u/JLLift

I have now known for about two months that I have full multimodal aphantasia and SDAM in terms of no episodic memory.

I constantly figure out new things that I realise that other people can do that I have no concept of. I would be interested to know what your "favourites" are, just for fun.

For me the weirdest part about re-experiencing their past is some people who have said that they can "re-feel" and re-experience what they felt like or experienced as a child. And kind of "be that child" again. That sounds so absurd to me, even more absurd than them being able to relive something from two years ago or ten years ago. To actually somehow "feel and experience" the vulnerability of childhood again or "feeling small looking at the big adults around me" etc.

I do remember some things about my childhood semantically and some things even quite well. Yet not for one second do I have any ability to "be me as a child again" or actually to be me in any other part of my life either

Ok, I've now rambled enough. Interested in hearing what you think is the most absurd and weird ability most people seem to have

Hi

I found out about a month ago that I have absolute full all-senses aphantasia + SDAM in terms of absolutely no episodic memory (quite strong semantic autobiographical memory though)

I had always suspected there was something very different about me compared to others, but this has sent me on quite a "mind****". I have had a very difficult time with this, and have been surprised how different peoples reactions to their "condition" seem to be. For me the aphantasia has been just an interesting quirk, like "wow, quite interesting" but the SDAM and lack of episodic memory/re-living and re-experienceing of the past has been the absolute killer for me. Thats why I wanted to do this little survey to you

1. I have full visual aphantasia (no imagery at all)

a) Yes

b) No

2. I have aphantasia in

a) just the visual sense, but not in all other senses

b) all senses

c) some other?

3. I have SDAM

a) Yes, absolutely no episodic memory - but functional semantic autobiographical memory

b) Yes, absolutely no episodic memory - also quite poor semantic autobiographical memory

c) No, i don't have SDAM

4. My condition is congenital (from birth)

a) Yes

b) No, it is acquired later in life

5. Before I found out about my condition I knew or suspected there was something different about me

a) Yes

b) No

6. Before I found out about my condition I already had some other neurodiversities diagnosed (autism, ADHD etc.)

a) Yes

b) No

7. After finding out about my condition, I had a difficult time getting to terms with it

a) Very difficult

b) Moderate

c) Not very difficult

d) Not difficult at all

8. How long did "getting over it" take

a) Days

b) Weeks

c) Months

d) Years

e) Still difficult (how long since you found out?)

f) Not applicaple, it was never difficult

9. Other comments

I appreciate your responses. And feel free to add all kinds of comments freely