How strong is the visual when you close your eyes? 
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Close your eyes and try to imagine a red star. Alright, which of the 6 examples did you see in your head? Poll in tweet below 
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... I didn't realize people _literally_ see things when they try to visualize them?? I'm firmly #1 from the example image. TIL this is "aphantasia." h/t
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Wut, only time I can visualize things that are not there with my minds eye is with Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Is this something that’s common? I think people just say “yeah I can see it” they don’t actually hallucinate it.
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for me visualization isn't like hallucination - there's no confusion the image is real/eye-delivered - but it's still an image w/ colors, sharp edges, etc. it feels "reduced" in a vague way, a bit like faded or viewed-through-a-tube, but attending to any aspect strengthens it
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What does “see in your head” means: * See in the back of your eyelids * Think * Other
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Wow
I had no idea people could actually visualize things? I just see a blank canvas and I thought it was the case for everybody. It might explain why I have such a poor visual memoryThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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