• Enceladus@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      Could also be part of a significant portion of people have undiagnosed aphantasia.

      Learning that some people can’t mentally visualize anything, but pictures of memories that they can’t modify since they have no imagination felt wild.

      • Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world
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        When I learned that there are humans out there who can’t picture even simple things within their minds, I felt confused.

        I was able to create entire worlds before going to bed when I was a kid, fantasy worlds to explore.

        I thought all humans could picture things in their minds.

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          All people can unless they are in the extreme minority that suffer from highly particular neuropathic disorders that render them absolutely dysfunctional as human beings. Having a weak drive for creativity and imagination is not the same as suffering from a clinical incapability.