@jimbaumbachh55twj · Joined November 2025
Techie, psychotherapist, philosopher
On “I’m an Author With Aphantasia: You, Too, Have the Power to Do Anything You Set Your Mind To”
When I write fiction, I tend to have few physical descriptions of how characters look or details of the settings. I tend to skip over long physical descriptions when reading.
On “Can You Hear Music in Your Mind's Ear?”
I can hear music but like playing chess, it's schematic. I can visualize chess moves but if you asked the color of the board I never noticed it was green and yellow, not black and white. And I understand the patterns in music and chord progressions but I am less likely to react emotionally.
On “Hypnopompia: Between Sleep and Awake Where Someone with Aphantasia May “See” Imagery”
I have had hypnogogic states and don't think of the visual effects as hallucination. I also play chess--we can do visual things which are not real imagery but more schematic--I have an excellent sense of direction.
On “Psychedelics and Aphantasia”
I have had "visual effects" but nothing I would call hallucination.