I would order my intensity of imagination tacticle, visual, auditory, olfactory. Much like you, I am unable to picture faces, but this extends beyond merely described faces. Although I have few problems recognising people (bar ones I have not seen in a long time—I often end up in the embarassing situation of not remembering someone who has come up to me out of the blue to talk to me), I have extreme difficulty brining even the most familiar faces to mind if they’re not right in front of me.
I remember when I was younger that my auitory processing seemed stronger. I would often imagine people calling my name, and was unable to tell whether it was a real noise, or just in my head. The last time I remember this is about the age of 5 ot 6 though, and I’ve never had it happen since then.
As far as tactile impressions go, I sometimes find that my imagination can make a tactile sense more interesting / strong than the axtual experience of it. For instance, I remember being disappointed with how much less snowy snow was than how I’d always pictured (“felt”?) it, when I finally came into contact with it.
I would order my intensity of imagination tacticle, visual, auditory, olfactory. Much like you, I am unable to picture faces, but this extends beyond merely described faces. Although I have few problems recognising people (bar ones I have not seen in a long time—I often end up in the embarassing situation of not remembering someone who has come up to me out of the blue to talk to me), I have extreme difficulty brining even the most familiar faces to mind if they’re not right in front of me.
I remember when I was younger that my auitory processing seemed stronger. I would often imagine people calling my name, and was unable to tell whether it was a real noise, or just in my head. The last time I remember this is about the age of 5 ot 6 though, and I’ve never had it happen since then.
As far as tactile impressions go, I sometimes find that my imagination can make a tactile sense more interesting / strong than the axtual experience of it. For instance, I remember being disappointed with how much less snowy snow was than how I’d always pictured (“felt”?) it, when I finally came into contact with it.