[crea]

so here goes my (hopefully) proper introduction;

hello, my name is Crea. I am 20 years old. to get through least interesting details, I will just mention some things from my childhood.
I am an orphan. unlike most people that have one/two/three siblings, I had 11 of them. I was always "that weird child" who likes to stare at the stars, wander off in the woods and day-dream during the praying time. it wasn't because I was distracted all the time -- at year of 8 I was diagnosed with quite a rare condition -- synesthesia. as a child I was already interested in medicine. sometimes I just chose to read books about anatomy instead of fighting with other kids on the playground. well, there wasn't much of a reading - pictures were informative enough for me back then. even thou I lived in an orphanage, I wasn't much of religious child. I remember the moment when I came up to father and told him that I don't want to pray, believe or listen anything about god, and what you know, he agreed and let me sit out the prayers.
I since I had quite a lot of free time when I wasn't attending prayers and lectures, I took up music. a nice lady living few houses away was a piano teacher who suggested me I should play. few years later I took up a cello and few more - a violin. well, music was quite a big part of my life and still is.

at 16 years I left the orphanage and prematurely enrolled a war academy. before that moment my life was pretty much around books, researches, observations and figuring. it could actually be called dull, boring, melancholish. and yeah, it pretty much was. my only refuge was music, the knowledge and my sister (my best friend). and it was that way just the moment before I set my foot into academy's territory. there was much to adapt to the first few months, but then I felt my freedom. I was actually free. It was a time where my knowledge and my dreams could prove themselves of any worth. everyone can probably imagine or even know what's going on in the academy. after two years in the academy, I took up extramural psychology studies too. and well, after 4 years when I was done with my "masters" I was offered a job. so I said "bye bye" to the academy, rented an apartment and moved into with my sis.

now I am on the 3rd psychology year, and 1st year in medicine. planing to go until psychoanalysis and diagnostic medicine bachelor and maybe even further.

so, this was pretty much who I am. it's unusual for me to be telling "stories of my life" like this -- maybe this will let someone get to know me. I am looking forward to having a good time here.

as for my hobbies and activities, if anyone wonders, I am still playing my instruments. if it wasn't for music, I don't know if I could go this far. also, martial arts, free running; well, it's in my profile.

so, thanks for reading, if anyone bothered reading this far, and hello

[RedOrange823]

Hello; welcome to INTJforum

[Cooper]

Welcome to the Alley...

[Monte314]

Very interesting story.

Welcome to the Forum; perhaps it will become another place to which you can come for some "friend time".

[TheStranger]

Hello crea, welcome to the forum. 20 years old, eh? That's plenty of time for life to beat the enthusiasm and passion out of you. Chin up!

[ksly]

Welcome Crea. I remember when I used to daydream looking up at the stars too...stars too...stars too... (flashback occurs - 15 minutes of life is wasted)

[crea]

	Originally Posted by TheStranger
	20 years old, eh?

I am pretty sure it's not that much :D

[SnakeMXIM]

Welcome to our jungle.

Enjoy it here.

[Monte314]

WHOA!

Crea got TWO WHOLE SENTENCES out of SnakeMXIM in an intro!

Arrr, matey's... there be somethin' mysterious lurkin' here!

[crea]

	Originally Posted by Monte314
	WHOA! Crea got TWO WHOLE SENTENCES out of SnakeMXIM in an intro! Arrr, matey's... there be somethin' mysterious lurkin' here!

I wonder should I feel praised or should I watch my back?

[SnakeMXIM]

I found the introduction interesting. I am looking forward to reading more of your posts.

[Monte314]

[HIDE="Better check this out..."][/HIDE]

I'm pretty sure that "Dog Surprising" is against the rules. Well, it should be, anyway...

[MichaelEmouse]

Hi Crea,

Has synesthesia when it comes to music? I've read that people with this condition (superpower?) tend to be creative since they can easily make links between objects and concepts that others don't.

Has it hindered you in some ways?

[crea]

	Originally Posted by MichaelEmouse
	Has it hindered you in some ways?

I like this question. I have been asked this so many times that it's even funny how people think I would know :D when something is normal to you, especially with such "things" you had ever since you became aware of your own existence, you can not know how would it be without them. unless you can get rid of them. you know, it's like speculating what is it like to be male when you are female and vice versa.
but I've accepted it as a gift to see or feel quite more than others can. it sure comes with the price -- car honks, dog barks out of nowhere, wheel squeaks, unbalanced speakers, loudly talking people, shouting, screaming can drive you nuts. I rarely take my headphones off when I am out on the streets for a reason. but all in all, I wouldn't trade it for anything else.

[MichaelEmouse]

"Has synesthesia when it comes to music?"

The word "help" was cut. Has it helped you when it comes to music?



Even though you have synesthesia, are you able to distinguish the properties you perceive which are linked to the object and the properties you perceive which aren't linked to the object? For example, are there times when you see the number "9" and perceive a color or a sound as a result? If so, can you clearly make the conceptual distinction between "9" as a numerical concept and the colors and sounds it conjurs up?

When a object results in some unrelated sensation being felt, is it always the same sensation? If the number "9" makes you think of a color, is it always the same color?

I don't know much about synesthesia so perhaps my questions are based on false suppositions. Perhaps starting a thread titled "Ask the person who has synesthesia" would be beneficial? It certainly sounds loopy and counter-intuitive enough to be interesting.

[crea]

Originally Posted by MichaelEmouse

Even though you have synesthesia, are you able to distinguish the properties you perceive which are linked to the object and the properties you perceive which aren't linked to the object? For example, are there times when you see the number "9" and perceive a color or a sound as a result? If so, can you clearly make the conceptual distinction between "9" as a numerical concept and the colors and sounds it conjurs up?

first of all, there quite a number of different "synesthesias".
one of the most common types is Grapheme Synesthesia. it's the one you are actually talking about here. there are also sound -> color type, number form type, personification, lexical -> gustatory type and as I am aware, few others. they all come from different triggers and present themselves in various ways too. so not all of them have something to do with colors or shapes what so ever.
normally, triggered sensation should always be the same, but sometimes they are not. probably looking a bit into "how do we hear sound" would help to understand how those sensations change and are not always the same. I don't always perceive the same sound/tone as a same sensation. for me, it is influenced by the sound/tone that was previously hear. and that influence goes as far as I remember or still "have in mind" what sounds/tones were going before. it's like creating the atmosphere. well, I have a hard time trying to explain this. this thing is tricky. hope you can understand what am I trying to say here.
for the helping part, yeah, it makes "miss-tones" rather obvious. (please don't ask me to explain this @_@ )

[Johnny B]

Hello, synesthete. Welcome.

Hope to hear more about your unique experiences.

[irini]

Hello, welcome here!