Anyone have Aphantasia?

[NotMyL]

Yes I have. I was fairly religious in high school, and prayed 5 times a day consistently.

So I’m guessing when you prayed, you never used get distracted during the prayer, like your mind wondering off.

 

[YourBroMoe]

So I’m guessing when you prayed, you never used get distracted during the prayer, like your mind wondering off.

Oh. Yeah, I can still be distracted. It's only simply images I can't see. So essentially, if I was thinking of something, I'm sorta talking to myself in my head. Like a constant conversation.

Most of the time, I simply focused on the prayer. Other times, I may have been distracted from my own thoughts.

 

[Wiilyam Ina Sheekh Zubeer]

No. Since I've learned of this, I didn't think I was weird, as I simply thought no one could picture things. So, nothing in my life changed to be honest.

Honestly the effortless focus one could gain would be worth the trade-off sometimes, ngl

 

[YourBroMoe]

Honestly the effortless focus one could gain would be worth the trade-off sometimes, ngl

It pays off in work. I'm very present in the workplace. I generally don't get distracted at all.

 

[NotMyL]

Oh. Yeah, I can still be distracted. It's only simply images I can't see. So essentially, if I was thinking of something, I'm sorta talking to myself in my head. Like a constant conversation.

Most of the time, I simply focused on the prayer. Other times, I may have been distracted from my own thoughts.

Interesting I guess I’m having hard time picturing what
it would be like not being able to picture my thoughts, when I think of something I’m always picturing it in my head, it’s the way I even remembered things in school take a mental picture of things and use it come exam time.

 

[YourBroMoe]

Interesting I guess I’m having hard time picturing what
it would be like not being able to picture my thoughts, when I think of something I’m always picturing it in my head, it’s the way I even remembered things in school take a mental picture of things and use it come exam time.

Yeah, that would be very useful.

 

[Wiilyam Ina Sheekh Zubeer]

It pays off in work. I'm very present in the workplace. I generally don't get distracted at all.

Sounds like your brain naturally produces more of a transmitter that mimics adhd medication like ritalin but that's just my illiterate guess.
Maybe you should consider participating in a medical study/trial and help out all of us mentally-wandering daydreamers

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[YourBroMoe]

Sounds like your brain naturally produces more of a transmitter that mimics adhd medication like ritalin but that's just my illiterate guess.
Maybe you should consider participating in a medical study/trial and help out all of us mentally-wandering daydreamers

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They're doing more research on it. I'm gonna wait on that to see what's what.

 

[Emily]

I have never heard of that but I guess it’s a good thing you won’t be distracted by visualizing some hot shit

 

[one]

In my entirely life, I've only had about 3.

Do you remember those 3 dreams, visually?

I think I can visualize things in my head, but I suck at it.
If you close your eyes, can you see the red star? Apparently, most people see 5 or 6.
All I can see is the back of my eyelids.

 

[Macalin M]

Wow, someone else with
Aphantasia, imagine that.....

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[land owner]

I can imagine a ghetto AA hooyo naming her child aphantasia

 

[YourBroMoe]

Do you remember those 3 dreams, visually?

I think I can visualize things in my head, but I suck at it.
If you close your eyes, can you see the red star? Apparently, most people see 5 or 6.
All I can see is the back of my eyelids.

For me it's 1 or 2.

 

[beenleey]

Do you remember those 3 dreams, visually?

I think I can visualize things in my head, but I suck at it.
If you close your eyes, can you see the red star? Apparently, most people see 5 or 6.
All I can see is the back of my eyelids.

wtf
I always felt I was bad at visualising stuff but then again my brain is all I've ever known so I had nothing to compare it to so I thought it was normal
People really seeing colours in their visualisations?

 

[YourBroMoe]

wtf
I always felt I was bad at visualising stuff but then again my brain is all I've ever known so I had nothing to compare it to so I thought it was normal
People really seeing colours in their visualisations?

I had the same reaction.

 

[beenleey]

I had the same reaction.

I can barely visualise shapes, yet niggas visualising in colour and 4D

 

[Guure]

I think i also have it. Whenever i try to imagine something, im only looking at the back of my eyelid.
But on the other hand im really good at imagining physical things e.g. If i consentrate enough i can imagine someone touching my hand. Almost like in a dream where you can feel something without phsycally feeling it.

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[Younes Osman]

hmmmmmmmm….

 

[Lostbox]

Do you remember those 3 dreams, visually?

I think I can visualize things in my head, but I suck at it.
If you close your eyes, can you see the red star? Apparently, most people see 5 or 6.
All I can see is the back of my eyelids.

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[Drifter]

Can any of y'all visualize things in your head?

Yep, but I do it unconsciously whilst reading. Have you ever watched an adaptation of a book you’ve read before and felt a sense of deja vu throughout the movie. it’s similar to that on a large scale