Wait, everyone doesn't do that?
this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2024
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I realized I was aphantasic just like the woman in the article. I always thought the minds eye was just an expression and I was shocked to find out people can actually SEE stuff if they want. I can draw but it takes a lot of trial and error and I use lots of references.
That’s a wild experience, the range of neurodiversity is incredible
Since learning about it I have been trying to gain the skill. Attempting to create a cube or circle in my head and such. When I imagine things, it's more like a list of details, not pictures. Sort of jealous of visualization, but I have above average memory due to qualifying everything. We are weird apes.
I can visualize vividly and can create intricate details in imagined spaces, but my recall is average of real spaces. Like, I can walk myself in my head down to the street from where I am in my office, but I won’t be able to tell you how many steps are in the three flight of stairs. It’s not really a skill, tbh, and pretty useless. I think there are advantages to both types of neurotypes though. Sometimes I can’t picture my face well, but that’s more trauma related I think 😅
Very intreasting and insiteful artical thanks for sharing!
Seriously I came here to post that. Mine isn’t characters, but I do visualize things in my head when I listen to music.
I don't, but I have a hard (damn near impossible) time visualizing images that aren't memories
Can y'all stop trying to convince me I'm autistic? Or give me a weighted blanket damn
But the weighted blanket is SOOO COMFY
Embrace the t-ism
Told my teacher I preferred "the movies in my head" and earned myself a EEG to check for epilepsy as a 10 year old. No always explain my vivid imagination.
Wow, people know more (and better) now, but there’s always someone doing it wrong still
That's not normal?
TIL
But of course I'm not exactly neurotypical
I used to see how many "videos" I could play in my brain simultaneously and still keep track of what was happening in each. Most I was able to be satisfied with was 3.
Hadn't ever really thought about whether other people did that or not..
How many of you have never been introduced to maladaptive daydreaming or non maladaptive cousin recreational immersive daydreaming?
There is a significant overlap with neurodivergence.
always nice seeing Skooks in the wild