Aphantasia Discussions
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December 26, 2024
Good day to everyone!
Всем добрый день!
The languages I speak are Russian, English, French, Chinese, German, Italian, Arabic, Kazakh, and Japanese.
Языки, на...
December 22, 2024
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?
December 5, 2024
Vitreal detachment is a common event as one ages, particularly those with myopia (nearsightedness). It usually is associated with visual changes, typically f...
December 4, 2024
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 supe...
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...
October 16, 2024
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 ...
October 3, 2024
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 c...
September 30, 2024
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 ...
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...
September 22, 2024
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 profe...
September 19, 2024
Many a time I've tried to visualize, but I always see black. However, there is one particular setting when I can sometimes actually see images. When I...
September 13, 2024
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 ...
September 7, 2024
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 run...
September 4, 2024
Thought I'd share an article I happened upon today.
https://www.inverse.com/science/what-is-mental-imagery-brain-researchers-explain
September 1, 2024
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 ...
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 ...