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What’s the strangest unexplained thing that’s happened to you ? (lemmy.ca)
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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

It's totally possible to have synesthesia experiences without substances. Some people just have it, and you might be one of them.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    What would you say is the synesthesia part though? When it happens I can see things, like my hands, the room around me etc. not “shapes” or “colors” or anything.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yeah, that wouldn't be synesthesia, and I'm not exactly sure what it would be. What I do know is that we don't have enough understanding of how how our brains work, and we need more research on stuff like this. Is it a positive or negative experience when it happens to you?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think it’s pretty cool. The first time it happened I thought I was just “naturally tripping”. Or that I had a “super power”. But after the second or third time I just felt like it couldn’t be a thing only I ever experienced. So I searched online and found some people talking about it, their experiences very similar to mine, and eventually someone linked to the video I shared above and talked about the secret Thai royal martial art. All in all, I feel it’s indeed an ability all humans can have. I’m not sure on the mechanics of it, but if even blind people can “see” like this, I feel it must be something more than just “seeing” with the eyes closed, you know?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    All in all, I feel it’s indeed an ability all humans can have.

    I completely believe this. My patients who are on ketamine or psilocybin often say they discovered through psychedelics that everything they ever needed to heal was inside themselves the whole time. I think psychedelics simply give us access to what lies within. It's also a state that can be achieved with things like Holotropic Breathwork.

    It's awesome that there are people who can connect with those abilities without psychedelics or any special preparation. Wish I was one of you!

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