus the number 0 is white.

[Samwhore]

thats actually really interesting, I give numbers and letters their own personalities, but never there own colors or symbols,

like "A" is a snooty bitch that always has to have her way,
and "Z" is very quiet, a loner, and often forgotten

[Oneironaut]

thats actually really interesting, I give numbers and letters their own personalities, but never there own colors or symbols,
You don't give them their own symbols? I do. For example, O is a circle, V is two diagonal lines, and 3 is two half-circles stuck together. :p

[Gatekeeper777]

WHOA!!!!!!
If you have a scroll mouse use your wheel and scroll through the pics!!!!
ROFLMAO

[Samwhore]

You don't give them their own symbols? I do. For example, O is a circle, V is two diagonal lines, and 3 is two half-circles stuck together. :p

no, I just give them personalities,

Like "O" is an obese fatty who will never lose wieght,
while "V" is anorexic

[Purple Banana]

That is also a form of synesthesia, called "Operational Linguistic Personification"- I have that as well, mixed with chromographic synesthesia.

And yes, there are a few letters that can be male and female, depending on their usage.

[Oneironaut]

Hmm, Purple Banana and I seem to agree that A is red, C is yellow, D and F are green, L is purple, M is red, and W is the only gray letter. Very interesting.

[Samwhore]

That is also a form of synesthesia, called "Operational Linguistic Personification"- I have that as well, mixed with chromographic synesthesia.

And yes, there are a few letters that can be male and female, depending on their usage.


you make me want to make my own alphabet now,

[Skink]

Freaky...

[Matt the Funk]

Heard about it, always been somewhat interested to learn more. Never met anyone with it. Seems like it could be used creatively.

[Skink]

Converted it for ya PB... Never heard of this and when you smoke does it change???


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[Purple Banana]

Sometimes. The letter colors themselves might vary one or two every few years, and people change their colors, too.

It's very cool. It gets more realistic if I'm stoned, just lay back, relax, and think of each individual letter.

I might do a painting series of each letter, been thinking about that. Would you guys buy 'em?

:thumbsup:

[Skink]

I wouldn't buy them but,,,that does not mean i am not fascinated by this... really hard for me to understand this whole thing,,,to the point i might even be a sceptic,,,not saying I am but,,, it's hard to imagine...

[Purple Banana]

It's not that I physically see colors on people, haha. I just see them automatically in my mind's eye.

[TallulahGreen]

I always grew up picturing words and letters in colors in my head..
...same goes for days of the week...

..and months of the year..

It's odd..

...but I always thought it was something every did.

[couch-potato]

I have NO idea what everybody in this thread is talking about.

Total mindfuck... apparently I do not have this condition... or personality trait... or gift... or whatever.

[Dest]

I totally have that!@ omg its so crazy i can never really say the exact colors. and i have personallity for numbers too and its really odd... like the number 7 is like a bully and the number 9 is really nice. i thought i was crazy this whole time or something. i even tried explaining this to someone and they said "wtf are you talking about???" its hard to see if you dont have it i guess. and its not when i see text- because text is just black to me but whenever i picture a letter in my mind it always has a color

[halfassedjediknight]

i think its actually more of a neurological condition or disorder rather than an actual trait. i think its a symptom too. you can have a stroke and develop it.

[Purple Banana]

It's not a classified DSM diagnosis, therefore, it's not a neurological condition or disorder, as it doesn't really affect a person in a substanstial way. It's more of a genetic trait than anything else. Most people grow up with it, thinking everyone has it, but it's very very uncommon. It may run in families- for example, no one in my immediate family has it, but my cousin does.

Different people can have different degrees of types of it, and yes, sometimes it can develop after a stroke or a major accident. Because most people enjoy having it, it's not really an issue that people are actively trying to cure, or even detect.

[MacWQ33]

Never really thought about it too much, but this seems familiar to me. I don't think it's really anything more than creativity IMO.

I don't really do the whole letter thing but I know what you mean, because with music, there is definitely something there for me. I can 'see' music, and each song is a color or two. It's kind of cool really, and I've thought about it before, but never in the sense that it was different or something.

Anyway, wow...learn something new everyday...pretty awesome stuff Banana.

[MacWQ33]

Wow, reading up on this now...crazy.

"In spatial-sequence, or number form synesthesia, numbers, months of the year, and/or days of the week elicit precise locations in space (for example, 1980 may be "farther away" than 1990), or may have a three-dimensional view of a year as a map (clockwise or counterclockwise)."

I realize that I definitely do that ^. When I think of the days of the week, no colors or anything, but I do kind of 'picture' the week in order. Same with the months of the year. Same with years just like it says. It's explained pretty well...sort of like a map with things being 'farther away' and shit.

Holy shit LOL...

[Skrappie]

Do you sometimes use numbers interchangeably with letters?

By that i mean the numbers that happen to have the same color and sex as a letter.:)

[Nochowderforyou]

I've never heard of this before. You must be exhausted by the end of the day thinking like that all the time. :p

[Purple Banana]

Yes, like 2 and B are blue, K and 8 are orange, ect.

But they don't share the exact same personalitiy traits. I'll list my letter personalities:

A- Alpha male in a business suit, in his mid 40s
B- Soft spoken motherly type
C- Either a young male or female around 16
D- Calm male figure, in his 30s or 50s
E- Peppy male, think motivational speaker
F- Very gracious woman, hippie-ish
G- On-The-Go male in his early 20s
H- A quiet young man
I- Nerdy bookish guy
J- Responsible woman or man, I imagine a college professor
K- Very laid back guy in his 20s, hippie
L- Quiet and quaint woman in her 70s, or 30s
M- An older brother of N
N- Younger brother of M
O- An odd man in his 20s
P- Steadfast woman in her 30s
Q- An old hermit lady in a shack in the woods, but kind
R- Another alpha male, takes charge
S- R's good friend, more reserved but as intelligent
T- Male in his 30s, outdoorish
U- A weird woman or man in their 30s
V- Very classy dark haired woman or man
W- Matronly woman in her 60s
X- Very young boy, extroverted
Y- A coy and almost hipster-ish woman with dark short hair
Z- Very dependable guy

[Plastic Jesus]

F- Very gracious woman, hippie-ish
U- A weird woman or man in their 30s
C- Either a young male or female around 16
K- Very laid back guy in his 20s, hippie
I- Nerdy bookish guy
N- Younger brother of M
G- On-The-Go male in his early 20s

W- Matronly woman in her 60s
I- Nerdy bookish guy
E- Peppy male, think motivational speaker
R- Another alpha male, takes charge
D- Calm male figure, in his 30s or 50s

is all I have to say... Were you an only child? Parents divorced? Abused?

[Skink]

Yes, like 2 and B are blue, K and 8 are orange, ect.

But they don't share the exact same personalitiy traits. I'll list my letter personalities:

A- Alpha male in a business suit, in his mid 40s
B- Soft spoken motherly type
C- Either a young male or female around 16
D- Calm male figure, in his 30s or 50s
E- Peppy male, think motivational speaker
F- Very gracious woman, hippie-ish
G- On-The-Go male in his early 20s
H- A quiet young man
I- Nerdy bookish guy
J- Responsible woman or man, I imagine a college professor
K- Very laid back guy in his 20s, hippie
L- Quiet and quaint woman in her 70s, or 30s
M- An older brother of N
N- Younger brother of M
O- An odd man in his 20s
P- Steadfast woman in her 30s
Q- An old hermit lady in a shack in the woods, but kind
R- Another alpha male, takes charge
S- R's good friend, more reserved but as intelligent
T- Male in his 30s, outdoorish
U- A weird woman or man in their 30s
V- Very classy dark haired woman or man
W- Matronly woman in her 60s
X- Very young boy, extroverted
Y- A coy and almost hipster-ish woman with dark short hair
Z- Very dependable guy

What letter am I???

[Plastic Jesus]

What letter am I???

S-Well hung, well educated, Alpha Male, probably a pot smoker

[Skink]

S-Well hung, well educated, Alpha Male, probably a pot smoker

That wasn't sarcasm,,,I really wanted to know if PB veiwed me as a letter or a number...

[Bree1978]

Anyone else here have synesthesia? Speak up! Let's see those alphabets :D

My alphabet is the colors I see them, as well as the genders of the letters. Maybe I'll post personalities.

Synesthesia is not really a disorder, but more of a genetic abnormality? I see my letters, numbers, months, days of the week, months, years, and ect. as having their own distinct personalities, colors, genders, ect.

I also see moods and people's personalities as colors, and sometimes shapes.

For the mods: I didn't put this in medical, because it's not really a medical condition, more like a character trait.

:thumbsup:
Yes I see all numbers with personalities and genders. I thought I was the only one. Bree

[Bree1978]

I'll edit to add:
Number 1 is male. He is young naive and motherless.
Number 2 is a female. She is older and a wench.
Number 3 is a male. He is your average joe...Nothing special about him.
Number 4 is a male. He is 3's older brother. He is okay, but picks on 3.
Number 5 is a male. He is 6's younger brother. They love eachother very much.
Number 6 is a female. She is motherly twords 3 and a good sister to 5.
I could go on but don't want to bore you.

Bree

[Purple Banana]

Skink, I see you as a COLOR, orange, actually.

You're laid back, happy, and you seem to have a firm grip on matters, but you still manage to be non-confrontational most of the time.

[Purple Banana]

F- Very gracious woman, hippie-ish
U- A weird woman or man in their 30s
C- Either a young male or female around 16
K- Very laid back guy in his 20s, hippie
I- Nerdy bookish guy
N- Younger brother of M
G- On-The-Go male in his early 20s

W- Matronly woman in her 60s
I- Nerdy bookish guy
E- Peppy male, think motivational speaker
R- Another alpha male, takes charge
D- Calm male figure, in his 30s or 50s

is all I have to say... Were you an only child? Parents divorced? Abused?


LOL I just got that... And no, I had a very happy childhood, parents fought a bit, as do any parent. I'm one of 7 kids, but we were all happy.

Nice try, jerk face! :thumbsup:

[Skink]

Skink, I see you as a COLOR, orange, actually.

You're laid back, happy, and you seem to have a firm grip on matters, but you still manage to be non-confrontational most of the time.

Way cool...

[Matt the Funk]

Does this happen when you close you eyes? Or is it like a hallucination. Not quite sure if I understand. If you do art work wouldn't mind you posting some of your stuff.

[TallulahGreen]

It doesn't happen to me when I close my eyes..

...I just see it in my head.


Fridays are PINK...SATURDAYS are YELLOW...SUNDAYS ARE RED..


TUESDAYS ARE GREEN..

...WEDNESDAYS ARE BLUE...

...Mondays are purple...


Like I think of it...and I just like see it and feel it? Been that way my whole life...
...the colors of the days of the week have always been the same too..


Odd, I really thought this was totally something everyone did.

...and I am an ONLY child.

[Bree1978]

Does this happen when you close you eyes? Or is it like a hallucination. Not quite sure if I understand. If you do art work wouldn't mind you posting some of your stuff.

It just is....I think number 6 (and my mind says she is motherly...blah blah blah, I think quickly of all the info about her, kinda like linking the information together)

I don't have the color thing, btw....there are two ways of percieving it apparently, in your mind linked to it internally (like mine and TallulahGreen) and there are some people that actually 'see' it externally. Such as seeing a color behind a person...

I am also and ONLY child (barring a half sister that lived 10 states away). I always had thought this is why I had personalities for letters and numbers, lol. Kind of a relief that it isn't. It has always been like this since I knew what numbers/letters were. I remember asking people about it, and they usually looked at me quizically.
Bree

[Matt the Funk]

Oh. Well. That seems pretty dope. I get it now. Would seeing like weird aura's outside of people sometimes different colors, but could be same, be considered this? I don't think so but it could be I suposse.

[Skink]

It doesn't happen to me when I close my eyes..

...I just see it in my head.


Fridays are PINK...SATURDAYS are YELLOW...SUNDAYS ARE RED..


TUESDAYS ARE GREEN..

...WEDNESDAYS ARE BLUE...

...Mondays are purple...


Like I think of it...and I just like see it and feel it? Been that way my whole life...
...the colors of the days of the week have always been the same too..


Odd, I really thought this was totally something everyone did.

...and I am an ONLY child.
No,,, I believe you are the exception...

I am going to go out on a limb and say that my realist makup will not allow me to see things different from what I was taught they were...

[Oneironaut]

It's weird. It's not like I actually physically see the letter A on a piece of paper and can't tell it's not red. I can see that it's black ink on white paper, but it *seems* red in the same way that an apple in a black-and-white movie would remind you of the color red. I can't not think of it as a red letter, no matter what color it actually is on the page.

[Plastic Jesus]

I was serious about the only child thing, (I do think it is fucking weird, but meant no offense). I am intrigued by birth order and think a large majority of personality is based off of it...

[Purple Banana]

I'm number 5 of 7... I was always the weird one, like I had spider farms, I read Nat'l Geographic while other girls played with their Barbies, I used to look at something, like a ceiling fan or a blade of grass, and imagine what it would be like to be tiny and have your perspective of the world from that point. And when I grew up, I wanted to be an entamologist.

I read Tolkien a lot, too.

I'm still weird, but they appreciate it now.

I see it in my mind's eye.

[WakingDream]

I have NO idea what everybody in this thread is talking about.

Total mindfuck... apparently I do not have this condition... or personality trait... or gift... or whatever.

I'm with ya man. I'ts interesting to see the pictures of what one sees when they have the condition.

[Plastic Jesus]

I'm number 5 of 7... I was always the weird one....

Yeah, I'm the baby, spoiled, loud... my sister (2nd of 4) is the weird one... Seems the middle if not middle younger are the weird ones...

[Oneironaut]

I'm still weird, but they appreciate it now.
Everybody is weird. There is no such thing as a normal person. Those girls who played with their Barbies and *appeared* normal were really just hiding their weirdness from you. Everybody has their own quirks that makes them crazy in their own individual way. That's what makes us all unique.

[Purple Banana]

I visited my cousin last month, and we finally had a chance to compare some of our letters, colors, numbers, ect with each other... My aunt and my mom were like WTF, because they didn't understand what the hell we were talking about... Does anyone else have a relative with synesthesia?