😉 Hello everyone! Who would have thought that among us there are people without imagination! And such – 2%. A bit, but they are!
What is aphantasia
This is a psychophysical state in which a person does not have the ability to create images in front of the “mind’s eye”. This phenomenon was first described by the English psychologist Francis Galton in 1880.
At first glance, it may seem that this is a curse. I don’t remember any people’s faces (although I recognize them without problems), I will never be able to become an artist (I can only draw what I see), remembering an event from my life is also problematic: instead of it, a set of facts, without details and details. I just actually remember.
“Oh, I went to eat soup yesterday. It was delicious, ”I can say so. But at the same time, the atmosphere and the interior of the cafe will not pop up in my head, nor the taste of the soup. It just tasted good. And that was yesterday.
But the memory of eating soup is not very valuable. Small loss. But there are also memories of the first kiss, graduation, some joyful and pleasant memories. And the same fate befalls them.
Agree, it’s awful? When I think about what I have lost, I even get scared. But I, like a person who is blind from birth, cannot objectively estimate the amount of loss. Or maybe such a state is a gift? This opinion also exists and I, including all my optimism, try to think the same.
In people with aphantasia, the brain cannot use visual images to solve problems, so it finds other solutions, often more effective. Such people adapt more quickly, find solutions to problems faster, have a quick reaction and act more confidently in emergencies.
People on the forums dedicated to this issue also express a different opinion: “When you cannot imagine the future, nor remember the past, you begin to appreciate every moment more. And I am glad that I do not remember some of the events of the past ”.
So what is this in the end? Gift or curse?
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