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Post by cindytred on Mar 31, 2020 2:43:56 GMT
The other day I read about the different ways that people think. I think in full sentences (think "I want a glass of water"). Apparently some people think visually (think this by visualizing a glass of water).
I'm wondering how many people think in sentences, visually, or another way. I'd love to know how you think, especially if it is another way.
Cindy
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Post by katlady on Mar 31, 2020 2:48:39 GMT
I said full sentences but lot of times it is just a word - thirsty, cookie, etc. But I also visualize what I say in my head.
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Post by dewryce on Mar 31, 2020 2:48:45 GMT
Are you saying that they visualize the water but the words aren’t also going through their head? How interesting, I can’t even imagine that. I’m trying but apparently my (loud, opinionated, snarky) inner voice likes to talk a lot and refuses to shut up. I’d love for someone that thinks visually to describe it.
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Post by theshyone on Mar 31, 2020 2:54:52 GMT
I lost my ability to visualize when I endured a brain injury due to lack of oxygen.. at the same time I had to relearn English too, so certainly not in complete sentences. I grapple with grasping words when both speaking and while typing. Especially words that are the same but different like for four fore their they’re English is a hard language. I’ll go to say fork but pink comes out of my mouth, I also have impaired filters on things that are appropriate or inappropriate so things often fall out of my mouth that shouldn’t. Thinking is hard, it’s difficult, but I can’t describe how I do it.
Interesting enough in my life pre brain injury I visualized everything in numbers, everything equated to numbers, everything I said, everything I saw, everything I wrote. I have only ever met one other person that thought this way and she was literally a rocket scientist
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Post by gsquaredmom on Mar 31, 2020 2:57:22 GMT
I think I do both. I am very visual, with pictures in my mind but I also incorporate words—sometimes as part of the visual.
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Post by grammadee on Mar 31, 2020 3:12:51 GMT
I talk to myself all the time, and have often used the phrase "I need to hear myself think" when asking for quiet around me. Not sure if I think in full sentences, but definitely words are a part of it.
Another way that I "think" is through emotional feedback. I feel anxious or afraid or content or happy, which leads to visualization and then to words so I can rationalize it.
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Post by femalebusiness on Mar 31, 2020 3:13:10 GMT
I'm a talker. Yada, yada, yada, whether it is from my mouth or in my mind.
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Post by snyder on Mar 31, 2020 3:26:27 GMT
Are you saying that they visualize the water but the words aren’t also going through their head? How interesting, I can’t even imagine that. I’m trying but apparently my (loud, opinionated, snarky) inner voice likes to talk a lot and refuses to shut up. I’d love for someone that thinks visually to describe it. My grandson is a visual thinker and we have had this conversation. It is difficult for him to explain as he doesn't know any better or any other way. He has very poor reading and writing skills. Look as something and he can pick it apart and tell you how it was made/assembled in no time.
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Post by BSnyder on Mar 31, 2020 3:28:31 GMT
I think it’s really a combination for me, depending on the task. I often visualize and think in words, analyzing my visualization. But, sometimes I just think in words. Words are so intertwined, I can’t envision thinking without them.
Funny, after watching my cat yesterday, I asked my husband how he thought animals without language think. Seems like a timely conversation. lol
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2020 3:29:50 GMT
Both visual with words/sentences added.
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Post by Legacy Girl on Mar 31, 2020 3:36:07 GMT
Are you saying that they visualize the water but the words aren’t also going through their head? How interesting, I can’t even imagine that. I’m trying but apparently my (loud, opinionated, snarky) inner voice likes to talk a lot and refuses to shut up. I’d love for someone that thinks visually to describe it. My grandson is a visual thinker and we have had this conversation. It is difficult for him to explain as he doesn't know any better or any other way. He has very poor reading and writing skills. Look as something and he can pick it apart and tell you how it was made/assembled in no time. Is he by any chance dyslexic? My DD is, and you've described her to a "t." Her spelling is also terrible. That was our first big clue.
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Post by Linda on Mar 31, 2020 3:36:37 GMT
totally auditory for me - my brain doesn't think in images at all - not while thinking, not while dreaming, not at all - I simply can't visualise an image in my head.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2020 3:38:45 GMT
Usually just a reaction. It’s how I answer jeopardy questions.
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Post by snyder on Mar 31, 2020 3:41:03 GMT
My grandson is a visual thinker and we have had this conversation. It is difficult for him to explain as he doesn't know any better or any other way. He has very poor reading and writing skills. Look as something and he can pick it apart and tell you how it was made/assembled in no time. Is he by any chance dyslexic? My DD is, and you've described her to a "t." Her spelling is also terrible. That was our first big clue. Not dyslexic, but they say probably dysgraphia. No one ever wanted to actually put a name to it as it really is a blend of several. Considered Twice Exceptional, Both in Gifted and Talented and IEP.
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Post by pierkiss on Mar 31, 2020 3:44:06 GMT
Usually sentences or a word or 2.
Unless it’s a craving. Then it will flash onto my brain, followed by a whole lot of sentences until I satisfy the craving one way or another. 😄
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Post by chaosisapony on Mar 31, 2020 4:04:18 GMT
I remember reading about this a little while ago and I can't pin it down. Using the example given I wouldn't think to myself "I want a glass of water" and I also wouldn't visualize a glass of water. I just get up and get a glass of water. Maybe I can't pin it down because I am trying to pay attention?
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 31, 2020 4:15:43 GMT
visualize
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 31, 2020 4:24:45 GMT
I think it’s really a combination for me, depending on the task. I often visualize and think in words, analyzing my visualization. But, sometimes I just think in words. Words are so intertwined, I can’t envision thinking without them. This is a better description. It depends on the task for me too. It seems when I'm really concentrating or want to remember, I say the words out loud.
Most of the time the words in my head are a question and then I visualize the answer. It feels weird typing that out. It's just something I do.
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Post by danor98 on Mar 31, 2020 4:31:38 GMT
I remember reading about this a little while ago and I can't pin it down. Using the example given I wouldn't think to myself "I want a glass of water" and I also wouldn't visualize a glass of water. I just get up and get a glass of water. Maybe I can't pin it down because I am trying to pay attention? I also remember reading it before. I am exactly like you. I just “do”.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 31, 2020 4:36:35 GMT
I think I do both but not in the way you described it. I’m a designer and a very visual thinker when it comes to some things. When I’m trying to work something out I can very easily “see” in my head how that thing has to go together in order to work. Other times I think in sentences (or lists) but I don’t typically say them out loud.
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 31, 2020 4:39:56 GMT
I also remember reading it before. I am exactly like you. I just “do”. I do that as well, but that is for the tasks I've done repeatedly like tying shoes and driving the car.
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Post by TheOtherMeg on Mar 31, 2020 4:53:52 GMT
I think I do both. I am very visual, with pictures in my mind but I also incorporate words—sometimes as part of the visual. This is me, as well. I am very visual; VERY, VERY, VERY. Occasionally, though, my brain may add words to make sure I don't misinterpret the picture. It doesn't always work, unfortunately!
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Mar 31, 2020 4:59:32 GMT
I remember reading about this a little while ago and I can't pin it down. Using the example given I wouldn't think to myself "I want a glass of water" and I also wouldn't visualize a glass of water. I just get up and get a glass of water. Maybe I can't pin it down because I am trying to pay attention? Is it because we had this thread back in February?
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Post by elaine on Mar 31, 2020 5:00:53 GMT
I think I do both. I am very visual, with pictures in my mind but I also incorporate words—sometimes as part of the visual. This. In college and grad school, when studying for and taking tests, I visualized and could see my notes in my mind and find my answers that way. I could also see the chalk board and/or any handouts in my head.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Mar 31, 2020 5:44:08 GMT
I think I do both but not in the way you described it. I’m a designer and a very visual thinker when it comes to some things. When I’m trying to work something out I can very easily “see” in my head how that thing has to go together in order to work. Other times I think in sentences (or lists) but I don’t typically say them out loud. I’m like this too!
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Post by cindytred on Mar 31, 2020 5:52:24 GMT
I lost my ability to visualize when I endured a brain injury due to lack of oxygen.. at the same time I had to relearn English too, so certainly not in complete sentences. I grapple with grasping words when both speaking and while typing. Especially words that are the same but different like for four fore their they’re English is a hard language. I’ll go to say fork but pink comes out of my mouth, I also have impaired filters on things that are appropriate or inappropriate so things often fall out of my mouth that shouldn’t. Thinking is hard, it’s difficult, but I can’t describe how I do it. Interesting enough in my life pre brain injury I visualized everything in numbers, everything equated to numbers, everything I said, everything I saw, everything I wrote. I have only ever met one other person that thought this way and she was literally a rocket scientist You have been through so much - its hard for me to imagine. How long did it take for you to relearn everything after your injury? Although I think in sentences, I visualize in shorthand that I learned in high school. Cindy
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Post by cindytred on Mar 31, 2020 6:01:12 GMT
I also remember reading it before. I am exactly like you. I just “do”. I do that as well, but that is for the tasks I've done repeatedly like tying shoes and driving the car. Me too. Thats why I've had to turn around so many times to make sure I unplugged the iron. Thats why I have to actually think in my head, "I unplugged the iron". One time I drove to my parents house without realizing it until I got there. I was supposed to be going to work. Cindy
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Post by cindytred on Mar 31, 2020 6:04:12 GMT
I remember reading about this a little while ago and I can't pin it down. Using the example given I wouldn't think to myself "I want a glass of water" and I also wouldn't visualize a glass of water. I just get up and get a glass of water. Maybe I can't pin it down because I am trying to pay attention? Is it because we had this thread back in February? Seriously? Oops. Cindy
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Post by cindytred on Mar 31, 2020 6:05:13 GMT
I think I do both. I am very visual, with pictures in my mind but I also incorporate words—sometimes as part of the visual. This. In college and grad school, when studying for and taking tests, I visualized and could see my notes in my mind and find my answers that way. I could also see the chalk board and/or any handouts in my head. That ability would come in handy. Jealous. Cindy
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Post by dewryce on Mar 31, 2020 6:06:30 GMT
I think I do both but not in the way you described it. I’m a designer and a very visual thinker when it comes to some things. When I’m trying to work something out I can very easily “see” in my head how that thing has to go together in order to work. Other times I think in sentences (or lists) but I don’t typically say them out loud. O think this is a fairly decent suggestion as to how I think as well. And, I find a frequently mentally type words out as I think them. This is especially true when I am lying down thinking. Sometimes my fingers twitch, but most often not.
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