Reality is not real; imagine a world in which two or more of your senses are combined into a single sense and perceived by you as a single sense. You can start to see the world like a synesthete; their reality is completely different than most. Synesthesia is a bonus or perceptual condition, not a disease for those who experience it; I believe the condition should be explained and understood more widely by the general population and resources should be made available to people to see if they are synesthetes. This can be done by examining how synesthesia works, the abilities of mirror neurons, what and how synesthetes feel, what qualifies a person to be synesthetic, and my personal experiences with synesthesia. If the general population understands how synesthesia works, they can better understand how synesthetes feel and function. I, Kyle Turner, am a synesthete, which has implications for me as a person. I'm predominantly a mirror touch synesthete, but I also have a more minor case of time-space synesthesia. In my case, I didn't find out that I had synesthesia or that anything was different about me until May 5, 2010. For me, this is a very recent and very shocking discovery. I have been a synesthete since birth and until May 5th I believed that everyone had my senses. I saw no reason to question my senses, because I saw nothing other than what I saw and heard. For my mirror touch, I feel almost every touch I see, but usually I have to know the recipient of the touch or I have to be able to relate to the recipient. All synesthetes have different abilities and different technicalities. For example, 3 is not always green in color-grapheme synesthetes and these variations also occur in my case with mirror touch. I usually feel like... middle of the paper......http://prometheus.kai.ru/anomal_e.htm>.Jarick, M. "The Cognitive Benefits of Spatio-Temporal Synesthesia: Neurophilosophy." Science blogs. November 19, 2009. Web. May 24, 2010. .Jedacek, Natalie P. “Synesthesia.” Personal interview. May 1, 2010.Silverman, Jacob. “Can people feel the pain of others?” Audio blog post. How things work. Discovery Networks, June 22, 2007. Web. May 23, 2010. .Steen, Carol. "About synesthesia." American Synesthesia Association. American Synesthesia Association, May 15, 2010. Web. May 24, 2010. “Synesthesia and Mirror Neurons.” Weekend in Paradelle. May 2, 2010. Web. May 24 2010. .