What it's like to have aphantasia, the inability to create mental pictures

That’s interesting. Recognizing faces of people I don’t know is a challenge. There’s an image, where I saw it, what I was doing when I saw it - all these visual cues that remind me of when I saw the person before. Can I remember their name? Nope. It’s worse when I’ve encountered the person multiple times, and can recall where and when, but not the detail that’s most important to them. :thinking: Maybe trying to visualize a name tag would help - not sure if I can manipulate the image in a way that would last.

In my mind, my eyes are the camera. Even in dreams, I never see myself unless there’s a reflective surface somewhere. I’m directing the scene or involved in it and observing the action. Since I’m afraid of heights, the imagined scenes reflect that, too.

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