Your reply really resonated for me, Finbar, I can't picture or describe myself, my wife, my kids, friends, just the same as what you described. And funny that Jamie brought up police sketch artist - until I learned of aphantasia in the last year or so and understood that the way my brain works is not neurotypical, one of the things I never understood was how police sketches worked when I'd see it on a TV show. Like I couldn't comprehend how a third party could draw something so specific and kinda figured the artist was just somehow _really_ good and left it at that lol. So realizing that most other people are able to describe an image they're recalling was one of a number of light bulb moments for me once I understood what aphantasia was. Reading the forum and hearing common experiences is eye-opening...

Your reply really resonated for me, Finbar, I can't picture or describe myself, my wife, my kids, friends, just the same as what you described. And funny that Jamie brought up police sketch artist - until I learned of aphantasia in the last year or so and understood that the way my brain works is not neurotypical, one of the things I never understood was how police sketches worked when I'd see it on a TV show. Like I couldn't comprehend how a third party could draw something so specific and kinda figured the artist was just somehow _really_ good and left it at that lol. So realizing that most other people are able to describe an image they're recalling was one of a number of light bulb moments for me once I understood what aphantasia was. Reading the forum and hearing common experiences is eye-opening...