This page contains all the readers’ comments on the “Ordinal linguistic personification (OLP)” article, received between 2022 and 2025.
Comment by: Anonymous. March 20, 2022 at 2:04 PM
Does it fall under synesthesia if you had a regular ongoing
story about something specific? When I was younger there was this elaborate
story-esc thing where I had a favorite of my left and right side, and there was
something about assassination and how the least favorite needed to pose as the
favorite to avoid death and whatever. That one may have just been an overactive
imagination, but I also distinctly remember specific numbers being related or
friends. Mostly low multiples of five. Five and fifteen were brothers, ten was
their vaguely annoying little brother, and twelve was their female tomboy
friend. This is mostly just to get it off my chest but if it does in fact fall
under the category please tell me
Reply by: Pau (The Synesthesia Tree author). March 27,
2022 at 10:31 PM
Yes, I think so. If you had personalities for numbers, as
you say, and the ongoing stories you created were related to personification of
some kind of group, series or sequence in your daily life, then all that would
fit in with having OLP, yes. (I'm not sure what you're saying about your left
and right side, but if you're personifying parts of your body like your right
and left hand for example then that's it!). Sorry it took me a few days to see
and answer your comment!
Comment by: Anonymous. November 5, 2022 at 5:43 PM
I personify directions, like left, right, up, and down. Is
this synesthesia?
Reply by: Pau (The Synesthesia Tree author). November 6,
2022 at 2:20 PM
Yes, that would certainly fit into the category of sequence
personification, and it's a good example in fact because you're personfiying
something intangible that couldn't be considered to have a human form in any
way so it wouldn't be confused with animistic thinking.
Comment by: Anonymous. February 18, 2023 at 10:35 AM
whenever i write the letters act up as my extended family
which I am very scared of, and it feels like I can read them through the
letters and they reat accordingly like letter N is an uncle A is his duaghter
Sh is an aunt So is her duaghter R is a collective and T is another aunt B is
another brother M is his cruel father W is the mother... and the letters
transition sometimes as well like a subconcious reaction.. is this OLP ?
Reply by: Pau (The Synesthesia Tree author). February 18,
2023 at 12:47 PM
Yes, definitely!
Comment by: Anonymous. February 19, 2023 at 12:15 PM
objects have names in my minds eye automatically. thumbs are
charles, kitchen cabinets are gretchen. Ground carrots are grover.
Coffee is Phillip,glass tables are Andrew, wood tables are
Phyllis, and they all have different personalities. Every inanimate object has
a name and different personality that has been the same my whole life? Is that
considered synesthesia? I've always been so embarrassed about it.
Reply by: Pau (The Synesthesia Tree author). February 21,
2023 at 3:45 PM
I love this! As to whether it should be considered
synesthesia, really it depends on the kind of sequences you personify. If you
personify letters, numbers, days of the week, months or other series of
abstract concepts, then that’s definitely considered synesthesia. As to series
of objects, probably not, although there could be a case for it sometimes if
they fit into the definition of a series that you learn all together. Perhaps
this page of the Tree:
https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/03/object-personification.html
could give you some insight, if you haven’t already seen it.
You could also think about whether you have other types of
synesthesia, like automatically having colours for letters, numbers or words
(grapheme-colour), or sequence-colour synesthesia with time units like days or
months or other concepts which might even include series of objects. If you
don’t have any other types of synesthesia at all, then perhaps it would be more
likely that this isn’t related to syn.
I think it’s so fascinating though. I read about another
case of this once, someone for whom all foods had names as well as very
distinct personalities, although they’d only started noticing it recently in
this case. But it stuck in my mind, as the “Strawberries are all named Chester.
They are western cowboys, and wear leather” thing just seemed to me to be
fascinating, memorable, and great fun :D Perhaps you would like to read it, it
was on Reddit, although several years ago:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Synesthesia/comments/2brno6/food_people_what/
So you’re definitely not alone and there may be many more
people who have something similar but like you they feel a bit embarrassed to
talk about it…
Comment by: Anonymous. April 12, 2023 at 8:10 AM
Is there a study I can reach out to and discuss my
Synesthesia since I can remember and how slightly things changed as I matured
however lately I've noticed that I have the empathy also so being a young child
they were boy girl and I could rip em off and I was shunned I would like to try
and make a difference with the studies and information so far I have
documentation and such I am 40 now and realizing that if I think now I. Able to
find more innate things about each number being shit off oddly a woman had a
similar feeling for the number 1 and 10 oddly also....many neat things to add
after a trauma at 15 I can see myself walking into math class and suddenly 6
and L were sexually assaulted by 7 and K whom they are stuck next to I also
have clairvoyant gifts and things that have been proven and have scared away
many . I can see through people's eyes and feel their pain or anything
bothering them not positive it's always negative that I will pull and I've got
things to share and ideas where to start
Reply by: Pau (The Synesthesia Tree author). April 15,
2023 at 10:15 PM
Hello! To chat about ordinal linguistic personification and
find others with the same type who will understand and be interested, you could
try making a post in the Synesthesia subReddit or perhaps on one of the
facebook groups (they’re linked on the sidebar on this page). For a real time
chat, a Discord group might be a possibility. I don’t actually use them myself
but people have mentioned these links, you could try them:
https://discord.gg/hFRkspPt
https://discord.gg/P9z4HFPH
https://discord.gg/BypqnpxTrD
Also, a good place to describe your experiences and ask
questions and perhaps get a response from someone similar to you is Sean Day’s
Synesthesia List. It’s by email, if you would like to join you should send him
a mail (info at http://www.daysyn.com/Synesthesia-List.html) and he will put
you on the list and you can receive the mails to get an idea of what kind of
discussions there are, and then you could perhaps send your own.
Empathy is often discussed in all these forums too, as there
are many empaths among the synesthesia community and they often discuss this
subject.
The clairvoyancy topic is a bit more difficult. Some of the
facebook groups have members who are interested in clairvoyancy, have those
experiences themselves and like to discuss it, while others are not interested
and some don’t think it should be discussed in a synesthesia group as it’s a
different subject. So if you wanted to bring that into the discussion you could
try, but perhaps it’s better not to. The biggest group, called Synesthesia, is
probably the best place to try. They will always be interested in OLP, empathy
and experiences like the ones you describe here and perhaps be able to tell you
about similar experiences.
Comment by: Anonymous. August 18, 2023 at 10:52 PM
Is it synesthesia to compare people to/someone makes you
feel like they are certain foods, drinks, colours, specific situations in life
(eg being at the beach in the summer) or feelings (eg someone reminds you of
the wind) etc? unsure if that's a good explanation
Reply by: Pau (The Synesthesia Tree author). September 9,
2023 at 12:36 PM
Yes, most or all of those associations can be considered
synesthesia, if they’re consistent (i.e. the same person always makes you
perceive the same colour, situation, etc.).
Person-to-colour is a well-known type of synesthesia,
there’s a Tree page on it here:
https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/03/person-colour-synesthesia.html
And as for the other associations or possible synesthetic
concurrents, they are discussed here:
https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/03/figurative-images-as-synesthetic.html#people
Thanks for writing!
Comment by: Anonymous. November 26, 2023 at 11:34 PM
Is perceiving the weight, width and height of numbers a
synesthesia? For example 6 is heavier than 7, 3 is wide ?
Reply by: Anonymous. March 6, 2024 at 6:36 PM
From what I remember, yes.
Comment by: Anonymous. May 3, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Is it synesthesia if the numbers personality change if you
draw them diferently?
For me 1 with a loop is female,caring and has good posture,
1 like this is also female but shes calm understanding and wears sometype of
makeup, but if you draw your 1 a little turned down they are a tired male
Comment by: Anonymous. May 3, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Also there are certain numbers who seem to have less
personality for some reason, like 8, 8 is just there
Reply by: Pau (The Synesthesia Tree author). May 7, 2024
at 10:44 AM
Yes, both of these manifestations all form part of it.
Comment by: Anonymous. August 4, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Would it be considered a type of synthesthesia if I’ve
always determined the direction of left to be “cunning, manipulative, dark,
red” and the direction right to be “genuine, kind, correct, green”? If so what
type of synthesthesia would this be?
Reply by: Pau (The Synesthesia Tree author). August 7,
2024 at 10:01 PM
I think this is an example of personifying elements that
form part of a series or sequence (even if there are only two in the sequence
in this case, left and right), so yes, it could be considered synesthesia. And
particularly so because in your case they also have colour. You can see some
similar examples to your case on this page of the Tree:
https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/03/object-personification.html
under the headings "Personification of directions"
and "Personification of left/right; left hand/right hand".
So you could call the type "personification of series
of concepts", "personification of left/right", and coloured
sequence synesthesia too.
Comment by: Anonymous. October 24, 2024 at 12:07 PM
I have certain personas in my head like a 25 year old woman
who lives alone, or an old couple who live in the forest and when I see objects
I think about a corresponding persona, like 25 year old woman who lives alone
comes to my mind when I see paper, similar with other personas I have in my
head, would this be it?
Reply by: Pau (The Synesthesia Tree author). November 12,
2024 at 11:57 AM
Hi! I think it would be the type of personification that’s
considered synesthesia if it corresponds to a series or sequence of concepts,
so if your personas are for – to state an example – the different writing
materials, or the colours or the shapes or other qualities of the different
kinds of paper, then it could probably be considered synesthetic
personification. If it’s just for very few one-off objects, or random objects
with no connection between them, or if the personas just exist for you but you
don't feel that they're the exclusive embodiment of a particular item or
concept at all, then it wouldn’t be.
You could also take a look at this page, if you haven’t
already:
https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/03/object-personification.html
Comment by: Anonymous. July 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I have this I believe. Numbers and some letters, as well as
months and days, have distinct personalities and feelings/relationships. I know
a lot of very random details, for example: 4 is the type of person to say “hot
cocoa” instead of “hot chocolate”. I also see them as having colors. Is it also
a part of this for some of these to have textures kind of? Or words specific to
them? For example: 7 is smooth and the shape of a spiral. Just wondering if
that’s just me or if it’s also a part of this. Thank you.
Comment by: Anonymous. August 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
does it count if the personality’s and stuff are to
sensations? for example, burning pain is four years old and lives on the Mario
Odyssey beach with a specific pokémon I cannot remember. i have Tourette
Syndrome, and my premonitory urge is a girl who’s favourite colour is pink. i
also have OCD, and my ocd sensation is a girl, but not as girly as my
premonitory urge. she goes by she /they pronouns.
Reply by: Pau (The Synesthesia Tree author). September 4,
2025 at 8:15 PM
Yes, I’d say you could consider that synesthesia. Very
interesting! If the personalities don’t change, just seem to have always been
there and they’re in response to a series, sequence or group of abstract
concepts that you would seem to be automatically categorising in this way – and
OCD/Tourette/pain manifestations and similar could be considered that
(different types of pain are quite a typical syn inducer in fact) – then that
fits in with what synesthesia is about. It would be especially clear that it’s
synesthesia if you also have other types.
Comment by: Anonymous. November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I worked in a hospital and had interactions with patients
and staff. A man with an active heart attack was rushed in and I ran a test. I
could see clearly his energy as long sharply turning lines of reds, whites
,oranges , dark green and dark earth brown, darker. The energy movement was
immense going expanding outside and through everyone. I put my right hand over
his right foot reaching diagonally across and covered his foot, toes and saw it
all contract and calm, pull back into him, grounding. I told him he was going
to be alright in
my mind. Nurses were annoyed but days later the man said
when you touched my foot I knew I'd be ok.
Is this synaesthesia? I also greatly enjoyed working with a
new hire. When I saw her again she smiled and when I stepped towards her I hit
a transparent plastic shield of hers. I felt the snap
Of it like a popping balloon on my skin and felt a
tremendous concussion so loud I stumbled back. No one else felt or heard it.
What is this? I've felt currents and intentions that smell like dark soil and
something unseen metabolizing or water moving white, blue, green. Hovering in
the air. What is it?
Reply by: Pau (The Synesthesia Tree author). November 18,
2025 at 9:23 PM
Yes, your perception of this patient's energy, feelings or
situation as distinct moving colours is synesthesia. You certainly have a
strong sensitivity and intuition also and I love how it works or worked itself
into your job in the hospital, even being able to understand or reassure
patients because of it.
Also very interesting how your intuitive perception of the
new hire's personality and attitude towards you, which perhaps changed or was
simply hidden at first, materialises in colours, shapes, abstract objects and
tactile sensations, and that you also get smells with colours and movement from
attitudes and intentions. To me, these manifestations are the deepest
intutions, they are very visceral and tend to be the correct ones!
You could read about these types of synesthesia, I think
they bear a relationship to yours:
https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/02/aura-synesthesia-projective-personality.html
https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/02/perceived-emotion-to-colour-and-other.html
https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/03/personality-smell-and-personality-taste.html
https://www.thesynesthesiatree.com/2021/02/concept-shape-synesthesia.html
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