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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?

Demographics

I only discovered I’m aphan in my 70s, and believe the incidence is far larger than the 1-5% mentioned in the literature. I’m sure the numbers will grow as more people are familiar with the term — could be a large population are aphans but don’t know. It could be common, like colour blindness.

Alzheimer’s and Aphantasia

I’m 66 years old. I’ve become aware of increased memory difficulties in the past few years. This is of concern, particularly because Alzheimer’s disease runs in my family. I’m trying to understand if my aphantasia which I’ve also discovered in the past few years is related to my memory decline. As far as I can […]

Does the aphantasic mind still store visuals when making memories?

I'm curious about the distinction between whether my brain is capable of visuals yet my conscious mind finds it inaccessible, versus whether no part of my brain has access to visuals. So, for example: does my brain store visuals as part of its memories, but when the memory is triggered I am not consciously aware […]

Thinking Categories and Kinesthetic Thinking

I had my mind blown 2 nights ago when I realized I have Aphantasia through a YouTube video. I've been deep in the sauce since and have been consuming a ton of content on Aphantasia, one of the most insightful being a video by the "Aphantasia Network" called "Are People with Aphantasia Verbal Thinkers? Dr. […]