Anonymous asked: I would just like to say that the background colors are currently in a fight and don't like being put together. (Extremely strong color personification synesthesia can be really annoying sometimes...)

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sorry to hear that! they’ll just have to learn to get along. I’m too lazy to change them :)

lichenwoods asked: i bet you get a lot of these but what colors are the name lily made out of? :y

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for me it’s a light blueish :)

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Anonymous asked: In regard to your last Anon; I have a bit of advice. I had a similar experience about 5-yrs ago, I had trouble being at places that had concrete and grass and the smell and texture of rubber triggered me because that's what I associated with the experience. What helped me was going through the motions (the grief/crying/overall freaking out) while telling myself that "it's in the past now" and that "I'm safe now" over and over until the panic attack would dissipate. I hope that may help.

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Hope this helps you, anon!

Anonymous asked: (I'm the anon w the car trigger) I do have a therapist but I haven't told her about that one specific trigger because I know that some people don't think synesthesia is a real thing, or she might think I'm just being a special snowflake. :/ Eh... It is comforting to know that other people have experiences like this though <3

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yeah, that’s understandable! a lot of people don’t believe synesthesia exists/think people are making it up. well if she’s helped you with other triggers I guess you could apply the same techniques to this one. or maybe it will gradually get better over time? I’m really not qualified to give advice on this ahaha. but I seriously hope you feel better. that sucks to be triggered by such a commonplace thing.

Anonymous asked: I have a friend who is a synesthete, and a lot of this stuff makes sense to me. I don't think I'm a synesthete, but the letter-color thing I've always had (words have colors and personas to me as well.) Anyway a year ago I was raped, and the whole time It just sounded like a car rushing by, and now if a car drives by really close to me or is just really loud I can get triggered by it... do any of your other followers have this problem and maybe have any advice to give?

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I’m so sorry to hear that that happened to you. it makes sense that that sound would trigger you, but I’m not sure what advice to give. have you seen a therapist about what happened? they might be able to help you desensitize yourself to the sound.

thegirlbitesback asked: The background of this meme is delicious. It tastes like fruit loops. You made a lovely choice C:

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thanks! good to know :D

I should add to that last ask…

Anonymous asked: Is it possible that I am a projector and an associator at the same time? For example, when I see the number 3 in a book or something it's regular black, but there's sort of a second green layer in my mind's eye which makes it black and green at the same time. It's like I see the number in the colour it's actually written in at the same time I see it in the colour I experience it. Sorry if that was hard to understand.

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Sounds to me like you’re a projector! Projectors see the veridical and projected colors simultaneously. (Usually the projected color is more intense though.)

But tbh synesthesia is confusing as hell. Like, I’m literally doing experimental research on projector vs associator synesthetes and I still don’t know which kind I am. The more you learn, the more confusing it gets sometimes, haha. I wouldn’t worry about it if I were you.