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andy99 ◴[30 Oct 25 18:12 UTC] No.45763166[source]▶

I’ve read tons of these and still have no idea if I have aphantasia or not. I can’t understand whether people just have different ways of describing what’s in their minds eye or if there’s really a fundamental difference.

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1. conception ◴[30 Oct 25 18:27 UTC] No.45763411[source]▶

>>45763166 #

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd....

Seems like a good test?

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2. gowld ◴[30 Oct 25 19:16 UTC] No.45764091[source]▶

>>45763411 (TP) #

It's nothing like that at all. First, when you are awake you still see whatever is literally in front of you, even if it's your eyelids. Second, when you fail to recall something in detail, it isn't a sketch or child's drawing, it's just... incomplete sensation. We don't imagine things the way a painter paints a picture bit by bit (unless you are an experienced painter!)

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Some people can't see mental images