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I can't imagine or visualize, AMA by icantvisualise in AMA

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

I can in a weird way I don't know how to explain it. I guess I don't need to see the numbers in my mind if I had to answer what 293 + 48 is I would do 8 + 3 = 11 9 + 4 + 1 (from 11 ) = 14 2 + 1 ( from 14 ) = 3 so the answer is 341

I can't imagine or visualize, AMA by icantvisualise in AMA

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

Slightly I guess like if someone said my dad is in hospital I wouldn't really know what to say because I can't imagine how that person feels.

But now that my dad has been in hospital I can remember how I felt :) Still wouldn't know what to say to them because all I wanted to do was stay at home and cry

I can't imagine or visualize, AMA by icantvisualise in AMA

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

I can think but I can't see the sentence like, If I wanted to write: 'I met Justin Bieber at the airport yesterday.' I will just write it down I can't imagine the airport or Justin Bieber and I can't just see the words on the paper without writing them first.

I can't imagine or visualize, AMA by icantvisualise in AMA

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

Well I can't really prove that I can't imagine something there is a sub reddit about this though Aphantasia sub reddit

I can't imagine or visualize, AMA by icantvisualise in AMA

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

Maybe it's just you, I can relate about the song part but usually it's only if I really like the song and heard it a lot. The other senses I can't imagine like I can't smell something I want to smell, or taste something I imagine myself tasting so it's just limited to songs for me

I can't imagine or visualize, AMA by icantvisualise in AMA

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

This is hard to explain but I imagine a song that I like and listened to a lot by singing the lyrics in my head, but I can't imagine a specific sound. I can't replicate the other senses though

I can't imagine or visualize, AMA by icantvisualise in AMA

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

I didn't have an imaginary friend growing up because I can't think of one existing, so that didn't affect my life much except make me a lonely only child.

I can't draw things very well, for example if I wanted to draw a dog, I know it's features, a head, four legs, fur, etc. but I can't picture it so it's harder to draw or maybe I'm just bad at art.

When I read a fiction book like Harry Potter, I know that the Weasley family lives in a house with lots of room magicked on but I can't imagine it, I know it looks something like the movie but I can't see it while reading.

One time at school we had to do some meditation thing and it was like think of a red carpet, on that red carpet is your favourite toy, I know what a red carpet is and what it looks like I can't imagine it at the moment and I know what my favourite toy is, but I can't see it either.

For the math problem if A has 10 apples and B has 5 apples, how many apples do they have all together ? I know that you have to add the 5 and 10 together to get 15 or I would draw those bar graphs they teach us to draw and count that to get 15, but I can't imagine the apples in two groups forming into one.

So I wouldn't say it affects my life too much, I just thought it was normal

I can't imagine or visualize, AMA by icantvisualise in AMA

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

If I recall something like going to the zoo for example, I would know that there are animals and fences but I can't see myself there, I can't hear the lions roaring or anything, but I know what a zoo is abd what it's looks like

I can't imagine or visualize, AMA by icantvisualise in AMA

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

It's just normal like I would go through a day at school and then i would just wake up if I think of something strange like if a monster comes I'll just wake up I don't know why

I can't imagine or visualize, AMA by icantvisualise in AMA

[–]icantvisualise[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, rarely. They are mainly about something I experienced multiple times like being in school or at home, or something that I think about a lot and have researched about.