The 7 stages of Aphantasia
So here is what will be an occasional blog about aphantasia. A phantasia sometimes also know as the blind mind's eye is a 'condition' in which one has no or very limited ability to visualise. Somebody with apahantasia can close their eyes and see - well pretty much nothing - except of course that until they hear about other people's ability to bring forth images of loved ones, cats, passages from movies etc, they assume that everybody else just sees black as well. The following is a rough list of the stages many go through in learning about apahantasia. 1. Go through life blissfully unaware that one is any way different. 2. Hear a radio show, podcast or read article about aphantasia. 3. Stop in one’s tracks and ask WT… “I always thought people were speaking metaphorically when they talked about the mind’s eye”. 4. Ask friends and family whether they can visualise – nonplussed by the “of course I can” respon...