Chriscar

On “Visual or all senses?”

I have absolutely no sensory imagery in my mind. I can hear no voices, neither my own, nor anybody elses. I can hear no music eitherI cannot recall an image in my head to any degree at all, and the idea that anybody can sense a familiar smell just by thought is astounding to me. Even my dreams, the very few I recall by awakening amidst them, just feel like things I remember happening simply because I was there. Much the same as my concious life experience I cannot recall any audible or visual aspects. I cannot describe people by facial characteristic, even if I know them well. I may remember they are tall, or have a small nose, simply because I know these things but I cannot picture it in my mind whatsoever.I csn only describe my mental experience as purely instinctive. I can complete a Rubiks cube by memory instinctively, without ever picturing any sequence.

Is anyone else unable to visualize, hear, or recall sensory details in their memory, experiencing life purely through factual awareness?

On “How did you first discover aphantasia?”

I have just discovered aphantasia and it has come as a complete shock to me that most people imagine and think differently to how i do. I am now trying to understand just how negatively my life is perhaps affected by all of this. My experiences are that I never ever hear any voices or music, any sound at all in my head. Neither can I visualise anything in my mind. I know what I am thinking about but I cannot picture anything at all, my memory is not very good, and I can only recall events because I know that they happened, not because I can picture any of it. When I dream it is the same experience. If I awake in the middle of a dream I can remember a little of what it was about, but zero actual vusual detail. I dont see my dreams, I only imagine them just like my concious memories, in blindness. I hope there are others with this experience also.