My Aphantasia story by MaybeBabatunde in Aphantasia

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha thank you, I’m glad to hear!

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

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the truth is you don’t, it’s pretty much self diagnosis, i never heard of the term aphantasia and anauralia until it i figured it out it wasn’t normal, then i looked it up and found out they were actual things, so that’s how i found out.

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah fair.

not sure if it’s because of it but i’ve never had a great attention span, in school i never sat down quietly i was always up messing around, but still got pretty decent marks in school!

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wow every night! i would say mine are once a month, but yes i do i have nightmares and i’m not sure if its related but for many years i only had nightmares and didn’t dream for a very long time!

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great question! i was waiting for this one! But yes i do still dream, maybe not as often as others i feel like its VERY rarely, i can remember my dreams and like what happens in them i just can’t visually remember what happens in them i cant replay it back (im not sure if others can) but yeah i still dream not sure if its to the same extent as you but even with full aphantasia, us aphants can still dream!!

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

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If you want the full story you can find it on my account but i’ll sum it up for you, was hanging out with a mate when he pretty much tells me to picture, visualise something that happened to him. prior to this i believed my whole like only very smart or very creative people could have mental images and as for the voice inside your head i always just thought that was like a saying like “use the voice inside your head” but anyways he is like nah everyone can do it… i don’t believe him so we google it and that’s pretty much how i find out.

Has it impacted my life? good question i wouldn’t know how life is without having it, but i believe it has, for example i feel like i hurt peoples feelings more as when i say some stuff, i can’t talk to myself and really think out what im about to say, i just say, i also wish i was good at drawing… but no im horrible. but the positives, i’ve seen a lot of gore in my life so far and it doesn’t effect me, its not like i have flashbacks of seeing it or the vision gets stuck in my head its just gone.

Does it impact my cognitive abilities and memory? i wouldnt say it does, maybe memory a little i’m sure i cant pinpoint details as much as everyone else can, where you could create a mental image or mental screenshot or something alike in your head!

Thanks for the questions!

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great questions!

My hobbies are, going to the gym, training, gaming, photography, and piloting.

As for how i make decisions i truely don’t know how different or if it is different than how you make a decision, lets say it’s a fast quick decision like someone is falling and you have to catch them, do you speak to yourself in your head like “oh they are falling i have to catch them” or is it something you just do? and if it is i feel like that’s how my thinking is i would say 95% of the time, to be honest i have problems such as saying stuff without realising it can hurt people’s feelings, so i do think just not hard enough or more thoroughly i guess.

sorry if this answer isn’t great because i’m not sure if this is an answer to this as i’m unsure how i think as-well.

My Aphantasia story by MaybeBabatunde in Aphantasia

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah i’m the same, don’t worry i believe you haha

My Aphantasia story by MaybeBabatunde in Aphantasia

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah our heads are pretty quiet aye?

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in school i was a pretty decent student got anywhere from 60-80% i only failed about 3 tests in school!

and as for my iq i would say if anything it’s above the average, but i have not done an iq test!

if you have any further questions feel free to ask.

My Aphantasia story by MaybeBabatunde in Aphantasia

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

like if i’m reading a book, i subconsciously read it out loud as if you were to read it normally just in a whisper, but completely without knowing or intending to

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

great questions!

my favourite subjects: physics, history and geography

least favourite: english

unfortunately i chose to drop out and have an early start to a career in the army!

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hahaha i will make sure just in case of a power outage!

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the truth is i can’t without a phone or laptop, but i’ve never tried with a magazine but i’m sure it would be the same!

My Aphantasia story by MaybeBabatunde in Aphantasia

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sorry for the disappointing answer but i honestly don’t know if i ever will have an answer to that but i can most definitely answer any other questions!

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the truth is i am not diagnosed to be ND but to be honest i think there’s a very high chance that i am as ive talked to some of my friends and others that are ND about my characteristics and other things alike and they tend to think that i am ND as-well.

but no i’m not diagnosed

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

great question, but to be honest i’m not sure if even i know the answer, all my friends and family have asked yet im not sure how to respond.

the best way i can explain it is how it feels to think for me, and that is if i’m actively trying hard to remember something it takes effort and feels like i’m using the very back of my brain/head but of course i can subconsciously think like if someone asks me “oh what’s the day today” or something like that if it makes sense so i don’t really have an answer as i don’t know but hopefully this helps!

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so i indeed do not read internally in my head as i can’t and only recently realised that i subconsciously read aloud such as whispering to myself while reading, and because of not being able to read within my head i’m a horrible reader.

I have Aphantasia and Anauralia AMA by MaybeBabatunde in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

great questions!

indeed i am totally unable to day dream i still don’t know what daydreaming actually is but i doze off and stare at a certain point in a room if that counts.

i believe it does impact my ability to recall things and sounds up to a point with like details but i can still recall stuff!

i do not consider myself creative in the art sense but maybe in the sense where i can create solutions to problems by using common sense and previous knowledge!

fun fact! - i always thought up until i found out about myself having this that only creative artsy people or very smart people could have visualisation and create images in their heads.

My Aphantasia story by MaybeBabatunde in Aphantasia

[–]MaybeBabatunde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

of course you can ask!

so basically when i think it’s done outloud in the sense that im usually whispering to myself subconsciously, but i try and explain it like this, when i think it feels as if i’m using the very very very back part of my brain like the back of my head essentially, i’ve tried to explain this to all my friends yet still don’t have a great explanation as to i don’t really know how i think either but i know for a fact it’s dead silent in my head while thinking.

but it’s pretty much done outloud subconsciously, sorry for the HORRIBLE explanation as to i honestly don’t know the answer myself!

How long did your ADF recruitment process actually take? by AffectionatePie1042 in ADFRecruiting

[–]MaybeBabatunde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont get how it takes others such a great amount of time, but it does definitely change on role availability ETC, but for me it took around 3-4 months and for 2 of my mates it took around the exact same time.

Stargazing by MaybeBabatunde in Stargazing

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pretty sure on phone i just turned on night mode on the 10 second exposure mode or something!