@mathewi This was a really interesting read, thank you! I have aphantasia although not too severe, in that I can recall memories, just can’t imagine things I haven’t seen. I love SF/fantasy but can’t “see” what I am reading, which is frustrating but doesn’t stop me from reading and enjoying it. I get a lot more from dialogue and plot than descriptive passages obviously. Like you I struggle with memory and tend to find it easy to suppress trauma, although I hadn’t really linked the two. Anyway, super interesting topic!