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Synesthesia is "a neurologically based condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway."
I have synesthesia, which I'm guessing comes from my brain trying to make up for my anosmia (lack of sense of smell...) and my husband thinks it's hysterical. For example, I don't like the taste of Bing cherries because they're too purpley-roundy. I prefer "low-pitched" flavors such as bacon and spinach over "high-pitched" flavors such as sugar and apple juice.
The number 7 is a chartreuse, weak-willed male that is bullied by a corpulent, over-confident royal purple number 8. Number 3 is pink and associated with the letter K. 2 is a pure, primary blue. 22 is a pretty sky-blue that is graceful and everything a woman should be. 222 is a little heavy set but she still retains some of her natural graces.
There are also hand-motions and sounds that go along with tastes. I once tasted a green smoothie and picked out the flavors: there was a "juuupe" (hand motion swiping just below my waist; deep voice) flavor that must be spinach. Then another "jupe!" (hand motion rounding over my head, high pitched, almost squeaky voice) flavor that could only be lime. Then a final "tst!" (fingers jabbing suddenly forward to make a point) flavor that was most likely ginger.
As the definition above states, these cross-sensory perceptions are totally involuntary. I never make them up consciously, they just come to me when I'm struggling to describe something. They also never change. 7 has always been and will always be chartreuse. But when I use these senses to describe another sensation, it makes sense to me.
However, I just saw a Denny's commercial that made me realize how my seemingly obviously connected sensory descriptions must seem like absolute nonsense (or worse, intentionally made up!) to other people.
What do you think?
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