I always suspected my internal experience was atypical, but for a long time I just chalked it up to differences in how people talk about it.  I realized I was aphantasic by going to a Tibetan buddhist meditation class.  It&#x27;s all about visualization and a few sessions in, I was like, &quot;Wait, do you really see these things in your mind&#x27;s eye?!&quot;  The teacher&#x2F;monk suggested I try visualizing a stop sign or a white square.  Nothing.  I sit Vipassana now.