Blackpill I've just learned that i cannot visualize anything

[Deleted member 17889]

"That said, there is a simple and helpful test that can give you a clue into whether you may have it: Close your eyes and try to imagine an apple, seeing it mentally in your mind's eye. If you can see anything (anything at all—even a blurry outline), you do not have aphantasia."

i just see darkness, nothing at all
i've been trying to lucid dream for 2 years now and had 0 results with all of the methods
now i know why i cannot meditate, lucid dream or cope with visualization, i simply cannot picture anything in my head

 

[Deleted member 17235]

Try this exercise, read a word and slowly try to move it around the page (with your eyes open), report back and tell me what happened

 

[Deleted member 17889]

Try this exercise, read a word and slowly try to move it around the page (with your eyes open), report back and tell me what happened

i can't do that, i need it to physically move around

 

[Deleted member 17235]

i can't do that

Wow dude, this means you can't abstract, try this time to change the color of a word <--- change this one to red for example (with your eyes open)

I cured partial aphantasia from my cousin ( he was not able to use his mind eye with his eyes open), I might be able to help you

 

[OwlGod]

do you dream? I'm probably Aphantasic too but my dreams are pretty vivid, hyperrealistic, and detailed.

 

[Deleted member 17889]

do you dream? I'm probably Aphantasic too but my dreams are pretty vivid, hyperrealistic, and detailed.

like 2-3 times/year but i don't see anything i just remember some conversations and where i was but i never see anything in dreams, i've had a semi-lucid dream once where i was in front of my pc but i realized that i can't see and everything is weird so i panicked and woke up

Wow dude, this means you can't abstract, try this time to change the color of a word <--- change this one to red for example (with your eyes open)

I cured partial aphantasia from my cousin ( he was not able to use his mind eye with his eyes open), I might be able to help you

can't change anything i see, i just see it how it normally is obviously unless there's something that physically makes it change eg. wearing purple/yellow shades

 

[OwlGod]

like 2-3 times/year but i don't see anything i just remember some conversations and where i was but i never see anything in dreams

try Zolpidem

 

[Speedloader]

Ultra over for you

I can simulate entire universe in my brain and live in it as a hero

 

[Intellau_Celistic]

Interesting. I have a form of autism that gives me visual processing issues and dyscalculia.

It's unfortunately ironic given that I'm also prone to vivid sexual fantasizing/"maladaptive daydreaming".

 

[Deleted member 17235]

like 2-3 times/year but i don't see anything i just remember some conversations and where i was but i never see anything in dreams, i've had a semi-lucid dream once where i was in front of my pc but i realized that i can't see and everything is weird so i panicked and woke up

can't change anything i see, i just see it how it normally is obviously unless there's something that physically makes it change eg. wearing purple/yellow shades

Can you imagine sound, touch, smell, taste? In my experience when you lack the ability to do something it's because bad habits, your brain is skipping some fundamental cognitive process but you can still stimulate it if you search long enough (I have increased my IQ around 30 points by diligently researching about this topic since 2014)

 

[Deleted member 17883]

I have increased my IQ around 30 points by diligently researching about this topic since 2014

What in the world....

Who the hell are you. How is that humanly possible. You need to TEACH US.

 

[Deleted member 17889]

Can you imagine sound, touch, smell, taste? In my experience when you lack the ability to do something it's because bad habits, your brain is skipping some fundamental cognitive process but you can still stimulate it if you search long enough (I have increased my IQ around 30 points by diligently researching about this topic since 2014)

there's diffrent kinds of aphantasia, i can remember how a song sounds and play it back in my head just like i can talk to myself in my head, i can remember the taste and texture of diffrent foods i guess i can do the same with smell but i lack the ability to visualize any picture in my head wich is the worst one of them because i'd be able to visualize a waifu, but i can't

when it comes to touch that's the second worst one, i've tried simulating it with eg. pillows or rolled up sheets to make myself think that i'm laying on someone's lap but i simply can't do it

 

[Deleted member 17235]

What in the world....

Who the hell are you. How is that humanly possible. You need to TEACH US.

First, get familiar with the basic concepts here:

Dual <em>n</em>-Back FAQ

A compendium of DNB, WM, IQ information up to 2015.

www.gwern.net

After that, if you get any nice idea, try to share it here:

Dual N-Back, Brain Training & Intelligence - Google Groups

groups.google.com

I warn you though, this "community" does not like to share it's findings, it's similar to old school mathematicians that used to never share their discoveries in order to win competitions, well, here instead of competitions we are talking real world performance, boosting your IQ is a HUGE deal it gives you a huge advantage over your competitors, that's why we are so reluctant to share knowledge unless we get something in exchange (usually more intuitions about how to solve the next cognitive bottleneck we are researching).

You have to use your intuition to read between lines and piece together the true, have fun

 

[buci2003]

I would have loved to have better visual imagination, even though I do not have your condition cause then I would bookmaxx all day

First, get familiar with the basic concepts here:

Dual <em>n</em>-Back FAQ

A compendium of DNB, WM, IQ information up to 2015.

www.gwern.net

After that, if you get any nice idea, try to share it here:

Dual N-Back, Brain Training & Intelligence - Google Groups

groups.google.com

I warn you though, this "community" does not like to share it's findings, it's similar to old school mathematicians that used to never share their discoveries in order to win competitions, well, here instead of competitions we are talking real world performance, boosting your IQ is a HUGE deal it gives you a huge advantage over your competitors, that's why we are so reluctant to share knowledge unless we get something in exchange (usually more intuitions about how to solve the next cognitive bottleneck we are researching).

You have to use your intuition to read between lines and piece together the true, have fun

would love to get into that when there is good evidence of it working, cause I dont have the motivation for it if Im not certain im getting something out of it, even better if a part of the benefits are permanent