Aphantasia

For anyone wondering, aphantasia is the inability to see images in your minds eye. For example you try to imagine an apple. Some people may see a detailed apple that they can imagine every marking on. They can turn it in their mind, change lighting or colour. Some people may just see a solid red or green or whatever colour apple. Or some may see nothing, they only know they are thinking about an apple.

I have aphantasia. I can't see anything.

I honestly didn't know that people could actually see things in their mind until a month or two ago when I watched a video about aphantasia and realised that my seeing nothing wasn't normal.

Does anyone else have aphantasia, or think they do? Or are you just curious to learn more? Ask questions here! Or share your own experience.

I can't copy links on this device so I can't give you a link to the test that is mainly used. Look up aphantasia test or VVIQ, I'm sure it'll be there

Woahh, that's so cool! I know I don't have this, cause I actually have a photographic memory, but this is super interesting. So does this happen with colors too or just objects? Like if someone said the color yellow, could you see this color in your head?

It happens with colours, yes! I cannot visualise anything and therefore can't see the colour yellow in my head, I know I'm thinking about it though and can recall it from memory
Some mild cases may be able to see colours or blurry images but I cannot

Also photogenic memory? That is so cool!

That's very interesting! Thank you for explaining this! :)

I just tested my parents and grandmother whoalso apparently don't see anything and now they think anyone who can visualise imagery in their mind is lying

That's how I felt too!

Well, in my case I struggle with drawing things with out reference, especially things I'm not the most familiar with, such as character markings, hairstyles and poses. Since I have to work from memory, things that I've drawn previously are more likely to work out better.

To have expectations for a drawing I need to compare it to the level of a previous drawing or to someone else's which always ends badly.

Before I draw I usually think something like 'this character is gonna be facing left, looking over his shoulder, with his foot on this rock' for example. But it never really works out as well as I think it will

So, awesome people reading this, we're gonna do a test. Go do what the image says, then come back and share your result

https://images.app.goo.gl/k4BDpHa1hnB2ekiMA

I got 1

You may have mild aphantasia then, I don't know the exact ranking

Go look up VVIQ and do that quiz for a more accurate result. It's longer though

That's so cool extremely distant cousin!

Bec, maybe you do!

^^ YES! ME TOO

don't mind me coming in randomly- but i tried the red star thing and i got a green outline of square with a white square behind it- um, wrong shape brain.

XD wrong shape Spring's brain

wait are you supposed to see pictures in your brain?

Apparently

i can't lol