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I only learnt about aphantasia very recently. I seem to be affected. It was very surprising to me, that people can "see" things only by thinking about them. It
by _ink_ 6y ago
I only learnt about aphantasia very recently. I seem to be affected. It was very surprising to me, that people can "see" things only by thinking about them. It explains a lot. For example I never understood what's so great about reading books. But I can imaging that this is great if you actually see the things you read about.
I can also confirm the findings of this study. I rarly dream. I cannot hear music in my head. I also learnt quite a while ago, that my peers can remember the past in way that is mind boggling for me.
It's pretty depressing to be honest.
Do we already know if this is something which is inherited?
- thedevelopnik 6y agoI believe I’m aphantasic and I still enjoy books. I think about the things described. To go the other way, I read recently that the author of the Witcher books doesn’t “see” the things he’s writing, it’s pure text description for him but his books are still great.