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I'm not aphantasic, but experience something very similiar I guess. Sometimes when I'm exhausted and close to falling asleep, I experience very clear images of
by bauerd 8y ago
I'm not aphantasic, but experience something very similiar I guess. Sometimes when I'm exhausted and close to falling asleep, I experience very clear images of either faces or rooms. The faces always belong to people I know personally, change shape, then as soon as I become aware, they fade almost instantly. As for the rooms, I get the impression of being able to see with closed eyes. Usually I'd see my blanket, random items (such as a chocolate bar laying around) and room interior. Again these are very clear, but fade rather quickly.
This phenomenon I found referred to as astral projection[0], mostly in esoteric circles.
[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/AstralProjection/comments/7ofaol/seeing_with_eyes_closed/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AstralProjection/comments/7ofaol/se...
- Steve44 8y ago> as soon as I become aware, they fade almost instantly I have this too. I feel that, for example, if I visualise a room of people I know but when I actually go and look at any detail then the situation goes. My hypothesis is that my immediate memory doesn't have the detail I'm wanting to look at so pushes me away rather than make something up or just give nothing. The seeing with closed eyes is, I think, just the same but a local location.
- simonster 8y agoThese sound like hypnagogic hallucinations. I think they're pretty common, although the precise experience varies by individual.