learning that people can’t imagine how things look or don’t have an internal monologue is like discovering a new species. literally wtf how do you live like this

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i hear the words. i have a (strong) inner monologue, but severe aphantasia

what happened in your head when you read this cast?

I am very very low on this “visualization” spectrum. I will absolutely never see a person or thing in my mind unless I actively force myself to do it. And the image is not super vivid when I do.

At the same time, I seem to be *extra* sensitive to the visual things around me. Especially light. So maybe this is related?

When something or someone is mentioned, instead of seeing anything I primarily get a very strong “feeling” about its unique set of “qualities” and how they relate to the context we’re in. 

To the question of “how can you live like this?” I’d answer — I don’t think I’d like to change it actually. Probably most of all bc much of the way that I am is built around this.

It’s fascinating how minds work so differently. 

(PS - I have super strong internal monologue, and will often hear things. Like the timbre of someone’s voice or something. Much more so than images)

I think I’m like a 4.75

https://warpcast.com/tldr/0x674b7ceb

You being a 5 vaporized any idea I thought to ask you — I can’t even visualize the question anymore, is this part of your powers? lol 😂