How did you even discover that you have aphantasia without discovering that “picture something in your mind” isn’t metaphorical?
I also have aphantasia. I found out that I had it at 22 years old when my friend recommended I read The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien.
30 pages in, I told my friend, “This sucks! It feels like Tolkien is trying to paint a picture with his words and I cannot see it!”
She replied, “Uhh, I think you might have aphantasia.”
“A fan what?”
How did you even discover that you have aphantasia without discovering that “picture something in your mind” isn’t metaphorical?
I also have aphantasia. I found out that I had it at 22 years old when my friend recommended I read The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien.
30 pages in, I told my friend, “This sucks! It feels like Tolkien is trying to paint a picture with his words and I cannot see it!”
She replied, “Uhh, I think you might have aphantasia.”
“A fan what?”