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Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound (www.newyorker.com)

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[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Had a partner who was like this. I was consistently baffled by so many things he had issues with. Any time we were discussing something like directions or driving or even just moving like a couch, he would be so confused when I would say "I just picture it in my head."

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 hours ago

Same! I grew up playing a lot of dungeon crawlers, so I'm pretty good at making mental maps. I tried explaining to an ex how I could envision a rough map of wherever I might be and he was completely baffled.