I don’t have an inner monolog and I am still able to think about words. My thoughts are not comprised of words, but this does not hinder my ability to decide which ones to say before I say them.
same. my thoughts, when they have any form, are more tactile than anything else. i can’t visualize (have aphantasia), but still can move things around to ‘feel’ the shape of things internally, especially when trying to figure something out. it’s like doing a 3d puzzle but in the dark.
most of the time it is silent in here and the tactile stuff doesn’t happen, though.
that’s interesting. i don’t think i ever noticed this before, but yes. my eyes unfocus and i don’t see externally, when i am forcing an internal thought process to be ‘visible’. huh.
I don’t have an inner monolog and I am still able to think about words. My thoughts are not comprised of words, but this does not hinder my ability to decide which ones to say before I say them.
same. my thoughts, when they have any form, are more tactile than anything else. i can’t visualize (have aphantasia), but still can move things around to ‘feel’ the shape of things internally, especially when trying to figure something out. it’s like doing a 3d puzzle but in the dark.
most of the time it is silent in here and the tactile stuff doesn’t happen, though.
Hey I just posted about my head empty experience too.
I wonder if it’s like this for you too - when you forcibly visualize something like you described, does it “disable” your eyes?
For me, when I have to consciously imagine something it effectively replaces my actual vision whether my eyes are open or not
that’s interesting. i don’t think i ever noticed this before, but yes. my eyes unfocus and i don’t see externally, when i am forcing an internal thought process to be ‘visible’. huh.