Ok this is super weird because I was scrolling through here laying in bed. I closed my eyes and started drifting and had exactly what you describe. I have it almost every night and it has made me confused why I can’t see anything when I am awake. I have very vivid dreams, they feel so real - but nothing during the day… anyways - very ironic this was the next post I looked at when I opened my eyes.

I also experience the same thing. At first I thought that I must have a filter I can't control that blocks imagery and it finally lifts as I'm falling asleep. But then I learned that the part of the brain that controls dreams is not the same area as the part that controls visual imagery. So I think that it's the dreaming area of the brain that is becoming active and that's what we are "seeing" as we fall asleep.

I think that's more related to lucid dreaming, than Aphantasia. I experience imagery as you describe, but sometimes can control. A little better than a straight up dream actually.

I also have aphantasia. Very rarely, I can see things in my dreams, specifically when I'm sort of waking up and have a lucid dream. I have limited control over what I see, and it usually fades quickly.

Ok this is super weird because I was scrolling through here laying in bed. I closed my eyes and started drifting and had exactly what you describe. I have it almost every night and it has made me confused why I can’t see anything when I am awake. I have very vivid dreams, they feel so real - but nothing during the day… anyways - very ironic this was the next post I looked at when I opened my eyes.

I also experience the same thing. At first I thought that I must have a filter I can't control that blocks imagery and it finally lifts as I'm falling asleep. But then I learned that the part of the brain that controls dreams is not the same area as the part that controls visual imagery. So I think that it's the dreaming area of the brain that is becoming active and that's what we are "seeing" as we fall asleep.

I think that's more related to lucid dreaming, than Aphantasia. I experience imagery as you describe, but sometimes can control. A little better than a straight up dream actually.

I also have aphantasia. Very rarely, I can see things in my dreams, specifically when I'm sort of waking up and have a lucid dream. I have limited control over what I see, and it usually fades quickly.