[stylist] the synesthesia poem ... finally!

[Barbara Hammel]

Actually, Justin, it doesn't need to be harnessed. It is just that your senses cross over so you experience things differently.

Barbara

Me

> On Oct 17, 2013, at 17:52, "justin williams" <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Great tool if you can harness it and use it properly.
> 
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> Hammel
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> I first learned about it from a sighted person. I think many folks are too
> embarrassed by it because it is different. I just don't care who thinks I'm
> weird. One of my twins' worker has it.
> 
> Me
> 
>>> On Oct 17, 2013, at 12:33, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> That's so interesting. And I just realized that I had a blonde moment 
>> because when you say, Atty, that you're grateful for your colors, it 
>> makes me realize that if a person had never been able to see visually, 
>> they wouldn't be able to identify color; not in the way that you are 
>> all describing. So... I was definitely slow on the uptake here, ha-ha! 
>> Yet, I've never heard of this until I met blind people. To my 
>> knowledge, I've yet to meet a sighted person who has this ability.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Atty 
>> Rose
>> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 12:08 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [stylist] the synesthesia poem ... finally!
>> 
>> 
>> I could see the colors of letters numbers and words before I went 
>> blind at 10. I still see them but the difference is I see colors 
>> everywhere all the time now.
>> 
>> The synestigia (spelled wrong I know) comes from a cross wiring in 
>> sensory input.
>> 
>> Since before three I didn't do much reading, I don't recall colorful 
>> words.
>> I had quite a blow to the head resulting in eventual blindness. 
>> Probably did knock a wire or too loose. LOL
>> 
>> I love my colors and am grateful to have them.
>> 
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