Been trying to articulate how to describe my experiences with synesthesia and it’s interactions with my ADHD.
First, I don’t usually see colors. Well, beside the weird stuff my migraines give me. Should probably talk about that at some point.
But, with really complex music that has my full attention? Yeah, that makes ribbons of effectively random colors dart about the place. The line paths? shapes? reflect the pitch and rhythm of an individual instrument.
It’s a bit like seeing party streamers all exploding at a parade.
… Anyway, just because the colors I see are random, doesn’t mean my brain isn’t going to categorize them anyway. Colors, for me, envelop entire disciplines:
❥ Pink/Magenta: Visual Arts
❥ Red: Physical Arts (martial + performing)
❥ Orange: Hospitality Arts (homemaking, cooking, ettiquette)
❥ Yellow: Communication Arts (writing, social sciences, commerce)
❥ Green: Biological Sciences (plants, animals)
❥ Cyan/Teal: Physical Sciences (chemistry, math, computing)
❥ Blue: Theological Sciences (& occult)
❥ Purple: Human Sciences (politics, medicine, fashion)
❥ Red: Physical Arts (martial + performing)
❥ Orange: Hospitality Arts (homemaking, cooking, ettiquette)
❥ Yellow: Communication Arts (writing, social sciences, commerce)
❥ Green: Biological Sciences (plants, animals)
❥ Cyan/Teal: Physical Sciences (chemistry, math, computing)
❥ Blue: Theological Sciences (& occult)
❥ Purple: Human Sciences (politics, medicine, fashion)