How do you think/is this normal

• Time wrote on 2011-07-07 01:46
  I dont think this is library material so Im leaving it here...
  
  Okay, so I was talking to my friend who has Synesthesia, and they talked about seeing colors, and all that, and I realized I see colors, but I see emotions, and I was wondering if this is normal, or if you guys have this, let me explain it.
  
  When I think, every thought I have consists of two parts, the actual thought, and an emotional part. Every thought I have comes tied with an emotion, or emotions, and I feel them, and I see them, like, each emotion has a feel and a color in my mind, that I see. So while Im typing this, each thought kinda has an emotion tied to it, and Im seeing it, or them. Also, when I am reading, like actually reading, I just see like the emotions from what Im reading, but if Im distracted, and thinking at the same time I can see like two sets, one for what Im reading, and one for my thoughts.
  
  Also, when I am talking to another person, I try to read them, the more I know the person, the more I understand the language they express, the better I can read them, I can see in my mind what I think they are feeling, this is really, really helpfull, but I dont know, again, all this could be normal, its just the one person I talked to about it didnt seem to understand...
  
  And finally, I focus on the main thought part of my thoughts most of the time, and the emotions are just there, and I know them, but sometimes the emotions take over, and I just focus on what Im seeing, and I get impulsive, and I ignore my more logical thoughts an just go on emotional impulses. I can be really happy, or really any emotion, last week I went through like 2 hours, where I had somehow stopped focusing, and kinda went into my emotional phase, and wound up cutting my arm and forcing myself not to eat, and other fun stuff, cause I got really depressed and sad and impulsive,
  
  But, is that normal? And how do you guys think if its not? Its kinda difficult to explain how you think, but this is just pretty much what I said to the person, after like, 4 days of trying lol...
  :what:
• Mentosftw wrote on 2011-07-07 01:51
  That's normal but it's rare. I've heard of people who can "see" music and "see" different senses and feelings.
  
  The mind is a crazy thing.
• Piero wrote on 2011-07-07 01:53
  Many would consider this a 6th sense, and perhaps abnormal, but in my eyes, that just makes you special. :P
  I don't know why but I experience deja vu a lot.
  Like when I think of something, it happens either a few minutes/hours later. o_o
• Time wrote on 2011-07-07 01:54

  Quote from Piero;502902:

  Many would consider this a 6th sense, and perhaps abnormal, but in my eyes, that just makes you special. :P
  I don't know why but I experience deja vu a lot.
  Like when I think of something, it happens either a few minutes/hours later. o_o

  
  
  ohhh deja vu is strange, I haven't had it in a good while though, how often is a lot though?
• Piero wrote on 2011-07-07 01:57

  Quote from Time;502905:

  ohhh deja vu is strange, I haven't had it in a good while though, how often is a lot though?

  
  
  It happens whenever really. Like for example I think of a line/phrase or a scene from a show, and then I end up seeing that same episode.
  I've been experiencing this for quite a long time too.
• Mama wrote on 2011-07-07 01:58
  sounds like empathy to me.
  
  unsure..
  
  linky linky-
  http://spiritualdove.com/are_you_an_empath_.htm (god, what a cheesey site)
  
  the main thing to me is if you have no control over it.
  
  what you describe is normal to me, but the whole self injury part is worrisome.
  
  i'm editing like crazy, but just wanted to say, if you really are one, it's a blessing and a curse.
  unsure of the whole colour thing :what:
• Okitaru wrote on 2011-07-07 02:13
  I was forced, or rather subjected to sorts of "brain training" a year or two back, the mind is really amazing, and yet easily changed, or "trained" for so many other things.
  With music, I could perfectly recall and almost literally see notes, as, like a layer over what I physically could see. If that makes sense.
  
  But in most cases when you can literally "see" things, it's something you either have, or you don't. But it's still really interesting how the mind attaches and connects things, so strongly in these cases.
• Morrigan wrote on 2011-07-07 03:00

  Quote from Piero;502908:

  It happens whenever really. Like for example I think of a line/phrase or a scene from a show, and then I end up seeing that same episode.
  I've been experiencing this for quite a long time too.

  
  
  THIS. SO MUCH THIS.
• Adelynn wrote on 2011-07-07 03:24
  Synesthesia can be interesting. I'd say it's normal enough. What worries me is the part about you hurting yourself.
• Zid wrote on 2011-07-07 16:27
  Cutting yourself...? D=
  
  For your synesthesia life, it's not "normal" by biological means, but mentally, you're okay (since it doesn't interfere with your cognitive abilities or daily functioning). And, well, that's as simple as I can put it.
  
  Associating emotions with thoughts though... I'm sure that's normal. All of us have emotions we experience whenever we interact with somebody or something.
• Zid wrote on 2011-07-07 16:27
  Cutting yourself...? D=
  
  For your synesthesia life, it's not "normal" by biological means, but mentally, you're okay (since it doesn't interfere with your cognitive abilities or daily functioning). And, well, that's as simple as I can put it.
  
  Associating emotions with thoughts though... I'm sure that's normal. All of us have emotions we experience whenever we interact with somebody or something.
• Jelly wrote on 2011-07-07 16:54
  My my, you are such an interesting person.. I would love to meet you..