Physical Empathy

Investigate mirror syneasthsia; the research of Jamie Ward rom the University of Sussex gives a lot on this. Try his book: the Frog who croaked  blue or his TED talk on you tube.

Syneasthsia can be independent of autism, but is often co-occuring.  It is a bonus or condition; however you want to look at it, which cross wires the senses. Some, like me get words and phonemes triggering colour perception, or spatial perception (I get that too), or like you the touch or ailment of another to themselves makes YOU feel it, although you are only seeing not touching it.

You are a syneaestete, sweetie. It's mostly a pleasurable thing, but can greater pre-dispose us to anxiety. And this, for you, looks to be hard wringing into your empathy. You might be interested in signing up to the University of Sussex research project. They send me online quizzes and stuff now and again to help their research. 

Certainly, their FAQ pages might be helpful.

Funnily enough I watched a video about synesthesia yesterday and I’m sure the guy said he was from Sussex Uni so it was probably him. I’m extremely sensitive to movement (sometimes it feels like my mind creates the movement I see) I also think I might have some kind of visual-auditory overlap because I don’t understand how you can listen to music lol like I kind of see waves in my minds eye and I can kind of play along in my minds eye like a rhythm game similar to guitar hero. I think colours also play a part because Iast night I felt very anxious but was able to reduce it somewhat by transferring it to the intense red on a music video. I think the mirror thing does have a hierarchy. Obviously me being punched would be at the top, then someone else, then someone in a realistic film, then a more realistic game down to a more cartoony one and then at the bottom probably just imagining or talking about it although it’s not that “clear cut” exactly.

Funnily enough I watched a video about synesthesia yesterday and I’m sure the guy said he was from Sussex Uni so it was probably him. I’m extremely sensitive to movement (sometimes it feels like my mind creates the movement I see) I also think I might have some kind of visual-auditory overlap because I don’t understand how you can listen to music lol like I kind of see waves in my minds eye and I can kind of play along in my minds eye like a rhythm game similar to guitar hero. I think colours also play a part because Iast night I felt very anxious but was able to reduce it somewhat by transferring it to the intense red on a music video. I think the mirror thing does have a hierarchy. Obviously me being punched would be at the top, then someone else, then someone in a realistic film, then a more realistic game down to a more cartoony one and then at the bottom probably just imagining or talking about it although it’s not that “clear cut” exactly.