Is it normal to think associate letters with colors?

Not all the time, but with some letter, numbers, or words i will think of a color. Certain letters remind me of colors and when I see them I can't stop thinking about the color. For example, in math we were using the variables "ay" and for some reason it reminded me of a bright red. And the number 4 makes me think of yellow. I don't know why my mind is thinking like this. Is it normal?

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  • tmk1422

    "A Mango Shaped Space"
    Read the book. It's about a girl with synesthesia and how she had to deal with it. Although not all people with synesthesia pair the exact same things.

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  • eightieslingo

    You probably have synesthesia. Look it up!

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  • crookedtoothloser

    0: Dark Brown
    1: Maroon
    2: Navy Blue
    3: Yellow-Orange
    4: Dark Blue
    5: Brown
    6: Burgundy
    7: Red
    8: Yellow-White
    9: Dark Green

    Sunday: Light Pink
    Monday: Pink
    Tuesday: Dark Blue
    Wednesday: Red
    Thursday: Brown
    Friday: Dark Brown
    Saturday: Navy Blue

    A: Dark Blue
    B: Light Blue
    C: Blue-Purple
    D: Yellow-Orange
    E: Maroon
    F: Dark Brown
    G: Pink
    H: Yellow
    I: Off-White
    J: Burgundy
    K: Brown
    L: Dark Green
    M: Dark Red
    N: Light Brown
    O: Very Dark Brown
    P: Navy Blue
    Q: Very Dark Purple
    R: Green
    S: Red
    T: Brown
    U: Very Dark Green
    V: Brown-Purple
    W: Orange
    X: Very Dark Grey
    Y: Yellow-White
    Z: Dark Red

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  • alv1592

    lol i'm like that too. like the first comment said, it's called synesthesia. i think it's normal.

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  • I'm not like that with letters/colors, but I do understand what you're saying.

    I think about sounds in terms of shapes and images all the time. Also, I tend to associate feelings with certain colors and landscapes.

    Completely normal. Just another quirk of the human mind. :)

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  • Flying_Carpet

    I'm not like that, but I think it's normal

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  • cheesey_jelly

    Yeah I do it too. But I do it with the months of the year. Like April is yellow, may pink, October green, December purple etc.

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  • Juanita023

    Yeah it's synesthesia. I associate colors with the days of the week and I can "see" sounds and music.

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  • iamrobot63

    i thought i was the only person that happened to. yay i'm not weird :)

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  • lumanite

    I associate different colours with years - i.e. 2006 was light pink, 2000 was green etc I think I associate the colours with how the overall year made me feel :)

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  • Bubblesuds

    "4" makes me think of a light salmony pink color.

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  • konkord.khimpanzee

    A Mango-shaped Space is an awesome book. I read it cause I liked the premise. I don't have these associations but I think this book would help some people that do. Good luck.

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  • bdbdbd

    What they said..

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