just finding out about aphantasia
A few days ago i came to realise that i’m pretty sure i have aphantasia and since i’ve done much research. i’ve always thought that my mind was ‘normal’ but i saw a post saying how when people read they can see it like movie scenes in their head and many were agreeing but i […]
Meditation and Visualization Programs
Question: Can Meditation or Visualization Programs be of any assistance in gaining full multisensory phantasia? I have had multisensory aphantasia for as long as I can remember, I am now 63 years old. My hope is that there is a breakthrough modality that can penetrate our subconscious/pineal gland to make full phantasia a reality for […]
When people say people with aphantasia have no imagination…
It’s annoying. I can imagine things. I just do it differently than people who can visualize. I can buy a lottery ticket and spend hours planning what I would do with the money if I won. I can think about what life would be like if computers had never been invented. I can create a […]
I have Aphantasia and I am Ok
Hello all, I’m Chuck and I have Aphantasia. I have an amazing memory for facts, bits of history, and all kinds of things. I multi task better than most. I do have dyslexia, and I don’t spell as well as others. If you ask me a question about something I know, I can give you […]
Mind Is Blown
I am completely beside myself!!!! I found out tonight that I have multi symptom aphantasia……. I never knew I was that different yet I always knew. I always knew it was more difficult for me to learn something from reading or remember lines in a play. But I never understood why I can’t remember my […]
Aphantasia and sensory overload in the outside world
I am a self-diagnosed multisensory aphantasic with a very clear case of SDAM. So let´s consider my mind at rest. No images, no sounds. The only thing in there is my internal monolog. I know it is not really auditory because there is no volume control. If i want music it is me singing and […]
Drawing from memory
I have been conducting my own ‘research’ and seem to have stumbled on something. I would have thought that if people can really see with their mind eye they would be able to draw from memory. A simple test of of asking someone to draw a bicycle quickly shows that this ability does not translate […]
visual memory in aphantasics
There is a lot of stuff on the internet about not being able to visualize at will or at all. However, I have never seen this as a major issue for me since I rarely need to visualize an apple and in my view the only real use of the ability would be to describe […]
Why do none aphantasic people watch porn?
Serious question. Sexual fantasy is an important part of life. I see nothing when I think of a beach or a naked woman, so porno films give me what the rest of the world has apparently had since they were kids. Sexual imagery. Ok. So the 95% can create images in their minds of all […]
community in Scotland
Hi, my name is Kate and I live in Scotland. I wondered if there were any other people here living in Scotland? I’ve contacted a few organisations after being inspired by reading about the recent Aphantasia Awareness Day they had in Texas, and I wanted to try to do that over here, but it would […]