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Aphantasia - Mind Unseen
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Pretty much, not always completely..
My understandings of reality do change over time, plusnlots of folks to correct me and change my perspective, enlighten me as to their experience and viewpoint.
Most often though it sounds like something I might have said or discerned I just dont recall. Now that I said that.i dont think I forgot, I just dont think I stored the memory. I have been accused of using others as my ram for a while.
Hi! I have Aphantasia so happy to share my experiences or answer questions.
The penny only dropped about 10 years ago, up until then i assumed "mind's eye" was people being poetic. Only comparing notes with my partner who has an incredible visual memory crystallised it for me.
I literally can't picture anything. I remember being frustrated at things like relaxation therapy when they'd say "close your eyes and picture a candle in the dark" etc. I have no visual memories - I can't call faces to mind, not even people I'm really close to.
I don't remember many dreams, but when i do its the narrative i recall not imagery.
I have good spatial imagination, so i can kind of mentally walk round my flat, but without seeing it. I couldn't tell you what colour the curtains are in any room without working it out.
And my auditory memory and imagination are pretty exceptional i think. I can recall snippets of songs i heard once as a child. I can mentally play different verses from the same song at the same time, layer harmonies etc. I pick up languages and accents quickly and I'm a decent mimic.
So swings and roundabouts i guess... but I'm a bit jealous all the same
The penny only dropped about 10 years ago, up until then i assumed "mind's eye" was people being poetic. Only comparing notes with my partner who has an incredible visual memory crystallised it for me.
I literally can't picture anything. I remember being frustrated at things like relaxation therapy when they'd say "close your eyes and picture a candle in the dark" etc. I have no visual memories - I can't call faces to mind, not even people I'm really close to.
I don't remember many dreams, but when i do its the narrative i recall not imagery.
I have good spatial imagination, so i can kind of mentally walk round my flat, but without seeing it. I couldn't tell you what colour the curtains are in any room without working it out.
And my auditory memory and imagination are pretty exceptional i think. I can recall snippets of songs i heard once as a child. I can mentally play different verses from the same song at the same time, layer harmonies etc. I pick up languages and accents quickly and I'm a decent mimic.
So swings and roundabouts i guess... but I'm a bit jealous all the same