Thread: Anyone have Synesthesia

I get synesthesia when I take LSD, and I feel like it's very distinct and, once you experience it, you're sure of what it is. I think of it like this: if you aren't very sure it is synesthesia, it probably isn't.

What happens to me is when I look at a person or object and it moves and makes a noise, colours follow and emanate from them, all different colours based on how loud the object is and how much it moves. The colour doesn't immediately disappear, either. It lingers for a good 3 or so seconds, but since the colour continuously emanates from the object (as most objects that I am paying attention to, such as people, don't stop moving or making sound) it's almost as if it is permanent. The colours themselves are brilliant and seem to be the most "pure" I've ever seen them.

I find this so interesting. It shows how our perception of the universe is only one of probably an infinite number of ways of perceiving the universe. We only see colours because a certain part of our brain is wired to direct that stimuli to our eyes. Same goes for all senses. And there's probably stimuli we have no senses for.

I wonder if it's possible to see pure energy for example, like what people describe when on a strong psychedelic trip. Or to sense some stimuli we don't even know about yet. Just like some other animals can see ultraviolet light. Even though it's right in front of us we are unable to perceive it.