Wellbeing
Visualizing a happy place, imagining yourself... Most wellness practices tend to focus on visualization and other sensory forms of engaging one's imagination. People with aphantasia must rely on alternatives. Discover resources on aphantasia and wellbeing.
Mental Health Breakthrough: Aphantasia Does Not Shield Against PTSD
How aphantasia affects mental health treatment, revealing that while aphantasics don't experience visual flashbacks, they still feel emotions intensely, requiring alternative therapeutic approaches beyond traditional imagery-based techniques.
World Mental Health Day: Research Reveals How Healthcare Systems Are Failing People with Aphantasia
The biggest obstacle to getting proper mental health care for people with aphantasia isn't the condition itself—it's how therapists communicate about treatment. New research reveals significant barriers in mental health diagnosis and treatment for people with aphantasia, but also shows exactly how to fix them.
Intrusive Thoughts Without Imagery
People with aphantasia can’t visualize, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have intrusive thoughts. Intrusive thoughts without imagery can be a whole-body, terrifying experience.
3 Ways to Motivate Yourself Without Visualization
How do you stay motivated to achieve your goals if you can't visualize them? Discover alternative motivational strategies without visualization.
Tibetan Tantrism Buddhism
Curious if others experience challenges with visualization in Tibetan Tantrism practices—let’s explore our shared experiences!
The Aphantasia Stamp—Do You Blame Aphantasia for Your Perceived Shortcomings?
How I used a metaphorical aphantasia stamp to explain all of my perceived shortcomings.
Can Hypnosis Work on Those With Aphantasia?
A hypnotherapist with aphantasia explains hypnosis and how hypnosis can work for aphantasics.
Aphantasia, Neurodiversity, and Healing
A psychology practitioner begins to bridge the gap between practitioner and client in relation to aphantasia.
Can Aphantasics Use Imagery to Heal or Improve Performance?
From guided imagery to imagined athletic practices, are aphantasics disadvantaged because they lack a mind’s eye?
Aphantasia and SDAM - Gifts of Healing
When your life has been filled with trauma, you have to wonder: could aphantasia and SDAM be the source of the trauma, or could they be the means of healing?
Meditation and Visualization Programs
Can meditation or visualization techniques help unlock multisensory experiences? Seeking breakthroughs to enhance imagination and sensory perception.
Spiritual Development skills Aphants tend to have ?
Exploring how spiritual growth can manifest uniquely, seeking catalysts for development when traditional methods feel limiting.
"Seeing" Dragons With Aphantasia
Journey to the hidden world of dragons. A guided meditation for aphantasics. No mind's eye required.
Meditate With Aphantasia
Many easy ways to meditate without a mind’s eye. Next time you find yourself frustrated by the inability to visualize in meditation, give some of these alternatives a try.
Jung's Active Imagination
How do you navigate depth psychology tools that rely on imagery when your imagination thrives without visual elements? Share your insights!
Is my Aphantasia caused by mindfulness meditation?
Has mindfulness meditation altered your ability to visualize, despite enhancing other cognitive aspects like memory and dream vividness?
Self-Improvement Work
Struggling with visualization in self-improvement, I find my logical thinking limits daydreaming and meditation. Anyone else relate?
Alternatives to "mental imagery" in guided meditation
Seeking effective meditation techniques that don't rely on mental imagery—what alternatives work best for those without visual imagination?
Meditation and Aphantasia
Exploring meditation without visual imagery: How do you connect spiritually and navigate experiences without traditional sensory cues?
Have you ever been hypnotized?
Can those who struggle with visualization still find success in hypnotherapy? Share your experiences!