this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2025
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Aphantasia πŸ’­

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Aphantasia is the inability to create mental imagery.

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The community icon is a reference to this popular test for one's level of visualization vividness:



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[–] SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Paywalled. What are the "profound consequences"?

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

I have no idea. I gave up reading it. Too many ads. Too much rambling on.

[–] SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Perhaps the profound consequence of aphantasia is i will never get to know if it's clickbait or not

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago
[–] WarlockLawyer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Huh. I identified with both extremes in very specific sections. Always thought I was closer to aphantasia but now I'm not sure. Would be fun to be tested

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Remember to exercise your brain each day by visualizing a spinning rat for at least 50 rotations

Was a very interesting read, and some of it really resonated with my own feelings and experiences. Thanks for posting!