Can electrical stimulation modify your imagery?
I recently wrote an article on new research that uses electrical stimulation to see what’s different in the brains of people who see vivid imagery versus those of aphantasics. The researchers were seemingly able to change how vividly people pictured images. I’m curious what folks think about the research – was imagery vividness really changed? […]
Aphantasia and Therapy: What is your experiences of therapy like?
Hello everyone! I recently had the opportunity to write an article for the network around therapy and aphantasia. I discuss some ways to approach a conversation with your therapist when disclosing your experience aphantasia. I would love to hear more about your experiences of therapy. Have you talked with your therapist about aphantasia? If so, […]
How did your experience of learning and reading about Aphantasia affect you?
When reading about Aphantasia as a condition, and discovering that you had Aphantasia, did you feel relived and comforted in knowing that others also have this condition? did you feel the research into Aphantasia made you happier in understanding more about it? Do you think learning about Aphantasia has had any negative effects? such […]
Aphantasia and SDAM
After first hearing about aphantasia yesterday, I have begun to go deep down the rabbit hole to learn as much as possible. On reddit, I came across the related concept of Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory (SDAM) and, even moreso than aphantasia, learning about how other people suffer from this issue and also understanding the likely […]
trauma and aphantasia
I wonder if my aphantasia is due to childhood trauma. I lived in constant fear and rejection from my mother. I suffered from serious depression for 40 years and am a suicide survivor. I have very limited memory of the past, as if I wasn’t there. I don’t feel connected to people unless I am […]
Art and aphantasia
I, just today, found out what aphantasia is and that I have it, so the first thing that came to my mind was: could this have an effect on my aspirations of becoming a film maker and on the films I make? I think it has to have some kind of effect right? My own […]
Developing Aphantasia later in life?
When I was a child I remember being able to vividly be able to visualize people, objects, and moving visuals in my head. As silly as it sounds, as early as in first grade I remember swooning at my childhood crush in my mind’s eye, being able to perfectly imagine his face. And, sometimes on […]
Is it Possible for a Seizure to Cause Aphantasia?
I found out I had aphantasia when I was 15 years old. Ironically, I was in the eye doctor when I stumble across an article on my phone revealing that my mind’s eye was blind. At first I didn’t think anything of it but as I kept reading it all made sense. The first thing […]
Aphantasia: Mind Blown
Over the past year I have gone from being a fully employed elementary school teacher of 23 years to an unemployed person who never leaves the house due to exhaustion from a lifetime of social anxiety disorder and persistent depressive disorder which, along with challenging situations at work, caused a mental breakdown. As I’ve been […]
Aphantasia Caused by Trauma?
As there’s limited research out there, it seems it’s only speculated that Aphantasia can be linked to trauma. In my case, I believe this is true. I experienced childhood trauma which didn’t affect me until I was a teenager and understood what happened. I believe I was previously able to visualise before then and it […]