Multi-sensory Aphantasia vs Hyper Aphantasia
1 min readByjilma sweeney
Within the past year, I discovered i have multi-sensory aphantasia which explains so much. My partner, on the other hand, has hyper aphantasia. I cannot replay disturbing events or images in my mind and I've realized what a burden it is for him. I look forward to sleep so I can dream, the only time I can see anything. He can be haunted by very real dreams, awake or asleep. In some ways, he never ever gets a break from all the activity he is confronted with.
Does anyone have any suggestions, tools, etc that may relieve him of this constant state? Thanks!
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Neal White•recently•edited
Unfortunately, not, but I can relate. My wife has hyperphantasia and sometimes struggles with vivid dreams and memories. She says she sometimes wishes she had aphantasia like me. Most of the time, my dreams are nothing but blackness. The only sense that I can truly remember/imagine are sounds and even then, it usually takes a lot of repetition before it sticks.
He could try something I use to mentally reset my brain: Controlled breathing. Inhale for a count of 4, hold for a count of 16, exhale for a count of 8. Repeat a few times, as necessary. I've found that this can completely break a train of unwanted thoughts, at least for me.
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jilma sweeney•recently•edited
Thank you! He says the same. We've been using yoga nidra sleep which is helping a bit. Breathwork is an amazing tool! thank you again
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