My friend just sent me a video about an artist with Aphantasia (I think it has millions of views on YouTube) and I think I felt “omg that’s me!” But I completely forgot about Aphantasia until last year when I remembered it again and decided to look into it more.
I also have trouble remembering loved ones or beloved pets. My father died back in 2017 and I think subconsciously I love video games because he was the one to introduce me to them. I can imagine any of the 5 senses so I get very sad or annoyed when I want to remember what they sounded like or what they even look like (I know how they look but as I said above I can’t see images). I just have to see a picture of them or a video I have and just cope with it. also just curious, but do you have trouble empathising for people?
I cannot imagine any type of sense even if I try really hard. I think the closest I got was when I was a lot younger, maybe 10, and I imagined myself rocking side to side (I could not visualise it) and I actually did feel the sensation of rocking. It can be the same for when I’m really tired and it feels like I’m falling sometimes. I don’t know if that is imagination related but I thought to share it.
I do dream visually (I think anyway). Obviously once I wake up it becomes all facts and details and I have no hope of being able to visualise or have the other senses I had during the dream. I don’t think in dreams I can smell or feel. Anyway that’s my experience with dreams and I try to write as much as I can remember after having one