I’ve posted before about having aphantasia, in that I always thought “picture this” was a metaphor; I can’t call up images of things in my mind, and when I close my eyes I just see the back of my eyes.

However I definitely miss people when I haven’t seen them for a bit. The person who describes people as no longer existing when they’re not around, that’s very strange to me.

Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound. “I do not miss people when they are not there. My children and grandchildren are dear to me, in a muffled way.” kottke.org/25/11/meet-the-apha