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Kitsune · 03-02-2004, 12:15 PM

I have trouble reading text on paper - it flashes with little stobes making it very difficult to concentrate - it takes me quite a while to get through a page because I keep having to start over.

Are the flashes centered around the text or in the entire field of view? Do the flashes only happen while reading, focusing on things up close, or at other times as well?

When I want a really cool rush, I listen to music through the headphones with all the lights off. The music becomes an abstract landscape with a beauty that is really indescribable.

I was never sure if what happened when I listened to music was the product of an over active imagination or something else. Regardless, I really enjoy it. When I was young, I thought everyone listened to music the way I did -- music had a lot more meaning than just the lyrics and sometimes the meaning I saw wasn't at all about the words spoken. I will think of songs that I know are about specific places, things, events, shapes, and textures, yet I never found anyone else that saw these things. These days, however, I'm finding out that a lot of people who listen to trance music and go into euphoric-like states experience similar sensations. And yeah, most of them do it without the aid of chemical enchancers.

I'm not actually sure if what I have is synesthesia or not, as I've never been diagnosed or examined. I just know I get weird looks when I describe the sound of repeating GIF animations and blinking Christmas lights as "really annoying".

i sympathise with this, i grew up with a dad who stutters. its terrible to watch... my heart bleeds. he is very smart and he knows what he means to say in his head, but he just cant get it out there.

Sun_Sparkz -- Stuttering is a very difficult disease and I'm sorry to hear that your father must endure it. Has he had much treatment or analysis? They can do really wonderful things these days to assist with speech and I know it is something you will want to look at if you fear you are also starting to experience the same symptoms.

03-02-2004, 12:15 PM	#8
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	I have trouble reading text on paper - it flashes with little stobes making it very difficult to concentrate - it takes me quite a while to get through a page because I keep having to start over. Are the flashes centered around the text or in the entire field of view? Do the flashes only happen while reading, focusing on things up close, or at other times as well? When I want a really cool rush, I listen to music through the headphones with all the lights off. The music becomes an abstract landscape with a beauty that is really indescribable. I was never sure if what happened when I listened to music was the product of an over active imagination or something else. Regardless, I really enjoy it. When I was young, I thought everyone listened to music the way I did -- music had a lot more meaning than just the lyrics and sometimes the meaning I saw wasn't at all about the words spoken. I will think of songs that I know are about specific places, things, events, shapes, and textures, yet I never found anyone else that saw these things. These days, however, I'm finding out that a lot of people who listen to trance music and go into euphoric-like states experience similar sensations. And yeah, most of them do it without the aid of chemical enchancers. I'm not actually sure if what I have is synesthesia or not, as I've never been diagnosed or examined. I just know I get weird looks when I describe the sound of repeating GIF animations and blinking Christmas lights as "really annoying". i sympathise with this, i grew up with a dad who stutters. its terrible to watch... my heart bleeds. he is very smart and he knows what he means to say in his head, but he just cant get it out there. Sun_Sparkz -- Stuttering is a very difficult disease and I'm sorry to hear that your father must endure it. Has he had much treatment or analysis? They can do really wonderful things these days to assist with speech and I know it is something you will want to look at if you fear you are also starting to experience the same symptoms. Last edited by Kitsune; 03-02-2004 at 12:21 PM.