Merlin Nolte

No, you aren't alone in this - the same pretty much applies to me, including the lack of involuntary "perceptive imagination" (visuals, smells, sounds etc.), which apparently is rather atypical for aphantasia. Same goes for our math skills. Others said they initially had issues with multiplication - which I always have been decent at. They usually also said that they do not see any appeal in fictional literature, especially fantasy - while it is actually one of my favorite genres. So allow me to ask a couple questions: Do you like Fantasy, Science Fiction and Science Fantasy literature? Are you religious? Do you remember ever having had one instant of visual imagination (especially involuntary/dreams/nightmares)? Do you have any artistical skills or interests? (drawing, sketching, music etc. pp.)

I do dream, but I suppose not visually.While it does feel real while I dream, I do not retain any visual memory.I do know that I used to have dreams and other involuntary imagination (mostly hallucinations), before the age of 6-8. The only involunatry "imagination" I had later on were panic/anxiety attacks where I pretty much lost all sense spatial perception, appearing and feeling frightening small compared to my surroundings, my bed suddenly growing to the size of a room, stadium or a small valley/caldera.