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Aphantasia is the inability to create mental imagery.

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Aphantasia and sleep (self.aphantasia)

submitted 1 year ago by Transcendant to c/aphantasia

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Hi all. I'm interested to know how many of us have a serious sleep issue. So far I haven't found much of a unifying thread between aphantasics, other than that we're very familiar with what the back of our eyelids look like! But one common thing I have heard over the years is a sleep issue.

I have chronic insomnia. Interested to hear back from others.

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[–] monkeytennis 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sounds very tough. I don't have that level of insomnia, though I try to read or play a board game after about 10pm, avoid the news, etc. That's usually enough.

The main thing for me is anxiety, which kills any chance of sleep - including anxiety about not being able to sleep. I was on Mirtazapine during a bad period and while it did knock me out, I felt real drowsiness in the morning so it didn't feel worth it. I've heard melatonin is much better.

[–] Transcendant 2 points 1 year ago

Melatonin definitely does have a bit of a 'drag' in the mornings (at least, does for me), but you're right it's nowhere near the level of "urrrggghhhh" I felt after sleep tablets. Also don't seem to wake up with ye olde 'Ghandi's flip-flops taste' mouth with melatonin.

And yeah anxiety about falling asleep preventing falling asleep is horribly ironic isn't it!