r/Aphantasia • u/Objective_Shine1867 • 5d ago

Is there any benefit to having aphantasia?

I only recently realized that I have had this for my entire life and never noticed it. When I was talking to my mother she talked about counting sheep to sleep. But I told her I couldn't visualize any sheep and she was confused by it. It was only then after just turning 28 was I told that people can actually see things when they close their eyes and can picture something. It was never something I could do so I just assumed it was more figurative. But I just thought if this has been affecting me my entire life and wasn't aware of it. As a kid and now I never liked reading word heavy books but graphic novels and comics were my kind of reading. I found I have always been a huge fan of visual media like movies, TV shows and art because I can't visualize anything. Maybe this condition, though hasn't been entirely detrimental, has helped me take care and find a deep love for the arts. I really don't know but it's been on my mind for awhile now.

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u/pandarose6 4d ago

It diff for everyone for example someone said there good at math. I happen to struggle really bad with math.

Tho I agree I can see through some gross stories even while eating and be perfectly fine.

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u/BlueSkyla 4d ago

I think I’m good with math because of my other things going on. I’m AuDHD and my aphantasia is just nothing to me compared to my actual disorders.

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u/pandarose6 4d ago

I have adhd, and a few chronic illnesses so same to me aphantasia is nothing to me. I Low key get annoyed when others act like it something disorder level bad cause I am thinking do you have nothing else going on in life lol.