Tim W

Hi Liana, I didnt say anything to the hypnotist as I had no knowledge of aphantasia at the time. Even now, I dont think of myself as not being able to visualise, I do,  but not with pictures...I never knew people really did see actual images in their mind!

Yes - successfully hypnotised to stop smoking years ago. I dont remember the hypnotist using visualisation though,  too long ago... He did use "physical " suggestion - put your hands together and you cant separate your fingers until I say, that sort of thing But to your point, I'm not sure its true. We don't visualise in pictures, but we "see" in words and description, so maybe the result is the same?

Its not just you, but not sure its connected with aphantasia though. I can't empathise with people, I don't "feel" anything but like you I know what I need/should do but its just a response not a genuine feeling. Now, inanimate objects - cars, machines etc, I feel for and get attached to, and even feel protective towards... and to most people its just weird! I always felt it was more towards ASD than anything connected to apahntasia