Zendegy

I have total aphantasia and am exactly the same.

I have all the senses, but not emotions. Didn't know that was a thing!

And then there's the hyperphantastics. My friend can close her eyes and replay scenes in her mind like a movie! Blew my mind.

I found it very interesting to learn that they believe aphantasics can form the mental image, they just can't access it. Minds are amazing!

Yeah. I just talk the talk to most people, cause it's easier. I'm lucky, though, that one of the people I'm closest to also has the full works of aphantasia, anauralia, and the other one I can never remember. Also AuDHD.

She'll get through it. I had a similar experience, but it passed. I can't picture my daughter in my mind, but I can describe her and recognize her and, as it happens, she has aphantasia, too. Indeed, I only realized I did because of her. She said that, because she is autistic and has always known how different she is, she knew it wasn't just metaphorical when people spoke of "mind's eye" and "picturing" things. Remind her of how much aphantasia frees her from. I wouldn't trade.

Ha! I posed this query to my daughter just the other day. We are both aphantastic and have no chess abilities at all.

After reflection, I've decided I've no desire to 'improve' my 'condition'. As with my ADHD and autistic tendencies, it's part of what makes me, me. And I gotta admit I dig me.

I think more folks would come if they knew lemme.ee existed. I only found out it exists this morning.

Is that lemme.ee speak, or is my confusion just because I'm old and tech-stupid?

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Same. I had JUST said to someone last night that I'd never been banned or even warned, though I'd said plenty stuff on the violently anti fascist end of things. A few hours later, I get a warning, though they didn't say for which comment. Thankfully, someone told me about her!