James Gardner

Glad to hear so many folks have the same scenario as me- just a fleeting image that quickly fades to black.The crazy thing is that I have these wild dreams, highly complex and full of intrigue and adventure. And they are highly visual because I can "see " them when I wake up and recall what was going on, but only for an instant, and then it goes away. On a side note, does anyone think they may have experienced aphantasia after a head trauma. I will likely never know, but at age 16 I slipped off a diving board and hit the back of my head, requiring a bunch of stitches. Up to that point I was a straight A student, but then began to struggle in class in subjects with heavy visual requirements. In college I started as pre med, but ended up majoring in surfing after I got a C in biology, and eventually ended up as a contractor where I could use my verbal and kinesthetic skills which were my strengths. Not sure if maybe this was genetic and life was just easier when I was a kid, but I just wonder if.....