Hearing things in color?

Currently, I'm hearing a bunch of laughter, but I'm hearing it in color, if that makes any sense. I don't know if this laughter is coming from any alters I know of/am aware of or not for sure yet. I have no idea who is laughing. But I just hear these bouts of laughter every so often lately, this is the clearest it's been, but I hear the giggles in color. The best way I can describe it is imagine life being like a comic book and whenever we say or think something, or make a sound, a little speech or thought bubble pops up, or a sound word pops up, and that word is in color. And the color is always with the same, I don't know, tone? I guess? of whatever is spoken/thought of/whatever sound is made.

Like, I'll hear a giggle, and I'll see the word "giggle" come floating by, moving with the giggle I'm hearing, and it's in a color, let's say yellow, and then every time I hear that giggle, I'll see the word "giggle" float by and it's always in that same color. All the different laughs/giggles have different colors, and the same laugh stays with the same color. And I'll also catch myself thinking, "Yup, that's a yellow giggle alright", and having it make perfect sense until I take a step back and ask myself, "What exactly is a yellow giggle?"


I've noticed colors are pretty "huge" for me. I think it's because we can identify with colors easier than most things. We use colors to describe moods, express ourselves, label "tones" of voices, situations, experiences, music, etc., stuff like that. So maybe that has something to do with it?


(I feel like I just failed horribly at trying to explain myself). But yeah, anyone else "hear" colors or hear things "in color"?


-Cassandra

Hi !
My name is Bridget and I do the same. I've always been like this. I would watch tv and see and hear words in colours. It's pretty cool actually. And that's why i looove classic music. It's so so so colourful. Oh, and numbers also. Math can become really funny sometimes. And also I can taste the colours if that makes any sense to you... like orange would be bitter sweet orange candy.
You described it so well. I don't know what it is called...

tomboy24 wrote: "What exactly is a yellow giggle?"

I would say that a yellow giggle is a cheerish giggle with a pinch of honey.

Cool. I was actually trying to remember her name a few days ago...
It is called synesthesia. Too many threads... Sorry, I am not too good at selecting things...

http://www.psychforums.com/search.php?keywords=synesthesia&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=all&sr=posts&sk=t&sd=d&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search
Hope it helps somehow

this
why
colors
so
important!

shay
need
colors!

colors
help
identify!

help
make
sense!





~s
h
a
y~

-- Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:08 pm --

(To further explain: Shay is mainly talking about the colored text options on here, and why the colors matter so much to her concerning other users and to us personally as well. Although, don't get me wrong, Shay does not expect everyone to use colors or anything, it's just that if she gets to know someone posting under a certain color, that color will then be used to help identify them and "set the tone" for their text/post and such. And the same goes for us, for ourselves. We do not feel like ourselves if we do not post in our color, and we've chosen our colors carefully, seeing them as "identity expressors", if you will. ~Rain)

Yes Shay. You are right. Colours do help us identify as individuals. It is sometimes easier to write in colours than try guessing who you are actually talking to face to face. And this is another reason for I like writing and colours

Oh, fine. This green tastes good enough. You don't even know how important colours are in someone's life. Without colours, I don't think that I could tell right from left sometimes and tell emotions apart so easily. It would just be a huge mumble jumble in my head.

Bridget

(Ah, synesthesia, it was right on the tip of my memory but I couldn't recall it for the life of me, so thank you. And thanks for the link as well! ~The Hawk )

I just don't think this has ever happened to ME before, at least not to this extent, not with things inside, not with laughter, and not so clear...


yes
yes!

emotions!

people!

without
aura
colors
shay
not
able
read
or
understand
people!

without
emotion
colors
shay
not
know
what
emotion
what
somtime!





~s
h
a
y~

(Aura colors = the color one can sometimes "see" around a person that gives you an idea of their mood, their emotions, their true reactions, their soul, their levels of inner peace, etc. Hope that makes sense.

Emotion colors = the colors one sees as "befitting" in expressing a certain emotion, for example, red showing/meaning anger.

~Rain)

Oh, my ! Finally someone who understands and doesn't think it's just weird. I am bubbly orange mixed with yellow happy right now. I can't believe that I found someone to understand this. And aura colours. I can sometimes see them around people Wait. So it was you? Not my eyes being funny or something? Yep. Oh, well. I guess that we still have a long way to go.

bubbly!

shay
have
picture
show!

called
bubblishly
happy!

it
here:

http://s1293.beta.photobucket.com/user/Hawk_Eye_24/media/Alter%20Pictures/Shays%20Artwork/BubblishlyHappy_zps196b812f.jpg.html?sort=3&o=7


bubbles
and
colors
show
happy
to
shay!





~s
h
a
y~


THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE OF SO MANY THINGS! (Sorry, but it's exciting to me, and a lot of "2+2=4"s are coming together right now).

tomboy24 wrote:THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE OF SO MANY THINGS! (Sorry, but it's exciting to me, and a lot of "2+2=4"s are coming together right now).

I know, right?

tomboy24 wrote:called
bubblishly
happy!

That's a very pretty picture, Shay.

I am just as excited as you. I haven't been out in so long, and now, when I do (triggered by the discussion maybe), I find this. Yay! Lots of pieces seem to be put together.

shay
pink!



(That explains why I often explain how something especially amuses me or makes me happy with "it just tickles me pink").
(And why I like to write with colored pens).
(And why the color of my clothes are so important depending on who's out).
(And why alters seem to have their "set colors" for things like clothes, makeup, etc).
(I should stop typing out all these realizations of things making sense, they'll be longer than a mile).

color
more
just
emotions
and
people.

shay
taste
purple
before

Do you mean grape?

no.

purple.

purple
different
from
grape.

Ah...

*Possible Trigger Warning*
Dude, just think back to when we've tripped on acid before. I know that's me and Luna being out for the most part while trippin', but you've tasted colors before with us.
*End Possible Trigger Warning*

Oh... Ahhh, ok! I understand now. And once again SO MUCH JUST MADE SENSE! (I am so happy I brought this up and posted this).

I think this must be something that a lot of people with DID experience since our perceptions are a bit different anyhow.

Here's another thread on it for you:

dissociative-identity/topic102924.html?hilit=synaesthesia