The difference in genius? Разница гениальности?

Good day to everyone! Всем добрый день! The languages I speak are Russian, English, French, Chinese, German, Italian, Arabic, Kazakh, and Japanese. Языки, на которых я разговариваю, — русский, английский, французский, китайский, немецкий, итальянский, арабский, казахский, японский. My areas of understanding include economics, statistics, marketing, sales, department management, design, physics, mathematics, linguistics, business management, and, […]

Lets talk MUSIC!

IF you are of a singer/songwriter, and also at a performer level, can you VISUALIZE the written song you have composed WHILE YOU PLAY OR SING IT?

Vitreal detachment – request for your experiences.

Vitreal detachment is a common event as one ages, particularly those with myopia (nearsightedness). It usually is associated with visual changes, typically flashing lights. MY experience with a vitreal detachment was atypical, in that experienced "flashing blackness" rather than a white light. I am curious if others with aphantasia have had a similar experience. If […]

Eating Disorders & Aphantasia

Hi all! I'm Erin and I'm new to the network! I have aphantasia, autism, ADHD, and ARFID (along with a few other fun acronyms that aren't super relevant right now) and I've been speaking with providers about my aphantasia for a long time. I've found that it's hard to get any of them to take […]

Does it affect memory/recalling memory?

When I found that I most likely have Aphantasia, it all clicked. As a kid when people told me to imagine… and would continue to tell stories I would be confused, but I just assumed that everyone around me was the same, as if they just knew that they were thinking of that situation, but […]

Self-Help and Visualization

For many years I have been frustrated by my inability to use visualization for 'self-help.' Many programs, such as NLP, are based on visualization skills. I've always just assumed that I need to practice my visualization skills more/harder. Recently, I heard about Aphantasia and now I understand… My question to the group is: Has anyone […]

Only volontary phantasia

Hi everyone, I think I have neither aphantasia nor typical visualization, and I would like to know if there was a name / studies / other people like me. I can create pictures in my mind. I can recall what I just saw and keep seeing it in my mind. I can see moments of […]

Artists/Designers with Aphantasia

I’m a graphic designer/artist/animator. When I start a project, I can tell myself that it’ll be in XYZ style because I’ve seen it somewhere and that’s what comes up in my thoughts. I can’t actually SEE it. I KNOW it though. So where is that coming from? I must have visually referenced it at some […]

Losing weight by imagining having exercise

I am taking hypnotherapy course in which I discovered I have aphantasia. Besides, I found out that I cannot "feel" the emotion when I recall memory. I would like to use hypnotherapy to loose weight. At class, mentor taught us to imagine running during trance, then our body will burn fat on its own. Does […]

Diagnosed

My parents say that I don’t have aphantasia because a doctor never diagnosed me with it. But I know that I have it. Are any of you diagnosed by medical professionals?