For someone that just came across it yesterday you have described it better for me than I have been able to describe it since i found out a year ago. My aphantasia is like that EXACTLY. Also thanks for making me realize I can't recall people's voices, and my inner voice sounds kind of funny trying to sound like a chicken. My only difference is I think I may have some sort of taste there if I think hard about a food. But that could just be the Pavlov effect of thinking about the food. Not sure if I can actually taste it or if my mouth is just reacting to thinking about it. I know the first time I learned about it I was upset and felt robbed from parr of the human experience. Hope you're doing well. There's also facebook groups for aphantasia If you're looking for a wider community for discussion
For someone that just came across it yesterday you have described it better for me than I have been able to describe it since i found out a year ago. My aphantasia is like that EXACTLY. Also thanks for making me realize I can't recall people's voices, and my inner voice sounds kind of funny trying to sound like a chicken. My only difference is I think I may have some sort of taste there if I think hard about a food. But that could just be the Pavlov effect of thinking about the food. Not sure if I can actually taste it or if my mouth is just reacting to thinking about it. I know the first time I learned about it I was upset and felt robbed from parr of the human experience. Hope you're doing well. There's also facebook groups for aphantasia If you're looking for a wider community for discussion
I've learned spanish well though fluency feels impossible to me. Perhaps for you it's that because we don't have mental imagery our words and way we express ourselves are very important to us. It could feel dangerous to your brain to learn a different word than the one you already use for something. Do you have an "inner voice"? I've read that some people don't have that either, like they can't hear themselves think. I have a robust inner voice. I will even speak to myself in Spanish sometimes in it