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Locked Out of the Memory Palace

Hey All, I’m Kristylynn, an adult artist with aphantasia.  For years I associated “picturing things” with conceptualizing them and didn’t realize that people were literally visualizing behind their eye lids images they could see.  That being said, my attempts to study memory techniques were infuriatingly confusing and lacked results.  Once I realized I had aphantasia, […]

Don’t get tired of music and movies

Hello! So about a year ago I discovered in my cognitive psychology course that I am aphantasic. I’ve never been able to imagine things and hated meditating, because what’s so nice about seeing black and telling myself waves are moving or the sun is setting? I was shocked to find out that people literally saw […]

CPTSD and Aphantasia

I just found out that I have aphantasia and I’ve been so happy and also very excited to tell anyone that I can’t make mental images in my head but everyone is asleep. So I am wide awake thinking and decided I’d share a little bit. I have had PTSD since 3 due to a […]

Near Perfect Memory, but with a Terrible Filing System

I recently became aware of Aphantasia, and knew instantly that I fit somewhere within the boundaries.  I’m not sure how to categorize it. Ever since I was very young, I have always had a vivid imagination.  I can remember mostly everything that I have seen.  I even used to watch tv programs within my head […]

Fear or joy towards mental images?

Aphantasic, or anyone. Do you enjoy having mental images? Or are they overwhelming? Can you control your mental images or are they a controlling nuisance? I am curious what people think of their ability or their lack of ability to create mental images.

Am I unusual in having no sensory memory at all, visual , audio , smell

I have only just discovered Aphantasia as a result of research after also just discovering that other people have a voice in their head. I am now astounded that my perception of life through my own mind and memory is completely at odds with most other people. I wonder if many people experience the same […]

Just discovered my 7 year old daughter is aphantasic (and so is my hubby)

We’ve known for over a year that my husband is aphantasic. He is very smart and has learned to adapt very well with it. He hates reading anything  fictional  and only others educational articles or resources. He is a pilot and can relay on memorization, strong understanding of the digital tools and lots of practice. […]

Meditation/Mindfulness that works for you?

Hey everyone! Recently I’ve come to the realisation that I am an aphantasic, after learning of the topic in a video. However, my workplace requires mandatory mindfulness exercises twice a day, the majority of which start with “imagine you are…” and then go on to describe, for example, a beach whilst asking us to visualise […]