The only basis we have for assuming you're a self-aware sentient being is also your self report. For my part, I have experienced both aphantasia - for my entir

The only basis we have for assuming you're a self-aware sentient being is also your self report. For my part, I have experienced both aphantasia - for my entire life - and seeing images clearly. Once, during meditation. No drugs involved. No health issues. Not during puberty. The two are not remotely alike. I also see images regularly while dreaming. That is different from both experiences.