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Old 08-16-2020, 11:39 PM   #19
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This is interesting, but what does it mean to "see things in your head"? That is vague to me. I imagine things, but I don't think I see a clear image like a photograph. It is pure thought.
I have the same condition, I can't visualize anything. The best example I can think of is related to film adaptations of books - you'll hear people say "that character looks nothing like I pictured him", but since I have no mental image of any book character, that never made any sense to me until I realized people literally created images in their heads when reading.

Words are only sounds to me, not inextricably twined with pictures. I think it gives an advantage in some ways, but I certainly would make a very poor fighter pilot or sculptor.
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