A question to synnies
How do you deal with your syn around your friends ?
What I mean is, have you told them about it ? If so, did they show any interest in it ? And how much do you allow yourself to speak about it to them ?
After I discovered the word "synesthesia" and its meaning, I started timidly to speak of it to my friends. After I discovered @a-synesthetic-world, I started to be more outgoing about my syn, in hopes that they would be interested in it and finally understand my obsession with colors. They did understand. But I spoke about it so much that now, I feel like I'm annoying them. Of course, it must sound like some kind of bragging to them. And I have exceeded my bragging quota on this matter. I had a similar problem in the past with my passion for horse riding. I learned to shut my mouth when I was speaking to non-riders, because I knew my neverending babbling about the same topic was tiring to them. But now it seems way harder, because my syn is what shapes my very thoughts, so I think about it all the time ? And it’s so much easier to speak in colors, once they’ve understood the basics... However, since it’s not only something I’m passionate about, but also something that happens in my head, it must sound like I’m talking about myself all the time...
So, once again, I’m back to the condition that most synnies are in : keep it to yourself, be shy about it. Keep the colors, keep the music, don’t tell them that if you really can’t stand this sound, it’s because it presses your face right at the jaw joints or because this tone of pink is giving you a headache.
How does one live with magic without offending their muggle loved ones ? :/
