u/The_Fandom_Geek

I have hyperphantasia and have had it since I was young. I am lucky to have been able to grow up in a time where AI and technology wasn't ruining my childhood like it is with the children of today (I am 23F). The biggest issue I've been facing recently is I feel like AI usage either purposeful or accidental is ruining my hyperphantasia. I love to create worlds in my head and characters that play in those worlds. I used to be able to visualize these worlds and characters so easily and vividly a few years ago, but every since AI has come around I have found it harder to visualize what I want. I can still do it of course but I have to focus harder then I used to have to. ChatGPT was a tool I used at times to build stories and images of my worlds but one tike I tried to actually write down what I was seeing and found it almost impossible which I am certain was because of my sudden reliance on AI. I have since deleted ChatGPT and even did away with Google to stop myself from being tempted with AI. But for those who also have hyperphantasia what are some ways you guys strengthen and calmly build the ability back up? Honeslty this whole situation has felt like when a athlete gets injured and has to learn to build muscle and movement back up and I just dont know what is the best way of doing that with this kind of thing. Any and all advice is welcome!

(I would also put this in the question flare if I could but it won't let me)

Ok so I grew up on military bases and went to the CDC as a kid. I would say around 2007 i was in preschool in the CDC and they had this book and audiobook area where you could stick a cassette into a player and listen to the books while following along. The only detail I can remember from the book is red eyes looking under a door and the narrator for the book talking spooky and creepily which is why it stayed in my memory this whole time. It was also a very saturated book from what I recall. Please yall Im driving myself insane trying to find this book 😭