GOGAR wrote:
>> I think i just discovered that i have synesthesia, and i'm quite shocked
> that nobody else feels the way i do about letters and words.. but the more
> people i talk to about this, the more it becomes clear that i have a unique
> condition..
> But anyways.. i'm not really concerned with it because i've always been
> fine..
>> Although i do recall some strange things from my childhood that i haven't
> seen documented anywhere.. so i'm wondering if there are any other people
> with the same experience.. or if it could be explained.
>> When i used to lie in bed ready to go to sleep, just waiting for me to fall
> asleep.. occasionally i would get "Zapped" as if i received a single
> electric shock.. i would see a flash of colored patterns and hear a
> sound.. and i would be more awake again.. very irritating actually..
>> I remember 1 person in high school saying he had the same.. but i have no
> contact with him anymore
>> Maybe some of you know what this could be.
>> Thanks in advance,
> Chris
To be honest, this doesn't sound like synesthesia. My understanding of
the term, and this may be less than accurate, is a crossing over of
sensory modalities--hearing colors, seeing sound, etc.
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