Logical thought, but believe me we are not. Surely it is different for people like me but we can still suffer from PTSD. No, sounds, smells, images, ... that haunt us and still PTSD effects us
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I'm covering this briefly in my upcoming book as I have had PTSD and my husband (aphantasic) didn't get why it was such a 'thing', because for him it isn't. If it isn't happening now, there is no emotion attached to it. Very interesting stuff.
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I tend to think about it this kind of stuff a lot. I think I miss people/pets differently than non-aphantasic folks. We remenber them, obviously, but unless I'm looking at a picture of them, I'm not constantly being visually reminded of them.
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I absolutely agree. Though I have terrible PTSD it does not include actual physical sensations, smell, vision, etc. Facts and feelings are bad enough. Thank FSM I can't remember how things looked, smelled, etc. The ONLY advantage of aphantasia.
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So what about an aphantasic with repressed trauma, you ask. If I don't have memories and don't have physical senses in my head, what would a flashback look like? Glad you asked~ because (I think) it's fascinating! ... 1/
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I'd imagine they are resilient to a lot of mental stress.
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Nope nope nope. We still think, remember, and feel. We just don't do it with interior senses. If you and I saw the same traumatic event and we were both traumatized, at least I don't have to see and smell it now. But that is the only difference. We stress just as much.
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