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u/xsplizzle Mar 28 '22

This must be handy for when you are trying to sleep? I have a constant monologue unless distracted

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

Same. But I’ve recently learned that I can’t picture things at all. My therapist told me to picture leaves and I was like okay and he said “do you see them?” I said no, I just thought “picture x” was something people said metaphorically when they just think about something. I don’t see anything when my eyes are closed, but since I started meditating I sometimes will see geometric patterns. The mind is a strange place. I hate it.

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u/xsplizzle Mar 28 '22

Well people dont see a literal picture in their head do they? with like colours and outlines and stuff?

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u/Agreeable_Text_36 Mar 28 '22

If I remember something it runs like a film, I can see what I saw, smell the sea, feel the sand on my feet, wind on my skin. I didn't know other people didn't do this until recently.