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Okay. I can't really see people. I see colors. These colors let me know who to avoid and if an entity/energy is nearby. A few of my friends have called it auras but i'm not too sure. I've been to three specialists who say nothing is wrong with me physically or mentally (aside from unusual stress levels). I'm not crazy. I'm not ill. I just can't see people. I can see them on television or in photos because the image comes from a different medium, which is nice.

This reminds me of that thing where people hear words as colors..

Aside from the colors nothing else is unusual about me. A few people swear that I kick up a lot of paranormal activity though but I think they're just trying to scare or flatter me since I haven't seen a lot of proof of that. None of the docs have told me anything about a condition since they can't find something wrong with me. I was kinda hoping someone on here might've heard of something or if I'm just going stark raving mad. but I thank you all for not calling me a straight up liar without talking to me first. What kinda particulars you looking for?

Okay. I'm going to start with the last question and work my way up. I used to not be able to see a humanoid figure at all just a jumbled mess of color. I've gotten to the point now where I can switch between that and a humaniod figure but it isn't a walking rainbow. The only problem is when I go to the mess it takes a while for me to get the figures down again. Usually a week or two.

The colors can tell a lot about a person. They are layered to me and some I don't even know the name of. Those colors that pertain to emotion are usually on the outter layers. These emotion colors change. For instance, (this is from my experience and no way pertains to another) if I came across a man or woman with a very bright yellow on the outside that means they are really bitchy or acting like an a*****e. A bright red signifies stress. Everyone has this color whether they want it or not. No matter the outter emotional colors (which do change) they always keep a core coloration that is uniquely them. This color is usually tucked away deep inside the outter layers to protect it from being tainted by everyday life. Then there are the colors that usually signify something amiss whether it be a physical disease or a mental illness or something else entirely latched onto a person. The colors black, ubber dark brown, or dark grey usually signifies an illness or problem with the person.

Plants and animals. Well. Animals yeah in a way. they're still blurs to me but if a dog comes up to me I can tell its a dog. Same with a cat, snake, bird, or lizard. Wild animals are always just a blob of color. I have to wait until someone mentions something about the animal before I begin talking about it. Plants not so much. I know they're there. I can see them but their colors aren't that bright.

As for differing person from person, it is difficult for me. If I know the person or recognize the core color it is easier. If not I wait for them to speak to me.

I hope it makes sense because I know that speaking it confuses people...typing it can also have the same effect. Any other questions?

I thought that was just letters and numbers. Okay. Possibility.

I don't think it's it either because it doesn't sound like two senses are getting crossed with you, though it might be related (I looked up a lot on synthesia because I associate colors with letters, but I don't think I have it either.)

I have to say it sounds like an awesome ability. ^^ I don't think you're making it up because I don't see why you would.

thank god for tight lipped friends and doctor confidentiallity.

When my migraines are kicking up a fuss, I cannot see people either. They are big blobs of color, kind of like what you have described. Wearing glasses or contacts does not help me see people any clearer. Seeing animals is easier, they seem to be less complex creatures to my senses. So when I am having a migraine, I try to stay in the darkest room possible, so I don't have to use my sense of sight.

Sounds to me like you are reading auras. Everyone has an aura, whether they acknowledge it or not. It is an extention of the human body, and some say part of our electical field. I don't know what it is, although I believe that it is part of the spirit's energy projected outside of the human body like a shield. No one reads an aura in the same manner. Most aura readers have their own way of assigning colors to meanings according to their own experiences. Some aura readers are not so much reading auras as they are reading a person's emotions that are projected in the same manner as the aura is supposed to be.

I am more an empathic aura reader than a true aura reader. My grandfather says it is because I belong in the Dream realm. I don't know if he is right or not. I used to wow my friends at reading their auras from photographs, but I do not do that very often anymore. It has become more difficult to see the aura completely unless I am having a migraine, and since I want to avoid that state of being as much as possible, I don't play around with my gift as much as I used to.

Yeah, I know I am rambling.