I have very little synesthesia, but I do want to study and specialize it in the future. But I have observed that in most videos of people describing their case, they picked a very nice jazz tune. Does jazz make pretty colors and shapes?
@lollixpopxluver Not always. It depends on the perception each synaesthete has. In my case I get stressed out with this video song...I see kind of light purple waves moving too fast... it's disturbing :S
I love the song--such a lovely periwinkle and sky blue with violet (even a bit of red and pink) overtones! Got a bit of gold at the end there, too. Also, it's fairly common--about 1 in 23 people have synesthesia. :)
It's actually very common!!!! I'm a synesthete and I can tell you I know lots of people who are. In fact we all have a little of it. E.g When someone says: SWEET home!! we all know it isnt a candy house! our senses blend and we actually know it means it's a nice comfortable place. So taste blends with our touch sense. That's exactly how it works with grapheme-color synesthesia. We as synesthetes give a color to words and numbers without thinking about it, it just comes naturally as "sweet home"
@Brandonthesoulless I have severe ADD too. :) I can see word-pictures. Like, each word is an image. Like, when I think of the word month, I imagine a person tapping their chin. Haha. Weird, right?
u have a really well ballenced brain for an autisitic mind. i guess there are stages of autisum. i have a client who bought a pool from us with a child with autisum ans he ran threw colours for 30mins... is that synaesthesia?
I had severe ADD as a child, i too also have synaesthesiacand it is not a beautiful gift. i hate it. i thought that what i saw was normal, i went to a nurologist and he made a diagnosis of synaesthesia, everytime im in my advanced math class, colors pop out and form landscapes in my mind, i dont like it at all. i just want to be like everyone else.having synaesthesia is not a cool thing, as far as im concerned it has helped me alot in my classes but there is not benefit besides that.
@Brandonthesoulless you should learn to appreciate it. I know a ton of people who really want Synesthesia. I have it so i know exactly what you mean when you say that colors pop out and form landscapes. How can you not think it's cool?! I enjoy every bit of it.
It's absolutely NOT rare: synesthesia has occurred for centuries and happens in people more commonly than you think. Every one in about 200 people have it and do not realize it and I myself have many friends with it. Even Shakespear was suspected of having it. Much of our language consists of synesthetic connections: example, "sharp cheddar cheese."
The worst sound for me is metal scratching on pottery. Like a fork scratching on someone's plate. (or worse still, fork against tooth, why people have to bite their fork is beyond be, don't they have lips).
That I can almost physically feel. It's silver, blindingly bright, extremely sharp and either icy cold or white hot, it's not easy to tell as it's the one sound that overpowers me.
Chalk on a blackboard is grey, texture of paper and room temp. It has no effect on me.
the fork thing pisses me off. its like a sharp gleaming black and white stripey static thing. and its silver, and when someone does it, i feel it on MY teeth. i just cant stand it.
I have colour grapheme synaesthesia but i don't visualise coloured sounds (for specific notes). I do, however, picture sounds in vivid black & white shapes when I hear them (such as bark would create a huge "ripped" jagged line in my mind). I don't talk about my synaesthesia much because it feels like I'm attention seeking but nevertheless it's very interesting and I've only just discovered that it's....actually something.
Synaesthesia is rare and if you have it too then it's okay 'cos people with it tend to think that everyone has it, but if you don't then you're just plain envious. The video did not state that it has to be with autism, it just said that it is common.
Also, noone ever told you to watch it in the first place.
half the people that reckon they have this are bull shitters i remember craving the same uniqueness when i was 7 not 20 + grow up. if you had this you would know about it and wouldnt have to ask someone to confirm it
when I listen to music or hear sounds i see shapes and certain colors. Not literally but mentally and its usually in the back of my mind is this related?
I have grapheme-colour synaesthesia, ie I see numbers and letters in colour-not in reality, but the mental picture in my head of a number or letter IS in colour.
I think I have a mild form of synaesthesia. Whenever I hear a song, especially instrumental, I see shapes as a certain color. No specifc shape/color relates to any particulr note, but there's always a certain equence of things that happens only to one song. Another song, the sequence and shapes are different. Example: This first song here. In my head, I see white, 3D parabolic shapes (like lower halves of weddind dresses) flying around like jellyfish.
no. In the video they tell, that synaesthesia is rare. But this isn't true. Newer researches propose that every person of 23 has it. (simmner and ward 2006) I say, that every 10th person is a synaesthete. I never wouldn't claim, that it is special to be synaesthete or that synaesthesia is special.
(see my video "Which color is A? Part III".
I only wanted to make clear, that LSD has different effects.
I'm a girl, I have synaesthesia and I love living in the world of colour. I've also got Asperger's syndrome (which is rare for women but Synaesthesia is more common in women, go figure!) I've also got epilepsy and seizures alter my perception. Some people say they with they could experience "my day" - save them going to SGI-heavy wovie :-)) he-he.... I've NEVER wished I was "normal" - they don't seem like very happy people, obsessed with money and stuff. I'm obsessed with Star-Gate SG1 series.
Is it actually possible to "have" synaesthesia? Isn't synaesthesia an inherent concept which anyone can attain with practice and disciplining certain aspects of the mind?
Cool video though, I really dont play SAW2 enough...
I'm not sure if synaesthesia can be viewed like that, isnt it an inherent ability that anyone can attain with enough practice and "psychic" discipline?
synesthesia is a neurological condition whereby cross-sensory stimulation actually occurs within the brains network. Its estimated that 1 in 25000 people have it (Cytowic). it cannot be learned or practiced but many artists employ techniques in hope of enducing a synesthesic-like experience in the audience (I believe this is what the aphex twin does rather than having synesthesia).
If you want to find out more a quick search on 'Richard Cytowic' or 'Hugo Heyrman' should shed some light.
ps. I haven't come across any research that suggests people with autism are more prone to synesthesia, however women and left-handers are statistically more likely to have it.
(sorry, just finished writing a lengthy essay on the subject)
From what I have read Amanita Muscaria mushrooms can induce synesthesia in high enough doses. So far I haven't taken a high enough dose to find out if it's true. Next mushroom season I will have to find out.
I am very careful when it comes to the use of ethnobotanicals. I ALWAYS read up on anything before I ingest it. The problem is people who take something without knowing what they are doing. As the saying goes. Knowledge is power.
the one "disease" (hardly- more like SUPERPOWER!) that i'd give almost anything to have. I have it a little, maybe... a while ago I started feeling colors instead of emotion. I'd wake up and feel maybe goldenrod or lavendar, instead of happy or sad. It doesn't happen as much anymore. But it still happens.
aphex twin is called Rhubarb I think. I confuse it with Avril 14th a bit because of the piano like percussiveness albeit Avril is more cheery. (and cherry coloured). I wonder if that's why visualization doodads on media players confuse some autistics. I have a way of being able to turn off synaesthesia when it happens at an inopportune time. Mine seems kinda mild and not too interferring.
I have very little synesthesia, but I do want to study and specialize it in the future. But I have observed that in most videos of people describing their case, they picked a very nice jazz tune. Does jazz make pretty colors and shapes?
lollixpopxluver 5 months ago
@lollixpopxluver Not always. It depends on the perception each synaesthete has. In my case I get stressed out with this video song...I see kind of light purple waves moving too fast... it's disturbing :S
jimena31 5 months ago
I love the song--such a lovely periwinkle and sky blue with violet (even a bit of red and pink) overtones! Got a bit of gold at the end there, too. Also, it's fairly common--about 1 in 23 people have synesthesia. :)
Allicana13 1 month ago
It's actually very common!!!! I'm a synesthete and I can tell you I know lots of people who are. In fact we all have a little of it. E.g When someone says: SWEET home!! we all know it isnt a candy house! our senses blend and we actually know it means it's a nice comfortable place. So taste blends with our touch sense. That's exactly how it works with grapheme-color synesthesia. We as synesthetes give a color to words and numbers without thinking about it, it just comes naturally as "sweet home"
jimena31 6 months ago
(btw, it doesn't affect my learning. I have honor roll and I can pretty much push my word-pictures to the back of my mind. :))
SpikeandCharmVids 10 months ago
@Brandonthesoulless I have severe ADD too. :) I can see word-pictures. Like, each word is an image. Like, when I think of the word month, I imagine a person tapping their chin. Haha. Weird, right?
SpikeandCharmVids 10 months ago
I want synthesis sooo bad
KatieLuvsToSing 10 months ago
u have a really well ballenced brain for an autisitic mind. i guess there are stages of autisum. i have a client who bought a pool from us with a child with autisum ans he ran threw colours for 30mins... is that synaesthesia?
EComp86 1 year ago
WHAT'S THE MUSIC NAME??
vincenzolaterza93 1 year ago
I had severe ADD as a child, i too also have synaesthesiacand it is not a beautiful gift. i hate it. i thought that what i saw was normal, i went to a nurologist and he made a diagnosis of synaesthesia, everytime im in my advanced math class, colors pop out and form landscapes in my mind, i dont like it at all. i just want to be like everyone else.having synaesthesia is not a cool thing, as far as im concerned it has helped me alot in my classes but there is not benefit besides that.
Brandonthesoulless 2 years ago
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EComp86 1 year ago
@Brandonthesoulless you should learn to appreciate it. I know a ton of people who really want Synesthesia. I have it so i know exactly what you mean when you say that colors pop out and form landscapes. How can you not think it's cool?! I enjoy every bit of it.
bumblebeedancer 1 year ago
ITS NOT RARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Frutleqwerty 2 years ago
hey, i want this too. if i have sex with a person who has it, will i get it ? :)
postameavesela 2 years ago
lol lol
MrMJ7 2 years ago
i have it but i never seen a color i only feel colors on my back and i place colors to corraspnd with people and situations
oilook3 2 years ago
It's absolutely NOT rare: synesthesia has occurred for centuries and happens in people more commonly than you think. Every one in about 200 people have it and do not realize it and I myself have many friends with it. Even Shakespear was suspected of having it. Much of our language consists of synesthetic connections: example, "sharp cheddar cheese."
peneraserlove 2 years ago
Yes. And 1 in 200 IS rare. :-)
stperkin 2 years ago
Including people with mild synaesthesia, it is thought that as many as 1 in 23 people have it!
MuffinWithAnAxe 2 years ago
i heard this also and that everyone could have it on some levels. i equate pain to different pitch of sound
blazednlovinit 2 years ago
I know what you mean, I think I may have it as well.
I enjoy the sound of running water, but despise the noise made by velcro- it's like fingernails to a chalkboard in my throat whenever I hear it.
yarrboots 2 years ago 2
The worst sound for me is metal scratching on pottery. Like a fork scratching on someone's plate. (or worse still, fork against tooth, why people have to bite their fork is beyond be, don't they have lips).
That I can almost physically feel. It's silver, blindingly bright, extremely sharp and either icy cold or white hot, it's not easy to tell as it's the one sound that overpowers me.
Chalk on a blackboard is grey, texture of paper and room temp. It has no effect on me.
Oh, I'm also autistic.
TornadoCreator 2 years ago
agreed.
the fork thing pisses me off. its like a sharp gleaming black and white stripey static thing. and its silver, and when someone does it, i feel it on MY teeth. i just cant stand it.
CavalloDiSpade 2 years ago
I have what I assume is a form of synaesthesia, I rarely get overwhelmed by it.
If I concentrate on a sound I can give that sound a colour, texture and temperature.
If I see colours, they also have a temperature. In fact the same as if I hear a sound with that colour
The sound of myself typing, it's olive green, it has the texture of stone and it's slightly warm, maybe room temperature.
The sound of a chair leg screeching against a floor, that's bright yellow, metallic smooth and hot.
TornadoCreator 2 years ago
I have colour grapheme synaesthesia but i don't visualise coloured sounds (for specific notes). I do, however, picture sounds in vivid black & white shapes when I hear them (such as bark would create a huge "ripped" jagged line in my mind). I don't talk about my synaesthesia much because it feels like I'm attention seeking but nevertheless it's very interesting and I've only just discovered that it's....actually something.
greengreen31 2 years ago
This video is completely useless
1) Synaesthesia isn't rare
2) It's not generally linked to autism
Basically it's all about the one person and their world of colour. Wow. Amazing.
OliviazlurveeMCR 2 years ago
Synaesthesia is rare and if you have it too then it's okay 'cos people with it tend to think that everyone has it, but if you don't then you're just plain envious. The video did not state that it has to be with autism, it just said that it is common.
Also, noone ever told you to watch it in the first place.
gratedcheeseinabowl 2 years ago
When I listen to music I see dead people...haha
magickjac 2 years ago
half the people that reckon they have this are bull shitters i remember craving the same uniqueness when i was 7 not 20 + grow up. if you had this you would know about it and wouldnt have to ask someone to confirm it
zedooncadhz 2 years ago
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gratedcheeseinabowl 2 years ago
Ok, maybe because thats the most common type of synaesthesia... grapheme-colour...
But however, its a cool, great condition.
And it looks like there are more synnie people than what we supossed to be!
By the way, i do see music, and even can touch it... and tastes have sounds. like you but head over heals hahaha
Go on synnie people!!!
WebNightingale 3 years ago
when I listen to music or hear sounds i see shapes and certain colors. Not literally but mentally and its usually in the back of my mind is this related?
marker853 3 years ago
Yes, of course, thats a form of synaesthesia.
I do have a similar one...
When im hearing music, i see shapes with colors inside my head, and they change with the rythm, the musical tone or the instrument.
So, it looks like youre a synaesthete too :D
WebNightingale 3 years ago
whats it like
marker853 3 years ago
who here has audio-visual synaesthesia? just asking
Thelosttoa11458 3 years ago
Nice video :)
Tictionary 3 years ago
I have grapheme-colour synaesthesia, ie I see numbers and letters in colour-not in reality, but the mental picture in my head of a number or letter IS in colour.
doctorgsja 3 years ago
Ooh, self-diagnosis. Ta :)
christina274 3 years ago
Is synaesthesia diagnosed professionally by a doctor? I think I may have it.
christina274 3 years ago
I think I have a mild form of synaesthesia. Whenever I hear a song, especially instrumental, I see shapes as a certain color. No specifc shape/color relates to any particulr note, but there's always a certain equence of things that happens only to one song. Another song, the sequence and shapes are different. Example: This first song here. In my head, I see white, 3D parabolic shapes (like lower halves of weddind dresses) flying around like jellyfish.
GreatFox42 4 years ago
far out dude......
Lindholmer5k 4 years ago
I can smell temperatures
primordialcontext 4 years ago
no. In the video they tell, that synaesthesia is rare. But this isn't true. Newer researches propose that every person of 23 has it. (simmner and ward 2006) I say, that every 10th person is a synaesthete. I never wouldn't claim, that it is special to be synaesthete or that synaesthesia is special.
(see my video "Which color is A? Part III".
I only wanted to make clear, that LSD has different effects.
greez
Synnie83 4 years ago
I'm a girl, I have synaesthesia and I love living in the world of colour. I've also got Asperger's syndrome (which is rare for women but Synaesthesia is more common in women, go figure!) I've also got epilepsy and seizures alter my perception. Some people say they with they could experience "my day" - save them going to SGI-heavy wovie :-)) he-he.... I've NEVER wished I was "normal" - they don't seem like very happy people, obsessed with money and stuff. I'm obsessed with Star-Gate SG1 series.
NadezhdaRozagy1 4 years ago
soo cool - i also think lots of people have this but autism probably lets someone know they do
santasxgirlfriend 4 years ago
Yes the song is Rhubarb by Aphex Twin. Aphex twin (Real name Richard D. James) has Synaesthesia himself.
nutkins112 4 years ago
Is it actually possible to "have" synaesthesia? Isn't synaesthesia an inherent concept which anyone can attain with practice and disciplining certain aspects of the mind?
Cool video though, I really dont play SAW2 enough...
WoundedKite 4 years ago 2
you can't train yourself to be a synaethete. It's a mind thing
luvsfromCMS 4 years ago
I'm not sure if synaesthesia can be viewed like that, isnt it an inherent ability that anyone can attain with enough practice and "psychic" discipline?
Cool video, I dont listen to SAW2 enough...
WoundedKite 4 years ago
synesthesia is a neurological condition whereby cross-sensory stimulation actually occurs within the brains network. Its estimated that 1 in 25000 people have it (Cytowic). it cannot be learned or practiced but many artists employ techniques in hope of enducing a synesthesic-like experience in the audience (I believe this is what the aphex twin does rather than having synesthesia).
If you want to find out more a quick search on 'Richard Cytowic' or 'Hugo Heyrman' should shed some light.
soulauctioneer83 4 years ago
ps. I haven't come across any research that suggests people with autism are more prone to synesthesia, however women and left-handers are statistically more likely to have it.
(sorry, just finished writing a lengthy essay on the subject)
soulauctioneer83 4 years ago
From what I have read Amanita Muscaria mushrooms can induce synesthesia in high enough doses. So far I haven't taken a high enough dose to find out if it's true. Next mushroom season I will have to find out.
purplemutantas 4 years ago
be cautious, as the effects caused by mushrooms are actually triggered by poisoning.
you sure know that, when using such drugs, but you should also add a disclaimer that somehow mentions what i worte above.
SillyR0b 3 years ago
I am very careful when it comes to the use of ethnobotanicals. I ALWAYS read up on anything before I ingest it. The problem is people who take something without knowing what they are doing. As the saying goes. Knowledge is power.
purplemutantas 3 years ago
KittiesRock46, I was in my early 30s before I realized I had it and only after my oldest showed the same symptoms that his teachers commented on.
pinkstocking 4 years ago
the one "disease" (hardly- more like SUPERPOWER!) that i'd give almost anything to have. I have it a little, maybe... a while ago I started feeling colors instead of emotion. I'd wake up and feel maybe goldenrod or lavendar, instead of happy or sad. It doesn't happen as much anymore. But it still happens.
ochispiret 4 years ago
Autistic but no synaesthesia. I am envious also.
ksol1460 4 years ago
aphex twin is called Rhubarb I think. I confuse it with Avril 14th a bit because of the piano like percussiveness albeit Avril is more cheery. (and cherry coloured). I wonder if that's why visualization doodads on media players confuse some autistics. I have a way of being able to turn off synaesthesia when it happens at an inopportune time. Mine seems kinda mild and not too interferring.
lordalfredhenry 4 years ago
That must be a brilliant experience.
butiamnotcrazy 4 years ago
I'm envious of dragon's synaesthesia.
christschool 4 years ago