• Enceladus@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      Could also be part of a significant portion of people have undiagnosed aphantasia.

      Learning that some people can’t mentally visualize anything, but pictures of memories that they can’t modify since they have no imagination felt wild.

      • MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        My wife is like this, and she keeps trying to find her people, but everyone can picture an apple on a table that isn’t there.

        But like you described with the memory she can do that but cant edit it, so she has a really good memory.

      • Harbinger01173430@lemmy.worldBanned from community
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        When I learned that there are humans out there who can’t picture even simple things within their minds, I felt confused.

        I was able to create entire worlds before going to bed when I was a kid, fantasy worlds to explore.

        I thought all humans could picture things in their minds.

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          All people can unless they are in the extreme minority that suffer from highly particular neuropathic disorders that render them absolutely dysfunctional as human beings. Having a weak drive for creativity and imagination is not the same as suffering from a clinical incapability.

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        Ive only recently been able to visualise things, but only when im close to sleeping. My wife got annoyed at me when I first discovered it because I couldnt stop laughing at the amount of detail I was able to make on a fence. Only problem is now when im awake and unable to do it, im more aware of the ability I dont have.

        Also, people who can just make shit up and see it in their heads, how do they get anything done? I feel like id just be imagining stuff all day long

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          people who can just make shit up and see it in their heads, how do they get anything done? I feel like id just be imagining stuff all day long

          Yep, that’s literally what daydreaming is. People do it all the time, especially kids at school. I spent most of primary school exploring fantasy worlds in my head, while the teachers were trying to snap me out of it.