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I'm one of those people that can't picture things in my head, so I don't hallucinate anything even a tiny bit.
Is this what actually happend when most people read books? They make themselves hallucinate the story?
it's freaky hearing my wife describe what reading is like for her because it honestly sounds indistinguishable from hallucinations as may be defined in the DSM V.
And like, that's... normal?! MOST people are just vividly seeing things that aren't there just because they're described to them?!
Yes. I assume a similar skill to being able to look at an overview map and then know where you are in a city or country by envisioning the map in your head compared to your location.
At least thats how I get around, but my wife says she can't understand maps or know location this way.
Similar but different.
I have no problems with maps, or visualization. Yet it doesn't happen when I read.
Hmm that's interesting.