Synesthete's senses are not "all mixed up": airing a pet peeve

The drug analogy implies my world is random and mixed up and disorienting, and nothing could be further from the truth. I am often distracted by predictable stimuli, for example, I know that robin chirps will intrude in my mind as little twisted dark shapes, predictably. But this is not the same thing as having random stimuli surprise you. Robin chirps always look the same way to me. Read more →