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Everyone has their version of an inner monologue or imagination. The closest description I can give about mine is Word World. I can recognize, but I cannot recall or describe what something looks like.
96 upvotes, 10 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in Ask Anything. "Everyone has their version of an inner monologue or imagination. The closest description I can give about mine is Word World. I can recognize, but I cannot recall or describe what something looks like."
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Anonymous 4w

You probably have aphantasia like me!

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Anonymous 4w

I have like a sitcom of a few perspectives that will debate each others thoughts like sometimes one of them thinks something weird and gets flamed for it internally

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Anonymous 4w

mine looks like early versions of AI. I understand what's supposed to be going on, but everything just a bit off

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Anonymous 4w

How does this compare to word world?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 4w

I have to read my thoughts. I don’t have a voice in my head and I can’t see images. When I do try to visualize something, the words try to form the image but aren’t quite making it well enough to get the full picture. So when I was asked to try and describe my mom yesterday, and couldnt do it, my friend was extremely confused. I felt like sharing how I “visualize” stuff here though.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

i also have aphantasia. do you dream? i do not.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

i wonder how that would work if you couldn’t read

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4w

Not sure but, Ive been learning Japanese for the past 6-7 years and occasionally it’ll trip up my thinking because I’m greeted with another language Im not expecting. So instead of the word ‘flower’ trying to form an image I’ll get 花 and forget what a flower even is for a second.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4w

What is aphantasia? I’m curious bc I’ve never remembered any of my dreams

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 4w

can't picture things in your mind basically

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