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<blockquote data-quote="ReginaHart" data-source="post: 9540095" data-attributes="member: 7048576">Sorry about the thread necromancy, but I was glad to see this discussion.&nbsp; I had no idea I had aphantasia until relatively recently, and I'm in my 50s.&nbsp; More precisely, I had no idea that other people could clearly visualize images in their heads.&nbsp; That's total witchcraft to me.&nbsp; I'm probably 4ish on the chart.&nbsp; I get a vague image peppered with random sensory details at best.&nbsp; My mental &quot;images&quot; are feelings or the idea of something for lack of a better description.&nbsp; I have a pretty good memory for colors (I can color match something without the original source handy).&nbsp; I've also got a pretty strong memory for smell.&nbsp; My spatial skills are fine.&nbsp; In fact, I can visualize a map pretty well, and it's how I make sense of directions.&nbsp; I'm incredibly envious of people who can create mental imagery.&nbsp; I can only imagine (heh) how much easier it would be to GM a game if I could actually picture a scene in my head and describe what I see.&nbsp; My narrations have to stem from a verbal description of what I think would be present/happening, not what I can actually picture.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ReginaHart, post: 9540095, member: 7048576"] Sorry about the thread necromancy, but I was glad to see this discussion. I had no idea I had aphantasia until relatively recently, and I'm in my 50s. More precisely, I had no idea that other people [I]could [/I]clearly visualize images in their heads. That's total witchcraft to me. I'm probably 4ish on the chart. I get a vague image peppered with random sensory details at best. My mental "images" are feelings or the idea of something for lack of a better description. I have a pretty good memory for colors (I can color match something without the original source handy). I've also got a pretty strong memory for smell. My spatial skills are fine. In fact, I can visualize a map pretty well, and it's how I make sense of directions. I'm incredibly envious of people who can create mental imagery. I can only imagine (heh) how much easier it would be to GM a game if I could actually picture a scene in my head and describe what I see. My narrations have to stem from a verbal description of what I think would be present/happening, not what I can actually picture. [/QUOTE]

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