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rivergoat
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09 Feb 2009, 4:50 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/09/sy ... index.html



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09 Feb 2009, 5:22 pm

i still don't know if i consider synesthisiacs to be lucky or not, i'd love to have the condition short term though to see what it's like.


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09 Feb 2009, 6:23 pm

Does anyone here smell colours?



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09 Feb 2009, 6:26 pm

To me, people and their names have colors.....as do words.



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10 Feb 2009, 11:19 pm

I experience synesthesia. Sounds often make me picture textures and patterns in my head. It was even more intense when I was younger and it sometimes used to scare the hell outta me.


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10 Feb 2009, 11:33 pm

familiar_stranger wrote:
i still don't know if i consider synesthisiacs to be lucky or not, i'd love to have the condition short term though to see what it's like.
Me too. Like most things, I'd love to be able to try it for a short while, but not have it permanently.