In synesthesia, the inducer is the
stimulus that triggers the synesthetic experience, and the concurrent is
the synesthetic experience itself.
Examples of inducers and concurrents:
Inducer: the sound of a violin.
Concurrent: seeing a yellow line.
(In auditory-visual synesthesia.)
Inducer: reading the word “telephone”.
Concurrent: experiencing a taste of melon.
(In lexical-gustatory synesthesia.)
is it possible that the inducer can be like touch sensation and the concurrent seeing shapes?i need help
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DeleteI am a Projector Synesthete and in the beginning it always began with emotions that made me cry but, that only lasted for about two years, after which I began receiving the projection immediately with no heavy emotions. I just last year discovered the name for these experiences and I am now collecting information on how this takes place. It has been quite an experience to suddenly see a window open in the air before me complete with vision of another place than where I was standing; once I was even driving my car. It amazed me to think I could "see" so clearly the interior of my car, the road I was driving on, the "window in the air" and understanding what the message was and who it was for and from. Have had many of these over the years of my life I am now 78! Thank you to everyone involved in this <3 endeavor, may it ease many a persons mind. Anonymous
ReplyDeleteI recognized something was off years ago and tried to figure it out...while trying to figure out a name for what i was experiencing, I came across "synesthesia"....read what it was....said yep,that's what it is...didn't look too deep into it, it sounded harmless so I just lived with whatever it was and let it do its thing. I don't know why, but in the past couple of months it has gotten extremely overwhelming for me and in an attempt to help myself out and gain some sort clarity and insight into what is going on, I found myself looking back into it. I know I need to talk to someone about all of this but I don't know how to explain any of it without feeling like I sound like a complete and total lunatic and I am deathly afraid that it won't be taken seriously. So far, I recognize the experience of mirror-touch, tickertape, OLP, auditory- tactile, kinesthetic, conceptual-auditory, and time-space...I have no idea what all is going on...it has become overwhelming in a way that I want to rip the skin off my body and pull the brain out of my head. I've started having panic attacks and I feel like if I can't get answers or help that I am quite literally going to lose my damn mind
ReplyDeletethe above comment is mine...I didn't mean to post anonymous, if you come across my comment and can help me please reach out
DeleteHi Melissa, sorry you are feeling like. Has there been an increase in pressure or other things in you life that could be allowing the sensory stimulation turn into overwhelm. I am only asking as I have been self employed for a long time and never felt any issues with my sensory sensitivity, well not since high school, but I recently had the somewhat perplexing idea to become a school teacher and my goodness it is a challenge to navigate these extra sensations in this environment. Previously these things were helpful/enjoyable but in this new environment I feel like it is difficult to maintain balance. I found meditation fantastic at helping me in the past but at the moment it is not quite cutting it.
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