Synesthesia

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Yes, although mine has some diversion from the "classic" form. I see color linked to timbre instead of pitch, and I see both color and forms/shapes to musical compositions and words/speech.

I also see a muted orange-red haze if I feel heat suddenly, and very bright white is I feel cold suddenly. Changes in temperature can cause me to see various colors, and I can often pinpoint the temp outside by what hues I see.

Another thing is I see a faint purple haze or purple dots with white halos when I'm around things that have a strong EMF. Sometimes being near other electronic device can cause me to see these dots or see shimmering white lines. Flourescent light fixtures, especially if they whine, make me see orange dots. Touching or being near power cable make me see blue horizontal lines. The closer the object, or the more powerful the device, more intense my experiece.

On occasion I've had other tactile synesthesia experiences, but they've been inconsistant. Mood effects my synesthia a lot too, as I suffer from chronic depression. The more depressed I am, to less intense my synesthesia.

My synaesthesia is really cool because I associate certain music with certain activities. Along with places, things, and people.

For example really weird, but when I am listening to Orbital - Halycyon on &on I have to be reading the info sheet for effexor XR on Mentalhealth.com. It's almost like OCD. This is because i associte effexor with that particular song.


I also do associate music with particular colors. For example I associate gangsta rap with the color black because A) It;s mostly performed by black people B) It's about bad things like drugs and violence, and black is typlically associated with evil.


It really depends on the pitch of the song. If it's a minor pitch It's gonna be a darker color. If it's a major pitch it's a brighter color.

Do you see the colors as you listen to the music, jman, or just associate the colors with the music?

Would that be like some cool inbuilts visualisaton?

I associate just about everything with colours, but numbers and letters are the strongest stimuli. Also different pieces (and parts of pieces) of music all have their own colour - this is affected by the pitch, timbre, tonality and instrumentation of the piece, as well as my mood. The colours are inconsistent to those factors, but are consistent with the specific pieces. If that makes any sense.

I have the coloured hearing-- especially with sudden loud or unexpected noises. Mostly flashes, but occasionally some interesting colours and shapes.

Letters and words also have colors, but for the most part I don't actually see those-- it is more a strong association.

I see and taste certain sounds. The only time it's a problem is when I'm trying to go to sleep and I hear a noise from the plumbing or an electrical relay, as any sudden sound will result in me seeing a bright flash of light and that wakes me up completely. I also get a metallic taste from certain high-pitch sounds. Some sounds just stress me out and I can't even say why.