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I see numbers as colors
My entire life each letter and number had it's own personality and gender. For example, when I think of 1 I see a boy who is very proud an dumb. 5 is a girl who is very perky and is a cheerleader. They also have colors:
1-ruby red
2-sky blue
3-emerald green
4-Sun yellow
5- lime green
6-deep ocean blue (not a tropical ocean, just a normal one)
7-pink, a bright pink.
8-indigo
9-grey
And words have personalitys too. When I see certain words I see a person in my head that looks like a definition of that word. It makes math hard because instead of seeing the problem I instead see a bunch of colors swirling around and the numbers talking and having their own life and I can't focus on the problem. I memorize a sequence of numbers and letters by replacing them with a color. I don't control it. It has been that way as long as I could remember. I learned numbers and letters at pre-k and kindegarten. I remember when the teacher said to write the number 1, in my head I was picturing an arrogant red 1, and that is how I remembered it. And I remembered which number and letter was wich by recognizing the personalities. And each letter an number would say out loud in my head what they were. For example when I saw Z it would be a jelous girl who had blound hair saying,"I'm Z." They each had their own voice, and some of them are related. 0 is 1's younger brother. I used to think that was what everyone thought, but then I started reading about it, and apparently only 2% of the world is like this. Can someone explain?
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I put in a web search 'seeing numbers as colors' and up came many hits for an ability called synesthesia. I would suggest you look up that word on line and do further research yourself. There is an ABC article as recent as March this year which I am putting the link for here:
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Every person with this ability doesn't necessarily see the same color for numbers or letters for example, but they consistently see the same colors for themselves. This ability can go on to cover a taste or sound to words or shapes too. Just know that you are not crazy. In fact, persons with this condition in history have been highly talented and gifted people. So you should see this as something special rather than it making you odd or nuts. Do research Synesthesia to understand your ability better.
Good luck.
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