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Post by myshelly on Feb 19, 2024 0:02:46 GMT
For those of you who have inner monologues, do you mean you hear yourself basically "talking to yourself" - revisiting an experience or telling yourself what you need to do next or ? It sounds like podcasts or audiobooks in my head all day. Sometimes I’m acting out or replaying conversations, sometimes I’m making lists or schedules, sometimes it’s like movie dialogue. It’s just a voice (or multiple voices, depending) in my head. It never stops. I can’t “clear my mind.” I’ve never been able to meditate. I never don’t see and hear inside my head. I’m definitely an insomniac. It takes me hours to fall asleep because the movies and inner monologue are strongest when I close my eyes.
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Feb 19, 2024 0:25:08 GMT
I have heard about it before--Like others have said, I don't "close my eyes and see behind the eyes" but I just visualize everything and anything in my brain. Yes, I can see the elephant/giraffe furniture.
I always wonder how do you remember. Especially if yu don't hear or see anything?
How do you think of your past memories/childhood? I can walk myself through my childhood homes, grandparents' homes, etc... I can remember things that happened and replay them but I can also just give myself a tour of the house. I can put myself back in my car and replay my vacations/trips. etc...
I can remember helping my boys dress for hockey when they were five, I can see my son playing his hockey game last Thursday, and I can visualize him playing his next one and what might happen--I can make up this story and see it play out in my brain.
I cannot truly quiet my brain. I can sometimes have moments during meditation but I have to work at it and it is only briefly. I can't imagine not being able to do either; however, it would be nice to shut it off. It would definitely help my anxiety.
ETA: I am not a good drawer, but I am very good at graphic design and can put things together on Canva (little longer for Photoshop) that look professional in minutes. I have a natural eye for photography. If it doesn't involve math or hand-eye coordination (like quilting or drawing) I am great at it. I am also good at generating ideas on the spot.
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Post by chaosisapony on Feb 19, 2024 0:43:57 GMT
I see a continuous movie in my head when I read and can visualize things with a lot of detail. When I close my eyes I see dark but there are always lots of colors and moving patterns too. The colors and moving patterns used to keep me from falling asleep when I was a kid but as an adult I barely notice them. I have a semi internal monologue. Like reading each of these posts I have different voices and tones that come and go depending on how the post reads. But just day to day I don't always have a running one. Like if I need to walk into the kitchen for something I don't have a monologue that says "now I am walking into the kitchen" but I do have one that might say "let's run to the bathroom before leaving the house."
It's so interesting how we are all different.
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Post by Zee on Feb 19, 2024 0:44:20 GMT
Interesting! I have never really thought about this other than I know not everyone has an internal monologue. As I'm typing this right now I can "hear" every word I type. I can "see" things in my head but it's not a constant thing like a movie playing. When I'm reading a book I will conjure up pictures to match descriptions (which a lot of us do, and I think part of the reason we don't always enjoy movie adaptations, because they might not match the picture we already had in our heads). But it's not a constant thing. The monologue is always there when I am reading. It made me wonder how deaf people read books. Do they generally just see pictures in their heads? I can draw very well but I do prefer there to be something to draw from, like a photo or a real life example. It's much easier than going by memory. But if you're just making something up, then of course you won't have that and you're just using your imagination. Does your imagination not involve images in your head? That would be so different for me. When I'm thinking up a new collage or project or found object art, then I am going strictly by what I "see" in my head as possibilities. It's like a guide, not a plan. I lay things out and see how they look in real life and adjust from there. Same with painting. ETA it's not "seeing" something really when my eyes are closed. It's in the back of my brain. My eyes don't have to be shut to imagine something else. They can be open. Right now, for example, I'm looking at my cat and seeing an image of what he'd look like with a hat on. Both are possible at once. I can "hear" things. Not everyone can? That is also interesting. I don't like when movie characters don't match what they are described like in the book, but I can never "see" what is being described. I just know that Ron Weasley has red hair and Harry has messy brown hair with a scar on his forehead. Had they switched those actors it would bother me. No, I don't have any imagination pictures. I cannot picture my dog in a hat. But I know he would be very handsome. When you shut your eyes what do you see? Is it black or do you see what you are thinking about? I would find that very distracting. It's just black when I shut my eyes, very hard to describe how I "see" a picture but it's in the back of my mind, not right in front like a TV. I guess that's how I can "see" something while literally seeing something. Such an interesting discussion! For example I am staring at a bunch of computer cords right now and thought about Cinderella and could "see" her in her blue dress with her hair up but she's not literally appearing before my eyes. I just can see her in my thoughts, the way I can hear myself read or think. I don't always "hear" my thoughts, sometimes it's just a feeling or image. But I always hear inside my head when I'm reading or writing.
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Post by Lurkingpea on Feb 19, 2024 0:55:53 GMT
I can "hear" things. Not everyone can? That is also interesting. I don't like when movie characters don't match what they are described like in the book, but I can never "see" what is being described. I just know that Ron Weasley has red hair and Harry has messy brown hair with a scar on his forehead. Had they switched those actors it would bother me. No, I don't have any imagination pictures. I cannot picture my dog in a hat. But I know he would be very handsome. When you shut your eyes what do you see? Is it black or do you see what you are thinking about? I would find that very distracting. It's just black when I shut my eyes, very hard to describe how I "see" a picture but it's in the back of my mind, not right in front like a TV. I guess that's how I can "see" something while literally seeing something. Such an interesting discussion! For example I am staring at a bunch of computer cords right now and thought about Cinderella and could "see" her in her blue dress with her hair up but she's not literally appearing before my eyes. I just can see her in my thoughts, the way I can hear myself read or think. I don't always "hear" my thoughts, sometimes it's just a feeling or image. But I always hear inside my head when I'm reading or writing. So, you don’t see pictures either? I can’t visualize Cinderella but I could describe her very easily. She has a blue dress with a layer of draped light blue around her hips. She has blond hair put up with a blue headband. I think she also has earrings and long gloves. This is just fascinating.
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Post by Zee on Feb 19, 2024 0:59:25 GMT
It's just black when I shut my eyes, very hard to describe how I "see" a picture but it's in the back of my mind, not right in front like a TV. I guess that's how I can "see" something while literally seeing something. Such an interesting discussion! For example I am staring at a bunch of computer cords right now and thought about Cinderella and could "see" her in her blue dress with her hair up but she's not literally appearing before my eyes. I just can see her in my thoughts, the way I can hear myself read or think. I don't always "hear" my thoughts, sometimes it's just a feeling or image. But I always hear inside my head when I'm reading or writing. So, you don’t see pictures either? I can’t visualize Cinderella but I could describe her very easily. She has a blue dress with a layer of draped light blue around her hips. She has blond hair put up with a blue headband. I think she also has earrings and long gloves. This is just fascinating. Yes, I do see her. The picture. But not right there when I shut my eyes. I can see her whether they're shut or not.
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Post by Lurkingpea on Feb 19, 2024 1:04:27 GMT
I have heard about it before--Like others have said, I don't "close my eyes and see behind the eyes" but I just visualize everything and anything in my brain. Yes, I can see the elephant/giraffe furniture. I always wonder how do you remember. Especially if yu don't hear or see anything? How do you think of your past memories/childhood? I can walk myself through my childhood homes, grandparents' homes, etc... I can remember things that happened and replay them but I can also just give myself a tour of the house. I can put myself back in my car and replay my vacations/trips. etc... I can remember helping my boys dress for hockey when they were five, I can see my son playing his hockey game last Thursday, and I can visualize him playing his next one and what might happen--I can make up this story and see it play out in my brain. I cannot truly quiet my brain. I can sometimes have moments during meditation but I have to work at it and it is only briefly. I can't imagine not being able to do either; however, it would be nice to shut it off. It would definitely help my anxiety. ETA: I am not a good drawer, but I am very good at graphic design and can put things together on Canva (little longer for Photoshop) that look professional in minutes. I have a natural eye for photography. If it doesn't involve math or hand-eye coordination (like quilting or drawing) I am great at it. I am also good at generating ideas on the spot. I remember my childhood very well. I can describe certain clothes. I can tell you all about my grandparents house. I can describe my primary school teachers. I just can’t visualize them. I honestly have no idea how since I can’t see them. I am terrible about arranging furniture or items without physically moving them or drawing it out using precise measurements. I am always wanting to rearrange my classroom but I can’t do it because it takes so long to have to physically move everything. I cannot visualize how it will look until it is done. I always admired people with a knack for interior design. I think having this definitely hinders me in that area. My brain is always going. I am constantly discussing things in my mind. I think I would never sleep if I had pictures to go along with my thoughts.
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Post by Lurkingpea on Feb 19, 2024 1:04:51 GMT
So, you don’t see pictures either? I can’t visualize Cinderella but I could describe her very easily. She has a blue dress with a layer of draped light blue around her hips. She has blond hair put up with a blue headband. I think she also has earrings and long gloves. This is just fascinating. Yes, I do see her. The picture. But not right there when I shut my eyes. I can see her whether they're shut or not. Thank you, that makes sense.
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Post by Linda on Feb 19, 2024 1:06:02 GMT
yes - until I read about it several years ago, I had no idea that most people could picture stuff in their heads or could 'see' their dreams etc... my brain doesn't do images.
DH asked me how I dream without pictures/images and the best way I could describe it was like a radio show...with sounds and emotions. I rarely remember my dreams though.
And yes - I give directions by 'turn here' and 'at the next light go left' WHEN I'm in the car. I hadn't equated that to the aphantasia though - I don't drive and assumed I wasn't good at giving directions because of that.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 19, 2024 1:47:53 GMT
yes - until I read about it several years ago, I had no idea that most people could picture stuff in their heads or could 'see' their dreams etc... my brain doesn't do images. DH asked me how I dream without pictures/images and the best way I could describe it was like a radio show...with sounds and emotions. I rarely remember my dreams though. And yes - I give directions by 'turn here' and 'at the next light go left' WHEN I'm in the car. I hadn't equated that to the aphantasia though - I don't drive and assumed I wasn't good at giving directions because of that. Actually giving directions that way is better in general for travelers. I would add in when possible, I would note number of blocks, like go three blocks and turn. Much easier then looking for street signs, although I knew them and could 'see' them.
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Post by mollycoddle on Feb 19, 2024 1:53:11 GMT
Oh, my brain won’t shut up, and has videos and monologues running through it constantly. It can be annoying when you are trying to work.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 19, 2024 1:54:47 GMT
As someone up thread mentioned 'Cinderella' she popped into my head and I could 'see' her. I do not have continual noise in my head, although voice clips once in a while. I would like to hear my DS's, it has been so long that I haven't.
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Post by mollycoddle on Feb 19, 2024 2:04:12 GMT
Some people can see actual pictures when they close their eyes?!?! When I imagine something, which I can do very well, I basically think it rather than see it. As far as an actual visual picture, nothing. It is black. I have never heard of this before. How do you think it? I don’t see how that would work without images. Is it an internal monologue?
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Post by chedanemi on Feb 19, 2024 2:04:54 GMT
I am a total aphant. I have absolutely no visions in my head. I am also SDAM; Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory, which frequently goes along with aphantasia. I have limited "inner senses". I can't smell, taste, feel in my head either. Strangely, I do hear in my head; as in, if I have a song in my head, it's in the singer's voice; not mine.
The SDAM is somewhat disconcerting. I have very little recollection of anything that happened in my childhood. The "memories" I have are of pictures I have seen of an event; not the event itself. When someone dies, I really don't remember much about them; not even my parents, unless I'm looking at photos of them.
I do not recognize people after I meet them. I can have an interaction with someone, and if you asked me to describe the person immediately following the interaction, I absolutely would not be able to tell you anything about them. I would be a horrible eye witness to anything!
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Post by mollycoddle on Feb 19, 2024 2:08:22 GMT
I learned about aphantasia a few years ago. Until I learned about it, I had no idea that people actually "saw" things in their minds. I thought "picture this" was a metaphor. I do have an internal monologue that won't shut up. I remember things through descriptions and I am really good with color and spacial concepts, so not being able to visualize hasn't been a hinderance in any way. I think constantly "seeing" things would be very distracting. Trust me, it IS distracting. It would be nice to be able to turn it all off sometimes.
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Post by mollycoddle on Feb 19, 2024 2:12:43 GMT
I have heard about it before--Like others have said, I don't "close my eyes and see behind the eyes" but I just visualize everything and anything in my brain. Yes, I can see the elephant/giraffe furniture. I always wonder how do you remember. Especially if yu don't hear or see anything? How do you think of your past memories/childhood? I can walk myself through my childhood homes, grandparents' homes, etc... I can remember things that happened and replay them but I can also just give myself a tour of the house. I can put myself back in my car and replay my vacations/trips. etc... I can remember helping my boys dress for hockey when they were five, I can see my son playing his hockey game last Thursday, and I can visualize him playing his next one and what might happen--I can make up this story and see it play out in my brain. I cannot truly quiet my brain. I can sometimes have moments during meditation but I have to work at it and it is only briefly. I can't imagine not being able to do either; however, it would be nice to shut it off. It would definitely help my anxiety. ETA: I am not a good drawer, but I am very good at graphic design and can put things together on Canva (little longer for Photoshop) that look professional in minutes. I have a natural eye for photography. If it doesn't involve math or hand-eye coordination (like quilting or drawing) I am great at it. I am also good at generating ideas on the spot. I remember my childhood very well. I can describe certain clothes. I can tell you all about my grandparents house. I can describe my primary school teachers. I just can’t visualize them. I honestly have no idea how since I can’t see them. I am terrible about arranging furniture or items without physically moving them or drawing it out using precise measurements. I am always wanting to rearrange my classroom but I can’t do it because it takes so long to have to physically move everything. I cannot visualize how it will look until it is done. I always admired people with a knack for interior design. I think having this definitely hinders me in that area. My brain is always going. I am constantly discussing things in my mind. I think I would never sleep if I had pictures to go along with my thoughts. Interesting. Although I am extremely visual, I cannot for the life of me visualize how a room would look if rearranged. 🤷♀️ Weird. I should be able to, but no; I haven’t a clue.
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Post by RosieKat on Feb 19, 2024 2:27:55 GMT
I have pictures in my head easily - like reading your bureau description puts a distinct image in my head. I have constant inner monologues, usually a few threads going. It's pretty exhausting.
I am not a big movie or TV person, perhaps because of the additional visual stimulus? I am a voracious reader, however, and have a constant "TV" of my reading in my head. I'm often not even actively conscious of it, it's just kind of there. I don't have a truly photographic memory, but I do have a visual memory. In college, I remember thinking things like "oh, that's written on such and such page of my notes, bottom right corner...OK, yeah, answer is blah." If I'd learned tricks like using different colors and setting things up more visually, I would have done so much better!
I am creative, and a decent artist. But I would look at a reference photo if I were trying to draw something, for example.
I don't dream much (that I am aware of), but the ones that I do know about are extraordinarily detailed both visually and plot/detail wise.
It's so interesting how everyone's brains work in such different ways!!!
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Post by Lexica on Feb 19, 2024 2:48:30 GMT
Some people can see actual pictures when they close their eyes?!?! When I imagine something, which I can do very well, I basically think it rather than see it. As far as an actual visual picture, nothing. It is black. I have never heard of this before. How do you think it? I don’t see how that would work without images. Is it an internal monologue? I have a very vivid imagination and while I cannot actually see pictures, I can imagine things. It is a bit different than an internal monologue. I can imagine how something will look without actually seeing a picture of it when I close my eyes. I guess I would say it is more like a memory of things without physically seeing them. I can describe something in detail, but it is coming from imagining it, not physically seeing it in my mind. I do have what I guess could be called an inner dialogue, but it is just my own voice and thoughts, not conversations with anyone. I think all these pictures and voices would be so distracting. How do those of you with all this going on in your minds focus on something that really requires your full attention? oh, and I have very vivid visual dreams where I do see people, things, and colors. Those are more movie like. Sometimes it is a scene from my own perspective and other times I am outside of myself and watching, but I know that the person is actually me. And I can remember about 50% of the dreams that I have. I can remember all the details of scary dreams or a particularly impactful dream. I could probably remember more dreams if I forced myself to do so immediately upon waking up.
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Post by ModChick on Feb 19, 2024 3:10:56 GMT
I do have a continuous internal monologue going. And sometimes two of them, it feels like, or a monologue and a song. Very interesting, I thought everyone had an internal dialogue. I have a few going sometimes as well. There are days I really wish I could turn it off. Even now while I respond I hear what I’m about to type before or while I’m trying it. Sometimes the internal dialogue is about the present and other times it’s like memories pop up in auditory form and I relive moments.
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Post by rodeomom on Feb 19, 2024 3:19:26 GMT
For those of you who have inner monologues, do you mean you hear yourself basically "talking to yourself" - revisiting an experience or telling yourself what you need to do next or ? It sounds like podcasts or audiobooks in my head all day. Sometimes I’m acting out or replaying conversations, sometimes I’m making lists or schedules, sometimes it’s like movie dialogue. It’s just a voice (or multiple voices, depending) in my head. It never stops. I can’t “clear my mind.” I’ve never been able to meditate. I never don’t see and hear inside my head. I’m definitely an insomniac. It takes me hours to fall asleep because the movies and inner monologue are strongest when I close my eyes. This is me. I live in my head. I would love to be able to turn it off at times. Not forever but ever once in a while. Especially when trying to sleep.
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Post by playingcinderella on Feb 19, 2024 4:36:17 GMT
This is me exactly. I also don't see images/pictures when I dream. DH thought I was just weird. But . . . How do you know you’ve dreamt if you haven’t seen them? My dreams are usually very vivid and in either colour or black and white but now I’m thinking about them, it’s only me that makes any noise in them. I don’t have conversations with anyone or hear any conversations so if there’s any noise it only comes from me. Thanks to a Pea a few years ago, I found out that the people I see in my bedroom when I’m asleep/just waking (there ARE no people but they are very real to me) is because of hypnagogia. And yes, I do have the internal monologue and visuals when I’m properly awake. I can see that bureau with the giraffe and elephant as if I’d seen a picture of it. My dreams are like listening to an audio book or someone talking- I dream in words.
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Post by hennybutton on Feb 19, 2024 8:08:20 GMT
Some people can see actual pictures when they close their eyes?!?! When I imagine something, which I can do very well, I basically think it rather than see it. As far as an actual visual picture, nothing. It is black. I have never heard of this before. How do you think it? I don’t see how that would work without images. Is it an internal monologue? Yes, it's internal monologue. I think in words, not images. It's like reading a book. But, that description probably doesn't make any sense to someone who sees a movie in their head when they read books. So, it might be more like listening to someone tell a story.
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Post by gillyp on Feb 19, 2024 8:51:12 GMT
My dreams are like listening to an audio book or someone talking- I dream in words. I had no idea that could happen!
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Post by Zee on Feb 19, 2024 9:08:20 GMT
Yes, I do see her. The picture. But not right there when I shut my eyes. I can see her whether they're shut or not. Thank you, that makes sense. Just out of curiosity, if you wanted to, say, design a dress--how would you go about it if you don't have a picture in your head? How can you describe Cinderella as having a blue dress, updo, etc if you can't see her in your mind's eye to describe her? Do you not have any visual memories? Can you not conjure up an image of your husband or child or pet or whatever, in your mind? You can only say "he has brown hair" just because you know it to be true, but you can't picture it? I'm shook. Like, I understand a blind person could not visualize a face, but I figured they would think in terms of the sound of a voice, scents, textures. I guess it's like that? Still shook. And the idea that some people, who aren't blind, don't see in their dreams is a major revelation. You can't remember a dance in your head (just as an example, the Grease lightening scene in Grease with the T Birds is forever in my mind from watching it 6898 times in childhood)? A musical number? The scenery from a vacation, say, the Grand Canyon?
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Post by lainey on Feb 19, 2024 10:01:31 GMT
Thank you, that makes sense. Just out of curiosity, if you wanted to, say, design a dress--how would you go about it if you don't have a picture in your head? How can you describe Cinderella as having a blue dress, updo, etc if you can't see her in your mind's eye to describe her? Do you not have any visual memories? Can you not conjure up an image of your husband or child or pet or whatever, in your mind? You can only say "he has brown hair" just because you know it to be true, but you can't picture it? I'm shook. Like, I understand a blind person could not visualize a face, but I figured they would think in terms of the sound of a voice, scents, textures. I guess it's like that? Still shook. And the idea that some people, who aren't blind, don't see in their dreams is a major revelation. You can't remember a dance in your head (just as an example, the Grease lightening scene in Grease with the T Birds is forever in my mind from watching it 6898 times in childhood)? A musical number? The scenery from a vacation, say, the Grand Canyon? I dont know how to explain it properly but I don't see images when I think of a memory, it's there in my head but it's not visual. I could tell you all the details of the night I met my husband because yes, I just know them to be true and the voice in my head relays it to me. Its definitely more like listening to the radio than watching a movie. I have a good memory, I'm creative, I read a lot, I just don't have pictures of things in my brain.
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Post by hop2 on Feb 19, 2024 11:37:50 GMT
Some people can see actual pictures when they close their eyes?!?! When I imagine something, which I can do very well, I basically think it rather than see it. As far as an actual visual picture, nothing. It is black. I have never heard of this before. For me I don’t see it with my eyes. My eyes still just see the inside of my eyelids. But my brain can see what I imagine as if I can see it. It’s there in my brain. But if I look with my eyes it’s still just the inside of my eyelids, what that looks like depends on how much light is around. It’s as if my brain gets different input instead of from my eyes, like you’ve changed the input on your tv.
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Post by hop2 on Feb 19, 2024 11:46:23 GMT
I have pictures in my head easily - like reading your bureau description puts a distinct image in my head. I have constant inner monologues, usually a few threads going. It's pretty exhausting. My inner monologue each time I come back to this thread is what is the size of the elephant giraffe bureau. At first reading I pictured a 2 drawer ‘bureau with the legs and the trunk, kind of the size of a night table. but since then I’m arguing that that isn’t accurate because that’s a night table not a bureau so since then im vacillating between a 3 drawer wide bureau, a 4 drawer wide bureau, or a 5 drawer tall narrow bureau like a lingerie dresser. I keep coming back to the 3 drawer wide but then doubt myself. I do not have perfect photographic memory
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Post by peasapie on Feb 19, 2024 13:07:38 GMT
This is fascinating. I am artistic and I see everything clearly in my mind’s eye. I don’t need to close my eyes to see images, nor does closing my eyes turn on images. I remember many, many details from my entire life (down to exactly what people were wearing, what book covers looked like, etc) and I’ve often wondered why.
However, I have a different problem. When there is a lot of talking going on, in a group for example, I will often miss out on some of it. My auditory processing is far weaker than my visual processing. I used to be embarrassed about this as a child and young adult. Now I’ve learned to just ask people if they would repeat something that I didn’t “hear,” though my hearing is just fine.
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Post by Linda on Feb 19, 2024 13:46:23 GMT
When there is a lot of talking going on, in a group for example, I will often miss out on some of it. My auditory processing is far weaker than my visual processing. I used to be embarrassed about this as a child and young adult. Now I’ve learned to just ask people if they would repeat something that I didn’t “hear,” though my hearing is just fine. same
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Post by Lurkingpea on Feb 19, 2024 13:54:10 GMT
Thank you, that makes sense. Just out of curiosity, if you wanted to, say, design a dress--how would you go about it if you don't have a picture in your head? How can you describe Cinderella as having a blue dress, updo, etc if you can't see her in your mind's eye to describe her? Do you not have any visual memories? Can you not conjure up an image of your husband or child or pet or whatever, in your mind? You can only say "he has brown hair" just because you know it to be true, but you can't picture it? I'm shook. Like, I understand a blind person could not visualize a face, but I figured they would think in terms of the sound of a voice, scents, textures. I guess it's like that? Still shook. And the idea that some people, who aren't blind, don't see in their dreams is a major revelation. You can't remember a dance in your head (just as an example, the Grease lightening scene in Grease with the T Birds is forever in my mind from watching it 6898 times in childhood)? A musical number? The scenery from a vacation, say, the Grand Canyon? What's weird is I can remember the hand jive and Greased lightning. I don't know how, because I can't visualize it, but I can. I can not conjure a picture of my husband, but I could describe him to a sketch artist and verify he was drawing him correctly. I know what the Grand Canyon looks like and could describe it without seeing it. It is bizarre, isn't it. But for 50 years I thought everyone thought that way. I am shook you can see pictures in your head. As for designing a dress I would have a hard time drawing it. I would have to have fabric and a mannequin and just start playing with it I guess. I am creative with scrapbooking and craft projects, but I do need to look at something else first or have physical materials to play with. This whole thing is just fascinating. I am so thankful for everyone sharing
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