Taste, Touch and Body Links means your answers describe words, sights or sounds that bring a taste, a texture or a touch sensation in your body, by themselves and the same each time.
Depending on your answers, that may be word-taste, mirror-touch or another cross-sense link. These types are less well known than the color types. This result comes from a self-report screen, which cannot confirm synesthesia, because researchers confirm it by checking that the links hold when you are retested weeks later. If the sensations are painful or upsetting, mention them to a doctor.
Strengths
- These links are less well known, so putting a name to them can be a relief in itself.
- A short log of triggers and sensations is a concrete way to see whether there is a pattern.
- Your answers describe links that arrive by themselves, with no effort needed.
- Many people with cross-sense links describe them as neutral or interesting rather than a problem.
Growth Edges
- These types are less well known, so friends and some professionals may not recognize the description.
- A sympathetic wince at someone else's pain is very common and is not the same as feeling a real sensation.
- A word that reminds you of a food is an association, not a taste that arrives by itself.
- If the sensations are painful or upsetting, or began suddenly, for example after an injury, an illness or a new medication, mention them to a doctor.
- This screen cannot confirm anything: only a log and a retest weeks later can show whether the links stay the same.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Taste, Touch and Body Links result mean?
It means your answers describe words, sights or sounds that bring a taste, a texture or a touch sensation in your body, by themselves and the same each time. Depending on your answers, that may be word-taste, mirror-touch or another cross-sense link. It is a sign worth checking, not a confirmation.
What are word-taste and mirror-touch?
Word-taste is a link in which particular words bring a specific taste or texture by themselves. Mirror-touch is a link in which seeing someone else being touched brings a real sensation on your own body. Both are less well known than the color types, and both are described as traits.
Are these sensations a medical problem?
They are described as traits, not disorders, and this test cannot tell you whether anything is wrong. If the sensations are painful or upsetting, or began suddenly, for example after an injury, an illness or a new medication, mention them to a doctor.
How do I keep a log of these sensations?
Keep a small log for two weeks: when it happens, what triggered it and what you felt. Then read it back. If the same trigger brings the same sensation each time, that is the kind of consistency researchers look for. If the sensations are painful or upsetting, mention them to a doctor.
Is a sympathetic wince the same as mirror-touch?
No. Most people wince when they see someone get hurt, because they know how it would feel. Mirror-touch is described as a real physical sensation in the matching spot on your own body. The third answer option in question 14 captures the wince, and it scores lower.
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