• Siethron@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    What is reading like for you? Do you not hear the words you’re reading in your head as you read them?

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      2 months ago

      Its actually wilder than that, some people have aphantasia where they can’t imagine shapes or forms in their mind. If you describe a dog, they do not have a mental image of the dog.

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        I have thoughts that I hear, but I can’t picture images in my mind. Like I know what a dog looks like, but I can’t see it