Hello, My dreams are often based on fictional situations (time travel, magic, mythology, spirits, etc) but only take place in locations I know well (school, home, parks) or places I know by heart (titanic, parthenon, etc). It's an odd thing. What about your dreams? I'm curious if this is odd.
Hello, I saw this and did one of the online tests and it said I did... so I did a few more tests to make sure. I actually do art too and paint with lots of colors and people do not understand why color comes so easy for me. With aphantasia, this makes it weirder since I can "visualize" colors and mix them to create the specific color I want. I do not "see" anything when I think but I know that I am "seeing" it, it's hard to explain. It is like someone explaining something to you with lots of details and you automatically know what they are talking about and could copy down what they are talking about, if that makes sense.
Hello Ja W, I see clear images and very vibrant colors in my dreams. I can still remember what they looked like, though I cannot "see" it like visual memory. Often, I can remember extremely specific details like colors on paintings on walls or other odd details. Then, I remember, or find, when I thought of that aspect of the dream. I would like to hear more about your dreams to see a comparison, if this is ok. Thank you
When I was about eight, I was listening to my mom talk to another parent about visual thinking. I ran over and she asked if I could lift my hand in front of my face and then close my eyes and still see it. I did not. I only recently learned about the actual name, Aphantasia, about a week ago. I always thought that this was normal since I have an active imagination and can remember what things look like but, it turns out, some people can also see what they look like too. This is still an odd concept for me.
I have very vivid dreams with lots of color, detail, sound, and more. I can often recall these when awake but do not actually "see" them. I have aphantasia and I think that it's odd to think that lots of aphantasiacs have such vivid dreams but no way of recalling them.