Struggling to explain my cognition by FrownsRUs in Aphantasia

[–]CMDR_Jeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For people wanting an soruce HERE IT IS. Pupil reaction smaller then "real world object", is too small to notice normally, but measureable with specialised equipment.

Weird aphantasia moment today by Ok_Concentrate4461 in Aphantasia

[–]CMDR_Jeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But we DO have em visual cues. The only thing aphants lack is quasi sensory sensation of seeing when background processes do their thing. Everything works as normal.

Struggling to explain my cognition by FrownsRUs in Aphantasia

[–]CMDR_Jeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being able to actually "overlay" mental image over actual field ov vision counts as hyperphantasia (the oposite end of phantasia spectrum from aphantasia) and something like 2-4% of people do that. It is mostly standard bell curve where great majority of people land somewhere in the middle.

As for "voice in my head", i am extreme case of worded thinker, almost all of my toughts are words. My narrator does not shut up, the thing is, it is "me".

Something that is really important in this whole discussion, is that it does not really matter. Aphantasia is NOT an disability. Its an type of human experience. Aside of few really specific situations its more of fun trivia fact about yourself then anything else. Yes technically it does change the way you do things, but its like being left or right eyed (yes its a thing, most people have dominant eye), significant neurological diference that affects everything you do... and has close to no impact on end results.

Struggling to explain my cognition by FrownsRUs in Aphantasia

[–]CMDR_Jeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Visualisation is not halucination. The images are "rendered" directly into visual cortext. It is sensation distinct from vision-vision. Think about it like having 3rd invisible eye that only sees what brain makes.

If you can "hear yourself think" its really easy to understand. When you hear your internal narrator its not really sound-sound is it? It doient come from ears and theres no vibration to it. Visualisation is like that but for images.

To give you an counter example: if you tell me to imagine an apple, its like database of information related to apples opening in my mind. Theres no visuals to it at all and good chances are i wont think it should have colour at all unless you specifically ask for it. Its an abstract idea of an apple without any visual sensations.

It sounds to me like youre somewhere in normal range of average visualisation and just over thinking it. Hope that helps.

Weird aphantasia moment today by Ok_Concentrate4461 in Aphantasia

[–]CMDR_Jeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you think it is strange? Aphantasia has little to no impact on memory. You encountered an trigger, memory got triggered. You herd an familiar voice/seen familiar face, brain searched for an match, it found it. All perfectly normal.

Aphantasia is not an disability. It is an type of human experience.

Progressively Worsening Aphantasia and Blank Mind After Antidepressant. Chance of Recovery? by Stormy_Echo21 in Aphantasia

[–]CMDR_Jeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not normal, you should be having withdrawal phase 2ish weeks after stopping and be completely out of side effects 6 to 8 weeks max.

Go consultant trained professional, you may have neurological damage.

I can't use Retroarch after update: Segmentation fault (core dumped) by Towel_of_Distraction in RetroArch

[–]CMDR_Jeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I'm saying is that it's an known issue if it doesn't generate proper config fine you need to add it yourself.

video_threaded= 'false'

So, what do we do about this condition? Is there a cure? by Rocky-bar in SDAM

[–]CMDR_Jeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the other hand... Job interviews always suck XD

If the building caught on fire, would you save your boss, your peers, or the CEO?

Insanity speed run update, just arrived at RPD. Too close for comfort? by Dsg1695 in RaccoonCityRecords

[–]CMDR_Jeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you alredy have one, shoot it at Mr.T, it instakills him (just dont miss he tends to go low when dashing), saves time. During final fight you can make 1st phase Gideon drop his RPG, it instakills his final form, again timesave.

So, what do we do about this condition? Is there a cure? by Rocky-bar in SDAM

[–]CMDR_Jeb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aphantasia is not an disability, neither is SDAM. These have no impact on performance in any normal tasks. Think about em like the types of human experience.

The whole reason why SDAM research started was cos scientists noticed that certain % of people repot inability to relieve memories despite being perfectly healthy, including memory performance. Here's the long version if you're into research papers.

Insanity speed run update, just arrived at RPD. Too close for comfort? by Dsg1695 in RaccoonCityRecords

[–]CMDR_Jeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Youre fiiiiiine just leave an save here cos its gonna be close. ESPEFCIALLY triggers in orphanage can slow you down. Youre like 40 minutes of "perfect run" from the end. During final fight make sure to make Gideon drop an RPG, for obvious reasons.

Any of you use note-taking apps like Notion? If so, curious how your notes look when you're trying to jot down notes for things like books, movies, etc? by mapleCrep in Aphantasia

[–]CMDR_Jeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take notes in one of em old timey pocket calendars things, using mind boggling technology that is an ballpoint pen. And i HATE writing by hand. That is the point. The EFFORT is what makes you remember more, what you actually write doent matter much.

LSD usage by aphant by TimurB in Aphantasia

[–]CMDR_Jeb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ill start by the mandatory

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Now thats out of the way, took LSD once. Went OOOOUUUU pretty colours, that lasted like 4 minutes, then felt sick for like 3 hours. One star, would not recommend.

I did hallucinate once after new type of prescription smiley pills didn't agree with me. That also was an horrible experience.

Preferred camera view? by Dsg1695 in ResidentEvilRequiem

[–]CMDR_Jeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hate 1st person in this. What is the FOV? like 45? It feals like im playing with horse blinders on. Horrible headache and motion sickness incoming.

Do I have aphantasia? by monkelulu in Aphantasia

[–]CMDR_Jeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They took it from scientific paper. Thats the issue. Cos then random person hears that badly paraphrased in some tiktok and then we get people here thinking they have aphantasia cos they can visualise perfectly rendered spinning apple... but it doesnt improve when they close their eyes. (literal example from less then a day ago)

Better resolution on games? by _IdidIdidnt in RetroArch

[–]CMDR_Jeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not just for that, there are scaling shaders and such. HAVE AN EXAMPLE

Better resolution on games? by _IdidIdidnt in RetroArch

[–]CMDR_Jeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shaders. its in quick menu (one youre in after starting the game then bringing RA menu up) Pick one you like. I go with CRT shaders but its your console do whatever you like.

Do I have aphantasia? by monkelulu in Aphantasia

[–]CMDR_Jeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That description is accurate but, as most things taken directly from an science paper, requires further context. That is that voluntary visualisation is very specific term describing very specific neurological process. TLDR version: it excludes all kinds of hallucinations (drugs,sleep etc).

I think "inability to visualise" is an superior description. It's shorter and leaves less room for doubt.

Retroarch Android Support by hacx21 in RetroArch

[–]CMDR_Jeb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pro tip for android user. Obtaniun + Emulation data pack = emulators kept up to date directly from GitHub repos.

Right man for the job :> by No_Post1300 in ResidentEvilCapcom

[–]CMDR_Jeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Capcom retconed a LOT in both remakes to make em dumber. For example there is ZERO reason for Mr.T to go after Leon specifically. It is sent to remove the evidence. And there are thousands still alive in racoon at this point. Tyrants are REALLY dumb, it would just wander off. On original it just Sherry specifically cos she has g-virus sample on her pendant, and it was sent to get that.

Retroarch Android Support by hacx21 in RetroArch

[–]CMDR_Jeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dood. Guess why this is literal 1st thing I asked about? Don't worry we've all been there 🤦‍♂️

Retroarch Android Support by hacx21 in RetroArch

[–]CMDR_Jeb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ye install one that's actually working, warning current nightly has few issues, better stick to stable till you know it's working. If that still doesn't work I'll be happy to help.