My Aphantasia Journey: How Discovering My Brain Without Imagination Affected My Mental Health

In this episode, I discuss how I found out I had Aphantasia and how it has affected my mental health. Aphantasia is a neurological condition in which a person is not able to visualize in their mind's eye. When I found out, my first thought was "other people can do this?" My mind was flooded with questions about how much life would be different if I too could experience life with the ability to form mental images. I felt a deep sense of sadness, as if I had been robbed of something important. I was also deeply jealous of people who could hold on to vivid and lasting visual memories, while I could not.Follow along on my journey as I learn to cope with my confusing feelings around my Aphantasia while learning how to trust my intuition, and also how to podcast.If you'd like to get in touch to share your own story, please feel free to email me at [email protected]. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aphantasia/message

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