4/1/25

good evening. on this fabulous April fool’s day i’ve made a discovery about myself, which is that I think I have auditory-visual synesthesia. I think this because I was describing a very specific “scene” to Sophie that I can see in my head when I listen to “Save A Prayer” by Duran Duran. One of the best songs ever, btw. First of all, I associate it with night time, and rain, and being in the car late at night as a kid, even though I didn’t know the song as a child (or maybe I just have deep subconscious memories of it locked away somewhere?). It’s the same exact sensation with “Enjoy the Silence” by Depeche Mode. But, on top of legitimate associations I make with these two songs, I can see a completely made up scene for save a prayer. Like something that I feel I have a memory of that is completely made up.

The only reason I question whether or not this qualifies as synesthesia is because I don’t really do the thing where I see one specific shape or color when hearing a certain sound. It’s only entire highly detailed images that give me specific feelings, like I’m watching a movie or recalling an actual memory. does this still count as synesthesia?? lmk.

bye bye.