Do you have lucid dreams? How does your aphantasia affect them?
1 min readByNeal White
I would describe my aphantasia as extreme. (I scored a 16 on the "Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire".) I describe it as trying to look through a black glass wall. I know something is there and could even draw its outline, but I see nothing except black.
My dreams are generally all black as well (but not always). If I'm drowsy, I can sometimes paint colors on the black. Just broad strokes though, not even as good as a child's finger painting. Dark colors are easiest, but I can sometimes get yellow or white (only twice). Also, I can easily swirl the colors, but only around the center of my mental field of view.
I occasionally (rarely) have lucid dreams. I've been experimenting, and I can sometimes punch holes in the wall of black glass. Recently, I was able to generate a complete lifelike scene in “full high res” and hold onto it for nearly a second (in subjective time).
It seems like my aphantasia level might be modified with practice.
Do you have lucid dreams and if so, what do you experience?