Emma Cowell

so I’m 30 and I’ve only just realised I have aphantasia and a lot of stuff is “clicking” my mum recently passed away and I’ve been sorting through some stuff - most of which I instantly wanted to keep but I’ve already got a large collection of stuff! I love keeping old photos and nick nacks - shells from the beach, literally momentos from everything little thing I do.  but I guess it makes sense because it’s nice to have a visual aid for all your memories (like most people can create in their mind) I found loads of things that my mum had in our house when we were little that I had completely forgotten  about and now after finding them it’s like I’ve unlocked new memories and I can remember more details about the house.  so now I think of my hoard as “life references”