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1. incomingpain ◴[] No.45771430[source]
I have aphantasia and autism. There are pros and cons. It seems to be the reason we're good at tech.

I dont have a narrator neither. No voices in my head at all. If im talking to myself, im saying it outloud. But imagine as well, there's little to no distraction. We can focus on what we want. But it's also amazing to see other people in society who are clearly hearing voices in their head and completely and utterly distracted from day 2 day life. It's like they are possessed by demons in the bad cases.

>a vulnerability to trauma

But because of aphantasia, we dont ever qualify for PTSD. A key part of PTSD is flashbacks and rumination that we dont get.

>emotions and memory

Since memories dont have a visual aspect, the emotional impact of memories is greatly reduced.

>meditation

Since we dont get distracted, we are naturally significantly better at meditation.