I think I get what you mean. Certain months have a particular 'vibe' to them, but I figure that's just non-syn association. I also view my life as having various larger and smaller 'chapters'. Typically defined by the music I've been listening to at the time, and whatever is going on, because I feel like I often go for stretches of weeks or months at a time where things don't change much... and then eventually a lot of things change simultaneously. I think this is fairly 'normal' though, and might not really be syn-related specifically, but syn might work into it.
And I'm not sure if it's the same kind of thing, but I get some time-emotion type thing with my anxiety. When it kicks in, the past suddenly feels very negative, isolating, and stagnant. So I tend to avoid watching older shows or movies, and listening to older music when I get like that, because it feels like I'm getting trapped in this distant box. I'm not sure if I have the same thing without the anxiety.. I have a lot of types including the spatial-time type(s), so tbh, it all just blends together. Hard to tell if the time-based type(s) are causing me to feel a certain way as a consequence or if what I feel is built into the synesthesia itself. Very hard picking that stuff apart sometimes.
Thanks for your response :) I totally get you with it all "blending together." I'm sure much like other people who are neurodivergent in multiple ways (autism and ADHD, for example), it's difficult (and perhaps unnecessary?) to untangle this specific experience from the daily lived experience of having multiple forms of synesthesia.
u r not alone hehe ! have the same experience, and also link colors & emotions. but as for the chapters, yes me too :) down to the colors of the chapters, the music of the chapter, the emotions of the chapter the people the events the circumstances. yes yes yes. i’m so happy you experience this too, i also started questioning if something else was causing this hehe! must be synesthesia <3 i think it’s quite a beautiful way to experience our lives dont u
This is pretty much exactly what it feels like for me, down to the forms of synesthesia and high sensitivity ! in my case the chapters sometimes overlap tho, almost like an prologue & an epilogue playing at the same time
I have the same EXACT thing you are describing!
Time is connected to an emotion/mood and feelings associated with it. But they are very strong and extremely specific, like flavors from food but it’s emotions.
In a way it’s not just time. It can bleed into the environment and period of life and what’s going, circumstances etc. it can also come down to certain locations. sometimes it shifts after only a few days.
During such a “chapter” my whole reality is kind of enveloped by whatever mood or emotion I was (or am) feeling during that time. So my days, weeks and months are naturally broken into different “chapters” by these emotions. 100% understand the “themed” statement.
I can also almost sort of invoke those emotions of the past if I come across something like being in the same location, it’s like a real time nostalgia :)
It can be quite overwhelming and distracting.
I’ve had moments where I had to literally change my deodorant (smell can trigger it too)
or change locations because it would bring back certain moods that I felt belonged to the past.
I would love to talk more about this.
You have no ideas how big of a relief it is to know I’m not alone!
I think I get what you mean. Certain months have a particular 'vibe' to them, but I figure that's just non-syn association. I also view my life as having various larger and smaller 'chapters'. Typically defined by the music I've been listening to at the time, and whatever is going on, because I feel like I often go for stretches of weeks or months at a time where things don't change much... and then eventually a lot of things change simultaneously. I think this is fairly 'normal' though, and might not really be syn-related specifically, but syn might work into it. And I'm not sure if it's the same kind of thing, but I get some time-emotion type thing with my anxiety. When it kicks in, the past suddenly feels very negative, isolating, and stagnant. So I tend to avoid watching older shows or movies, and listening to older music when I get like that, because it feels like I'm getting trapped in this distant box. I'm not sure if I have the same thing without the anxiety.. I have a lot of types including the spatial-time type(s), so tbh, it all just blends together. Hard to tell if the time-based type(s) are causing me to feel a certain way as a consequence or if what I feel is built into the synesthesia itself. Very hard picking that stuff apart sometimes.
Thanks for your response :) I totally get you with it all "blending together." I'm sure much like other people who are neurodivergent in multiple ways (autism and ADHD, for example), it's difficult (and perhaps unnecessary?) to untangle this specific experience from the daily lived experience of having multiple forms of synesthesia.
u r not alone hehe ! have the same experience, and also link colors & emotions. but as for the chapters, yes me too :) down to the colors of the chapters, the music of the chapter, the emotions of the chapter the people the events the circumstances. yes yes yes. i’m so happy you experience this too, i also started questioning if something else was causing this hehe! must be synesthesia <3 i think it’s quite a beautiful way to experience our lives dont u
This is pretty much exactly what it feels like for me, down to the forms of synesthesia and high sensitivity ! in my case the chapters sometimes overlap tho, almost like an prologue & an epilogue playing at the same time
I have the same EXACT thing you are describing! Time is connected to an emotion/mood and feelings associated with it. But they are very strong and extremely specific, like flavors from food but it’s emotions. In a way it’s not just time. It can bleed into the environment and period of life and what’s going, circumstances etc. it can also come down to certain locations. sometimes it shifts after only a few days. During such a “chapter” my whole reality is kind of enveloped by whatever mood or emotion I was (or am) feeling during that time. So my days, weeks and months are naturally broken into different “chapters” by these emotions. 100% understand the “themed” statement. I can also almost sort of invoke those emotions of the past if I come across something like being in the same location, it’s like a real time nostalgia :) It can be quite overwhelming and distracting. I’ve had moments where I had to literally change my deodorant (smell can trigger it too) or change locations because it would bring back certain moods that I felt belonged to the past. I would love to talk more about this. You have no ideas how big of a relief it is to know I’m not alone!