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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

The very tired imagery when going to bed is Hypnagogia and isn't visualizing, it's more akin to dreaming which also isn't visualizing.

If those 2 things are why you think you aren't a total aphant, you're probably a total aphant.

I'm a total aphant as well.

[–] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Good to know, re: hypnagogia. I've occasionally tried experimenting with it when I think to, while floating near sleep. I've weirdly found that moving my eyes certain ways, or focusing my eyes to certain distances, while I'm near sleep (eyes closed) can make it feel very suddenly like I can see something. My intent was to find what seemed to work in that state and see if I could use such techniques while more awake, but if you're right, then that presumably won't be as successful as I'd hoped.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've tried to work with things in that state as well thinking maybe it could translate as well. Its a very interesting state though. If I try too hard it'll wake me up and go away. If i don't try enough, nothing happens, but when it's just right, I can somewhat influence it.

I've had some success in the past transitioning into lucid dreaming from that state as well.

[–] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

I have the same problem losing both the temporary hypnagogic visualization and lucid dreams, rare as the latter even are for me: it's so easy to do something silly, like pay too much attention to it or get excited about it, and BAM, it's been destroyed.

I did have one occasion where the hypnagogic thing had mild success when I tried to imagine something non-stationary, in this case sort of watching landscape go by as if I were in a car watching it through gaps between concrete pillars in a bridge railing.