I am 57, and I discovered I have aphantasia when I first heard the word on NPR. To tell you the truth it wasn't that dramatic a discovery, and I don't find it very upsetting. I have complete aphantasia. I can not see anything at all in my mind and so I have no idea what I am missing. I don't feel as though my life has been drastically effected by the condition. I don't read much fiction and I am bad at spelling, but otherwise I'm fine. I am however, curious about my inability to identify the source of my emotions. I don't know if it is related or not, but I experience many emotions without any indication of what they are attached to. I can become sad or anxious without a clue about the cause or source, I can often figure it out, but even then there is no click of recognition. It may have nothing to do with aphantasia, but there is the same odd absence of something that should be there.