August Rode

When I was younger, I used to read science fiction and fantasy almost exclusively. Over time, however, this has shifted to fact-based genres like science and history. The number of fiction authors I read now is very limited.

Some number of months ago, my boxing coach told me that I should visualize an opponent in front of me when shadowboxing. He seemed to be talking about something that could almost be seen but I had no idea how to do that. That was the first inkling I had that something was up. The thought that I might be somehow different kept rolling around in my head for a while until a couple of weeks ago when the word "aphantasia" first appeared on my radar. I started looking into it and from what I could read online, it sounded like that might describe my experiences pretty well. I very recently purchased Alan Kendle's book and on opening and skimming it, found my own life pouring out of its pages through the words of people who experience what I experience. I'm a pretty introspective person but I feel like I'm just on the edge of a significant chunk of self-discovery, a better understanding of why I am like I am.