10 years ago, I’d have put my ability to visualise at 0 out of 10. Practice and occasional halucinogen use has got me to 2 out of 10. It causes no end of problems in day to day life, so I’m interested to hear if anyone has tips or just experiences to share so it doesn’t feel such a lonely frustrating issue.
edit informative comment from @Gwaer@lemm.ee about image streaming, I did a bit of digging on the broken links, the Dr isn’t giving the info away for free anymore without buying their (expensive) book, but I found some further info on additional techniques here, pages 2/3: https://nlpcourses.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Image-Streaming-Mode-of-Thinking.pdf
In terms of problems… difficulty with spatial awareness (often have to put the too-small pan lid into the pan before I know it’s too small), finding routes in unfamiliar places, learning routes takes me a few more times than the average person, I’m a little bit faceblind (I often recognise actors by their voice instead of face). I’ve always had a bad memory and apparently this is a common trait for aphantasics.
One technique I was practicing which I feel has improved from 0 to 2 out of 10 is imagining coming into my home; it’s a very familiar location. Imagining unlocking my door, opening it, coming inside, walking through to the living room, visiting different rooms.