Can aphantasia develop during lifetime
Im not sure if I remember it wrong, but I think as a teenager I masturbated quite a bit also with imaginary scenes in my mind. (I also read a lot).
Then internet porn took over more and more - to a level I guess one can call addiction. Meanwhile I can’t really imagine scenes anymore, and since getting to know the concept of aphantasia wondering if I have it, definitely somewhere on the spectrum, can sometime get a vague glimpse, but not sure if I’m seeing smth or rather having the concept of an apple, a horse, my partner in my mind…
Question: I read porn addiction can alter your brain - so I’m wondering if it can lead to aphantasia? Any research/ experience with developing a.?
(To be clear I understand that most ppl have A. from birth and are not all porn addicts 😏)
Also curious about opposite development- anyone developed their visual imagination over time?