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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.