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Adrianna Tan May 8, 2024

On aphantasia:

“I dream, but not in pictures”

“I can write entire articles, documents, or conference talks in my head while out for a run. It’s usually quicker for me to create content in this way than sit at a computer and think about it. I can come in from a run and type out 2,000 words, transferring what I’ve written in my head to the document.”

First time I’ve heard how I experience the world described in words! Also why I take photos.

https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2024/04/21/on-having-no-visual-memory/

#Aphantsia

On having no visual memory – Rachel Andrew

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RealGravitas -Citizen Saboteur

@skinnylatte Just reading your posts, I would never have known about you. I guess your ability with recipes and cooking could be enhanced by this and it’s probably a new delightful surprise each time you cook something. Nevertheless it’s sad to think you can’t have a flying dream.
I think if I had this mental arrangement I would move to somewhere near the entrance to Yosemite valley. That way I could wake up each morning and experience the awe that sight over and over again. Or is it possible that with aphantasia the significance of what you see is somehow lessened?