Trish Ringley

I discovered it like so many here, after stumbling across the term online. I’ve found it impossible to actually visualize something since high school, when a coach encouraged visualization for performance improvement. “Visualize yourself peeling an orange” and I absolutely felt so frustrated, why would we be asked to do something that’s not possible? No wonder I never got better at free throws, I couldn’t visualize that either 😝 I’ve spent a lot of time practicing meditation throughout my life and I’ve found it to be such a struggle all the times I’m told to visualize things. So it’s a huge relief to understand that this is, in fact, a real phenomena and I understand now why nobody seemed to understand my frustration. I particularly believe it more, given the scientific evidence. Seeing mri’s to validate helps me feel confident, but honestly I’d love a true diagnosis so it doesn’t seem weird when I tell friends and family I think I have this.