Don’t Judge a Book by its Color, Personality-Color Synesthesia

Meeting somebody for the first time while experiencing synesthesia is comparable to trying to have a conversation with someone while noiseless fireworks go off behind their head and their personality is oozing all over your skin along with the occasional bits of flame like color making the appearance between their teeth as they begin to introduce themselves. Usually I experience a much more subtle version of this when I meet the occasional stranger but there are plenty of times when I just stare at the colors coming off of someone and they just think  I’m kind of out of it which I probably am. I like exploring the colors that someone presents through their being it’s a little puzzle my mind concocts that means a lot more than any of my spoken thoughts could ever truly represent. To break this down into the different types of synesthesia I’ll start off with personality-color synesthesia. We all have some form of a personality some a little duller then others and when I mean dull I’m mean their personality is literally presented to me in a color palette that seems to be dim. Every person has their own shade and color/colors that comprise their very own personality in my head, they all move take shape and react in their own way usually mimicking the individual to some extent though there are cases were the personality does not match the individuals actions this is usually in my mind because the person is either deceitful or manipulative in my opinion. Other than that personality colors can mean a variety of things, you could be pink because of a dominant personality trait you possess or you could be light blue just because it feels right. Personality colors usually remain the same unless there is a large shift in someone’s character or my perception of them has changed greatly for the better or the worse. Personalities also can have connection like bonds that seem to intermingle with another person’s color that they either like or dislike much like a flame interacting with another giving both the chance to combine for a short while or burn each other out, I mean this visually as it does sometimes look like colored flames or shapes bridging gaps between people and interacting. Another thing that happens is when people spend large amounts of time with each other ex: couples, siblings, and friends. their personality colors interact more often and then leave bits of color on each other long after interacting probably due to the fact that as hyper social beings we tend to take on the traits of those closest to us and this is my minds way of identifying the source in that person. In my next synesthesia post I’ll talk about sound-color synesthesia, thanks for reading have a bright orange evening.