Mathew IngramI've updated a post on my personal blog about having aphantasia — the inability to visualize things in your "mind's eye." I added some thoughts that people with the condition posted in a Facebook group about aphantasia. Some believe it to be a curse, because they can't visualize the faces of loved ones etc. Others see it as a blessing, because they can't visualize traumatic events: https://mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2020/04/05/aphantasia-when-you-try-to-picture-something-in-your-mind-and-nothing-happens/
Simon Migliano@mathewi This was a really interesting read, thank you! I have aphantasia although not too severe, in that I can recall memories, just can't imagine things I haven't seen. I love SF/fantasy but can't "see" what I am reading, which is frustrating but doesn't stop me from reading and enjoying it. I get a lot more from dialogue and plot than descriptive passages obviously. Like you I struggle with memory and tend to find it easy to suppress trauma, although I hadn't really linked the two. Anyway, super interesting topic!
@simonmigliano Thanks for reading