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If I close my eyes and imagine I can see anything, well, it's still black but you can still picture things, almost like a dual monitor, you know it's black but you can see, hear anything you want.
 
Kreeeee said:
My wife has a strong "mind's eye" but she cannot see faces. I believe the term is prosopagnosia, and it does cause her stress sometimes when she thinks about our children but can't see their faces.
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God damn it.

I never thought about it until now. I cannot picture faces in my mind at all! cant picture my son, girlfriend or mum, thought it was normal. I've always been "bad with faces"...
 
Wait a min, why do you need to close your eyes, can't you just imagine faces, things, events with your eyes open? Like you can picture a unicorn standing in front of you easilly for example.
 
Those without the inner monologue.

Do you find yourself not getting stressed or depressed about things like others.

I find mine constantly reminds me how things suck or how I suck when things are bad. The opposite is true when things are good.

I find it fascinating.
 
Ugley_Matt said:
Anyone else not have an inner monologue either? I now realise what those narrator voices are in films
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I certainty don't have an inner monologue.

new boy said:
Do you find yourself not getting stressed or depressed about things like others.
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Depends and not sure if it is connected - I don't tend to get stressed in general or anxiety like some people do, but certain things will get me down like for instance if I've got a problem with my car and have to drive it for several days before I can get it repaired that will bother me and I can't just switch it off when I'm away from the car.
 
Do I have this or not? Like asking someone if my red is the same colour as their red.

I can imagine things, ie I can remember their shape and size, distance etc but only as a feeling. I can't visualise whole scenes in my head but instead kinda drawing out what it might be like in small areas. I cannot see anything. Just black and a general sense what I remember of memories.
I can't do it with faces either. If you asked me to draw out my own mother's face, I couldn't. Just I remember her and how she was and her presence, more than the finer details of the shape of her nose or something.

Is that normal? Or are you guys all able to watch TV behind your eyelids. If so, damn that suck. Sounds kinda fun.
 
ChroniC said:
Do I have this or not? Like asking someone if my red is the same colour as their red.

I can imagine things, ie I can remember their shape and size, distance etc but only as a feeling. I can't visualise whole scenes in my head but instead kinda drawing out what it might be like in small areas. I cannot see anything. Just black and a general sense what I remember of memories.
I can't do it with faces either. If you asked me to draw out my own mother's face, I couldn't. Just I remember her and how she was and her presence, more than the finer details of the shape of her nose or something.

Is that normal? Or are you guys all able to watch TV behind your eyelids. If so, damn that suck. Sounds kinda fun.
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The only time I actually see a fully visual scene is just as I'm dropping off to sleep sometimes - which is a little disturbing as I will get a sudden flash like looking at a postcard complete with colour even more detailed than a dream.
 
ChroniC said:
Do I have this or not? Like asking someone if my red is the same colour as their red.

I can imagine things, ie I can remember their shape and size, distance etc but only as a feeling. I can't visualise whole scenes in my head but instead kinda drawing out what it might be like in small areas. I cannot see anything. Just black and a general sense what I remember of memories.
I can't do it with faces either. If you asked me to draw out my own mother's face, I couldn't. Just I remember her and how she was and her presence, more than the finer details of the shape of her nose or something.

Is that normal? Or are you guys all able to watch TV behind your eyelids. If so, damn that suck. Sounds kinda fun.
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Like you I see nothing and cannot recall anything in my mind's eye. I get feelings of people and know what things are, like a tree is tall, has leaves etc. But I'll never see it.

I hear nothing in my head, when I read the words are just absorbed. I can think of an accent, but I cannot hear it properly. I never knew people actually heard things.
 
Also like @Kreeeee I can visualize anything, not even a basic shape.

I too am great with faces, I'll recognise someone I met once a decade ago but will never remember the face. However I cannot provide detail for a first sketch of anyone. Even if I was staring at you for an hour and you walked out the room.

I wasn't good at art in school, but I enjoy painting. I just rely of references more than other people.
 
montymint said:
Also like @KreeeeeHowever I cannot provide detail for a first sketch of anyone. Even if I was staring at you for an hour and you walked out the room.
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Yup I'm exactly the same, I can get as fair as "They had x-colour hair, it was x-length", it tends to blow peoples minds when I tell them I have this condition.

new boy said:
Those without the inner monologue.

Do you find yourself not getting stressed or depressed about things like others.

I find mine constantly reminds me how things suck or how I suck when things are bad. The opposite is true when things are good.

I find it fascinating.
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AS for this, I'm not sure if it's related but maybe due to the lack of imagination I don't tend to overthink things like a 'normal' person would, I tend to go down the logical route for problems as it's all I have.
 
ChroniC said:
Do I have this or not? Like asking someone if my red is the same colour as their red.

I can imagine things, ie I can remember their shape and size, distance etc but only as a feeling. I can't visualise whole scenes in my head but instead kinda drawing out what it might be like in small areas. I cannot see anything. Just black and a general sense what I remember of memories.
I can't do it with faces either. If you asked me to draw out my own mother's face, I couldn't. Just I remember her and how she was and her presence, more than the finer details of the shape of her nose or something.

Is that normal? Or are you guys all able to watch TV behind your eyelids. If so, damn that suck. Sounds kinda fun.
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thats me also - i am noticeably bad at drawing unless i have something to reference or copy off.
 
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