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

This is so fascinating. The more I read about this, the more I realize I don’t have the greatest ability to picture things in my head, but I’m still 90% sure I can do it a little bit.

I’ll get a flash of a face or a moment or an object, but nothing too well defined or lasting. Yet, it seems when I’m reading about it, I can better visualize what I’m reading. When I’m reading a book or a novel, I kind of drift away. I think the words are triggering some kind of visual cue in my head that takes me into the what I’m reading in a vague-ish way. I’m there for the scene, but I never stop seeing the words.

It’s hard to explain and I’ve never really thought about it before. But I’m seeing a lot of comments that echo my experiences.

It’s really interesting to see the comments about writers and artists. I can’t help but wonder if this has helped or hindered my career as a writer :thinking:

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