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Gene Moses
@incredigene1
Joined about 4 years agoCortical blindness with blindsight is a disability, but Aphantasia is just a different way of experiencing the world. Do I have that right?
@incredigene1
Joined about 4 years agoCortical blindness with blindsight is a disability, but Aphantasia is just a different way of experiencing the world. Do I have that right?
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I'll never be able to untangle which of my life experiences were traumatic because of Aphantasia, and some of those traumas we're a direct result of Aphantasia. I just get to know I've got trauma. No way to effectively work through it unless new techniques are developed. I grieve differently than those with a minds eye. I'll never be able to see those who've passed away, except in photos. I'll need unique strategies for a lot of things if I want to grow as a person, much like someone who has no sight. Planning for the future is a hell of a thing if you can't picture yourself beyond today, for example. I'll probably be obsessed with trying to jump start my minds eye until the day I die. And, it's a uniquely difficult disability since it is not visible to the world. Like PTSD, you can look fine and no one will ever know. So, it's a very lonely disability to have.