Comment on How can people know what they want at a given moment?
AloneDownUnder@quokk.au 1 month agoI don’t think I have aphantasia. I can picture things in my mind. But it’s very vague. And i can’t keep focused on something for long
Comment on How can people know what they want at a given moment?
AloneDownUnder@quokk.au 1 month agoI don’t think I have aphantasia. I can picture things in my mind. But it’s very vague. And i can’t keep focused on something for long
Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Very vague. I would have said my “images” were very vague before I learned I had it. It’s almost like I can see them but they just aren’t there.
Like when you picture an apple does it have color?
Do you read a book and imagine it playing out in your mind? Do you get disappointed when watching a movie based on a book you read that the visuals do not match what you had imagined?
Do you get random imagines popping into your mind that you don’t control?
AloneDownUnder@quokk.au 1 month ago
It doesn’t really have colour no. But it differs quite a bit from day to day.
Some days I can try imagining something and it will just be nothing. just looking at my closed eyelids Other days I can have this very vague idea of an apple, but usually no color and it’s not very stable. Once in a while. like maybe once a year, I have this very clear, almost lucid image of an entire landscape, but only for a fraction of a second.
I don’t really imagine much when reading. And in general images don’t pop up in my head if I’m not actively trying.
Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Sounds like you might have aphantasia or a very limited visual memory.
Definitely contributes to your decision making processes
Most people can visualize well so you aren’t the norm
AloneDownUnder@quokk.au 1 month ago
Wow interesting. I also have difficulty in general keeping things in my mind. If somebody tells me 3 things to do, I might forget the next two things when working on the first.
Maybe it’s related?