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To be surprised not everyone sees smells as shapes

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Tahdahdah · 31/08/2025 15:11

I am 53 years old and made a passing comment to DH that I've didn't like his new aftershave because it smelt too oval. He looked at me like I was insane. It turns out he doesn't see shapes as smells!

Anyone else see smells? I feel like I may have some weird super power but can't for the life of me work out how to save lives with it or makes myself rich from it. 🤣
Anyone else have any strange superpowers they have just discovered?

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BasiliskStare · 31/08/2025 15:20

SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter · 31/08/2025 15:17

I'm intrigued to know if everyone who has this connects the same shapes-to-smells as each other, or if it's individual.

Well as a test case eg I see Tuesday as yellow and horizontal , Thursday red and horizontal. Not idea who have the day of the week colour thing have some same colours. I suspect it is individual

LuckyNumberFive · 31/08/2025 15:19

Synaesthesia! I have it too, although not in the same way. Letters and numbers all feel like particular colours to me. I did read once about someone who could hear music notes as colours too.

BasiliskStare · 31/08/2025 15:18

MrsVinceVega · 31/08/2025 15:15

I know someone who sees the days of the week as different colours and textures.

I see the days of the weeks as different colours and either vertical or horizontal. Tuesdays and Thursdays horizontal obvs . I told DH once in conversation & I just didn't know how he didn't know what I was talking about.

SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter · 31/08/2025 15:17

I'm intrigued to know if everyone who has this connects the same shapes-to-smells as each other, or if it's individual.

TooManyCupsAndMugs · 31/08/2025 15:16

I see days of the week/months/years as shapes in my head. I also see colours as certain shapes too.

Fleur405 · 31/08/2025 15:16

Well I can’t say I see smells at all. I mostly just… smell them!

How curious!

WithOnlyTheMemories · 31/08/2025 15:15

A smell as a shape? I cannot fathom how this would work!

MrsVinceVega · 31/08/2025 15:15

I know someone who sees the days of the week as different colours and textures.

DryIce · 31/08/2025 15:14

Oh I love this! I have no superpower but I love hearing about them from those who do.

I am imagining oval is woody? And something spicy or tangy has lots of corners!

MrsVinceVega · 31/08/2025 15:14

Synesthesia

Synesthesia - Wikipedia

It's quite rare - you are very special!!

Synesthesia - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia

Insanityisnotastrategy · 31/08/2025 15:14

Sounds like synaesthesia. Really interesting! Mine is the opposite of a superpower: I can't visualise. I always assumed people meant it metaphorically when they talked about mental images etc.

ohpoowhatnow · 31/08/2025 15:14

I don’t but it’s called synestasia (not sure if that’s spelt right) and it’s when your senses are mixed almost. It’s seen a lot in autistic people. My mind doesn’t work that way unfortunately but my husband does!

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 31/08/2025 15:13

Synaesthesia.

You're not the only one who has it, but it's not common!

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