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It's weird, I always considered myself as having a photographic memory and now I'm wondering if I have aphantasia. I believe I could draw a scene from memory wi
by olalonde 5y ago
It's weird, I always considered myself as having a photographic memory and now I'm wondering if I have aphantasia. I believe I could draw a scene from memory with quite high resolution and accuracy. But it's not anything like the experience of seeing with my eyes. In fact, closing my eyes barely helps me visualise. I just assumed it was like that for everyone.
- giarc 5y agoI tried the linked test mostly with my eyes closed. I don't 'see' anything, just black. It improved very slightly if I kept my eyes opened and stared at nothing (blank wall, desk surface etc). Not to the point where I could suddenly 'see' things, but I was able to come off the 1 scale of "knowing" I was thinking of an object.
- kraemahz 5y agoHypophantasia is what limited visualization is called. As with all things biological it is a spectrum of experiences.