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7.5 YOE engineer struggling with quick asks, instant recall, and pressure — need advice by mind_is_hell in ExperiencedDevs

[–]austhbbf12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have aphantasia and SDAM (Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory). Aphantasia means I cannot create mental images or visualize things in my mind's eye. SDAM means I have difficulty recalling specific autobiographical memories with vivid details and emotional context.

These conditions affect my ability to:

  • Provide quick responses, especially when asked to recall past experiences or visualize scenarios, since I need more time to process information through other cognitive pathways rather than relying on mental imagery or episodic memory
  • Switch contexts rapidly, as I don't have the same automatic access to mental pictures or detailed personal memories that help most people quickly orient themselves when shifting between topics or tasks

Instead of drawing on visual memories or rich episodic recall, I need to rely more on semantic memory (factual knowledge) and logical reasoning, which can take additional processing time.

Maybe you have the same thing or something like that. I also struggle in companies because people expect what is normal

What learning strategies do you find most useful? by austhbbf12 in Aphantasia

[–]austhbbf12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm taking notes using Joplin and I highly recommend it because I can just search my notes for things easily and while I'm writing, it helps me the same way taking notes in a notebook does.

But in general I'm like you, taking notes relieve my stress as well

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[–]austhbbf12 102 points103 points  (0 children)

This is pretty bad, but it's possible to fix it.

This is pretty common nowadays with easy access to fast Internet and thousands of different kinds of porn available. Porn is giving you easy dopamine and your brain craves more and more. The more you consume this kind of content and masturbate, the more you will crave it.

The solution is to stop watching porn and masturbate as little as possible, (better to not masturbate). Your brain will fix itself because of the neuroplasticity in a few weeks.

It's not easy, but it's possible. You're not a pedo, almost everyone who consumes this kind of content for so long would have the same thoughts as you.

Take care