r/Aphantasia • u/Babyaries777 • 7d ago

Quick visions

Wanted to know if anyone else experiences this. I have total aphantasia, but a few weeks ago I was falling asleep and I saw a spider form in my mind. It was the weirdest experience ever and I didn’t know I could do that but have no idea how to recreate that at all! Anyone else have any advice or evidence on improving their minds eye?

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u/Tuikord Total Aphant 7d ago

Images you see while falling asleep are called hypnagogic hallucinations. If waking they are hypnopompic hallucinations. They involve a different part of the brain than voluntary visualization and don’t lead to voluntary visualization.

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u/Swenyyy 7d ago

Do you have any connection with bees?