Video of images
I realize that when I listen to a non-visual narrative (someone talking, audiobook, TV but not looking at the screen) I see a series of images that correspond to the words spoken. Not all the words but everyone that has a physical subject. These flash by at the rate of the speaker and even if […]
Aphantasia and mourning
Hello, My first post and it’s rather sad, sorry. My grandad died last week on his 93rd birthday. My father was not close to his parents so we didn’t really see them very much and I don’t have photos or videos of me with them. My Nanny died ten years ago and I’ve been trying […]
Pseudo visuals ?
I have since I found this site tried to test myself . I was convinced that being without visual imagery was an advantage eg when I ask someone the question -how many 1 cm cubes can you get by dividing a 2 cm cube ? I frequently get a wrong answer and realise they are […]
My 37 year experience with Congenital Aphantasia
I realized I had congenital aphantasia late April of 2020. Today I am 37… Growing up I never once conjured a single mental image of anything and had no idea this was normal until this year. When I close my eyes and attempt to imagine anything I see complete darkness or simply areas of light […]
Prisoner’s Cinema-Not completely dark in here.
I just took the screening test. When it comes to visualizing images, I can’t visualize even simple things like an apple. Aphantasic? Yes! That said, I never thought much about my inability to visualize images because I have always been fascinated with my experience of what I now know is termed prisoner’s cinema. (link below) […]
Do psychedelic drugs effect people with aphantasia differently?
I knew from a very young age I realized I couldn’t see faces in my mind just and knew facts about them. In fact I remember looking up not being able to imagine on google before 2015 and not being able to find much, but I took mushrooms with my friend recently, its not the […]
Lack of emotional connection
I discovered I had aphantasia about 1 year ago. It hit pretty hard. I am bilingual and and English is my second language. When people told me to picture something, I assumed it was a figure of speech. I started talking to my wife about our children being born. She mentioned the emotion she felt […]
Multilingual?
I at the moment can speak English fluently, and Arabic is my second language. I’m trying to learn Japanese right now, but a lot of people are telling me to put certain words with visual cues, has anyone have any luck with learning a new language?
New self diagnosis at 46!
Recently discovered I have aphantasia, tried to meditate, couldn’t visualise anything at all. Asked my hubby to visualise, he said no problem could even do it with open eyes! I am a voracious reader but thought people visualized memories with words like me!!!! Anyway, never go on forums but needed to rant, nobody believes or […]
Do you dream visually?
When Tom and I first tell people about his experience of aphantasia we often get asked this question: Do you dream? Tom doesn’t dream visually, he dreams with the knowledge he’s experiencing something, except it’s without mental pictures or sound. According to this study, many individuals with aphantasia report fewer and less sensory-rich dreams like […]