And also, when I feel the next breakthrough and report it back here, other people might be encouraged as well. I think, if you plan to benefit from visualization for the rest of your life, it sure is worth practicing a few minutes every day. Despite all this, Ive made no real progress in the last 4 months or so. This also relates to Image Streaming, which, if you didnt try it out yet, may help you with your imagination. Could you give us some feedback about this product? Take one detail of your vision and elobrate it. You can also try break-down technic, which would allow you to accentuate each and every detail you Its like I hit a mental wall and bounced backwards off it. How many mins a day you have to practice ? About the meditation I see flashes everyday (short clips up to 2s). When I close my eyes and do not actively visualize anything, I see something similar to this: When I visualize, though which I can do perfectly All I got was afterimages. Or do things come to your mind randomly at times? Its just all black. This works for me when I realize I try to see with my eyes instead of my mind. So thank you for being one of the few beacons of optimism in this sea of self-defeatism. You also cant do any pushups if you havent used your arms for 10 years. Books are usually full of very detailed descriptions of people, places, objects, etc. Now, i am not sure, i spend 1,5 month witch visualisation, first 1 hour per day, now, 30 min per day, and my visualisation skill is still weak, just little bit stronger than at start. If you still see only blackness, keep on describing all the details. How would one know if they had a strength or weakness in mental rotation before a mental image could be conjured up., Thanks for your reply though on my last question as I am a troubleshooter by nature and I always am interested in information that could better help with these things. Here, I'm rambling about life, reading, self-improvement, digital nomadism and anything else that I'm passionate about. 5. Youll be able to recall the colors with some practice. Yeah, I will keep the candle but I quit using simple geometric shapes drawn by my hand on paper. But Im also a fan of memorizing long texts, so I cant say clearly if my memory improvement enhanced in particular through training my minds eye. Or image should be somewhere in your head and you should avoid concentration on your kinda eye area? Visualization is kinda like dreaming while being awake. Blink your eyes slowly. What did your friends wear? I can do it while asleep, so I know my brain can do it. So practising visualisation durning brain degeneration and without hormones may be impossible form my experience ;) 3) Just before going to sleep two nights ago, a clear image came to me and I was able to hold it for three seconds, which may not sound like much, but is about twice as long as Ive done before. There is a point where he has you visualize numbers and I was able to see fuzzy images of them. Here is a brief description of my progress so far. In my experience it helps to say out lout what you want to see (or what your already seeing) to give it stability and clarity. Basically is takeing the shape of any object I know in the room but I have to turn my head in that direction (keeping my eyes closed + my hand to be sure I do not see anything). #3. One bit of encouragement was a beautiful lucid dream last week. Well later. With all related senses and all emotions. You know, people reading that youre curing aphantasia will get excited and encouraged to follow your footsteps. Looking out of a bus window and closing my eyes, trying to hold on to what I was just looking at, has been fun and helpful. Practice with eyes opened. This is very brief. The afterimage effect is closer to seeing than my visualization. Set the mood straight and turn your lights off, maybe light a candle while youre at it to give it more of a spiritual higher power feeling. Read some more, then repeat visualization. Or just when i visualize consciously? If its easy for you to hold the image, increase the time by 2-3 seconds, if not, just one second will do. How do you meditate with aphantasia? If you constantly dig for details, then you get the point. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. When I recall my dreams, its like remembering a movie I saw yesterday, I can tell you what I saw, but I dont see the images again. I thought if I command my mind to see things, she will listen. As I mentioned in one of my posts above, I had been seeing images in my minds eye for weeks now, but often the colors were inverted. 10. This should be easy to differentiate because the afterimage you see the image of what you were just starting at (with the colors in negative like explained on wikipedia) while an actual mental image is an image of something that you havent just been staring at. Thanks again. I would kindly like to know from anyone that this method worked on, to get them able to create mental images this question. In my experience the two things seem to be linked in my brain and its like I cant have one without the other. Or maybe i need to try only the basic ones and when i get better (if i get, i hope to) i need to try also the last exercise? I have Hypothyroidism hashimoto, so that means i have antibodies which are destroying my thyrosis. If you were able to have those skills before you started seeing mental images how did you know you had them. I did the same for ~1.5 hours. I think of it as a gift; it keeps me more down to earth and realistic, and better at solving problems. Today its a circle, tomorrow a square, then a triangle, and so on. If you can imagine, control, manipulate things in your way, then thatd might be perfect for you to put it to practice and apply it in a useful way. After ~60 minutes I start seeing the sceen in some more detail, including the image on my iMac screen (youtube was open, no fullscreen). This, I think, helped me most. All flashes are places and people/faces I dont remember (none of them are familiar little bit strange). Thinking of using a crayon or a paintbrush to paint makes it more tangible. WebDescribe any shades of black you see it isnt all black when you close your eyes: if theres a window to your left, the left side of your eyelids will be a kinda reddy-brown color. I just figured it was all in the mind. the world in a unique way and has many advantages. Its actually difficult with flame of the candle. A part of me made the recent mistake of seeking advices from all over the place. How about its texture, etc. If youve got the time, adding smells tand feelings to your visualization tool kit, will certainly benefit you. Anyway, yeah, I just wanted to know if doing the afterimage exercises led to being able to create mental images at will? The only exercise that Im confused about is visualizing colors. Yet I doubt that youll be able to control your mental images 100% at all times which is probably a natural mechanism of our subconscious minds. They apply it naturally on many occasions during the day to review the past, to rehearse the future, etc. It has been great regaining some of my visualisation skills, now I have to find a way to control it better. If you currently cant visualize your goals with your minds eye, express your goals, your visions in writing. Describe it all as if youd have it right in front of you. Employ all your senses in writing. Breath life into your goals by adding all the details youd want to see. I try to chop up the top of the triangles with a very slow and steady laserbeam (excuse my poor wording). I recently decided to meditate in order to be less stressed and found that not being able to mentally see images transforms the process into a nightmare. Also, how the colors can be made more vivid ? @Thomas, I cant visualise at all when Im conscious but I can in my dreams. Repeat the process, collecting more details and close your eyes again. Thank you for your review! Pick one guided visualization video and listen to it at least 3 times a week. Not much change since last time. Another method you can use, which has been introduced as Image Streaming, can also help you a great deal with ability to observe details. Please try practicing with some real but simple objects (spoon, dice, perfume bottle, ). Then close your eyes and repeat the visualization attempt. Practice periodically during your day. But Marko how would you even have the skills of mental rotation before you had the static image to rotate. On the other hand, you seem to be doing very well already. I was able to (re-)visit familiar scenes or recall familiar objects but these images were missing the small details. Personally, I would affirm to myself the positive outcome of being able to confront the situation and gaining control over ittaking a deep breath, deepening relaxation and trying again. I would love to hear from you and your progress. What is frustrating is not only that I am not seeing mostly anything, but after trying hardly (moderately hard), I only can see extremely blurry images which stays almost 1~2 seconds . As for the program, I would rate it 7.5/10. Maybe, after youve used it for some time, you can report back to us again. Maybe its because I am trying to capture more of the now staying more aware of whats happening around me this moment. I would love to connect with you and share my results. Would you recommend to keep training on the bigger picture and add smells and feelings to it or just focus on these goals only? Thanks for your response. I dont understand why I have this issue because I know the colors and Im aware how red or blue or any other color looks like. I just stumbled on your forum. When youve had a conversation, retreat and try recalling it. There are fun water features, plenty of Afterimages are an optical illusion and are caused by the eyes continuing to send signals to the brain after staring at an image for too long, and are not created by the mind itself. (Dont forget you are not trying to see it with your eyes, it feels to be residing somewhere else, at least in the beginning of practice) As soon as the image begins to fade, open your eyes and look at the real drawing. Some can do it with eyes open, others with eyes their closed. (Please see my answer above) I encourage you to experiment with it. When you listen to Marks hypnosis audio (its 30:50 min. At this point, the image was visible in detail (~60% detail) for: 3 seconds + 2 seconds slowly disolving (5 total seconds, after that nothing to see, all dark). To see my thoughts as only thoughts, cultivate awareness of the thinker: I. Who or what thoughts (mental objects) appear to, am I (subject). Cultiv Yo I wanted to suggest working with an eye mask. Please keep in mind youll needpatience. Another thing I picked up again is memorization (quotes, content of books, vocabulary, ) So much more enjoyable with good visualization skills. Hi Marco. To not quit yet. Just the other night I was semi-sleeping (after using a pressure mat) and my mind felt like a sketchbook in high-speed (similar to the MARVEL movies intros). And try recalling it yet, may help you with your minds eye, express your goals with minds. To your visualization tool kit, will certainly benefit you any pushups if you still see blackness. 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