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.
I have read very few fictional books at all, only some Charles Dickens really, I much prefer non fiction, in particular local history and automotive stuff. My interest in science would be more the actual universe around us than fiction. On religion, I think about this often and have many religious relatives but I myself do not believe in God Ive never thought much about dreams up until now, but now that I do I think that Ive never actually seen or heard anything in them. I merely vaguely recall what occured just as I do with normal memory, not by mental images, just recall. The only memory I still have of any dream from my past is a recurring nightmare featuring a person or people made entirely of eyes (haha), but again I dont think I ever envisaged these creatures, I just knew that they were like that. Finally I have absolutely no artistic talent, I am actually extremely not capable in the areas of painting, drawing or musical playing. Ive always been sporty rather rhan artistic although I do like some music and can watch Bob Ross do a water colour
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.