Re: texture sensitivity
I can't personally relate as well to the letter/sound synesthesia, but I think I understand a little bit about how it feels, because I often use braille imagery to remember things. I often use braille imagery to remember a sequence of letters or numbers. 7 is an especially powerful tactile sensation, it's very bright in some strange way. Even stranger, g is not so bright even though it's the same shape. Maybe it's the number sign in front of the 7 that does it, I don't know. Or maybe it has to do with knowing that it is a 7 rather than a g and they have different textures to me. G is actually kind of a colder sensation to me.
I also have a strong association with some words, which come more from memories of their use. It's like if I am introduced to a word which was used during a memorable experience, then every time I hear that word again, no matter the context, either those memories come back or just the emotions do even if I can't remember why. Similar to synesthesia but not the same because it's experiential. The key of A flat major, for instance, is very bright, as a kid it was unbearably so, but I also remember seeing unbearably bright sunlight shining through a window while hearing some cool music in A flat major on TV, so I think that association was sort of brought on by that. It still exists, today, though not as strongly.
Speaking of TVs, if any of you remember old CRtvs, I think that's what they are. You could always tell when one was on because of the extremely high squealing sound they make, which I'm told is one of the first sounds you are unable to hear as you get older because it is at the very top limit of human hearing, around 15760 HZ in the case of the one my grandparents used to have which I was bored enough to measure. I can still hear it loud and clear at 24, and even if I hear such a tone in a totally dark room, I can see a very bright light that looks like a monitor or a bright TV screen. It doesn't have to be loud either. It's a very pleasant sensation actually.
@flackers your cock story is a bit disturbing but funny. You've inspired me to share an embarrassing story. I'll save it for my next post though, this one is long enough.
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