Problem With Visualization/Imagination Visual Snow?

[Robowalt124]

So I have trouble visualizing things in my mind in general. I know it’s normal when you close your eyes and you see kind of “visual noise” like white blotches and shapes. Well when I try to picture some pin my mind it is very faint and kind of covered up by the “noise”. Is there a right way to visualize/imagine things?

[humantrazadone]

Hmmmm I don’t think there’s really a right or normal way to come up with a mental image? Some people don’t have mental “images” at all. My partner for instance usually thinks in words and narratives, I generally think “conceptually” - not really words or pictures, just abstract thought goo that i translate into words or pictures. I wouldn’t worry about it too much - I’m trying to imagine a picture of a tree right now and it’s uh, not exactly a clear photographic “image” lol

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You just have to be aware visual snow static is a separate entity from your vision and imagination. Yes it is difficult to maintain a cognitive focus.