I came across a short article last night about a musician who has synaesthesia, also known as ideasthesia. I looked it up, and I experience this- numbers and letters have a colour. Words have a colour. Days of the week have a colour. 1's are white, 2's are green... A's are red... Monday's are red, Tuesdays are green or yellow (lemon/lime). Wednesdays are blue. Some words/ numbers/ letters/ stand out more than others- some others i have to think harder to 'remember what colour they are'. Not everyone associates the same colours with the same things...but A being 'red' is extremely common. I didn't know there was a name for it. I'd like to know if I can develop it into something useful. I always assumed it had something to do with how we remember things- but maybe not. The other thing is that I visualize time as space around me. And music often has colours. Sharp sounds are odd numbers and cool colours. Soft sounds are warm colours and even numbers. Anyone else? It may be more common than previously thought. It's not a mental illness, it's a trait.
There's an association for people with it in the UK
http://uksynaesthesia.com/
Out of curiosity...if you have this, what colour is 5? What colour is 7? What colour is 9? What colour is 2+5? (my own little experiment)
There's an association for people with it in the UK
http://uksynaesthesia.com/
Out of curiosity...if you have this, what colour is 5? What colour is 7? What colour is 9? What colour is 2+5? (my own little experiment)
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