• Lemminary@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Not sure if neurotypical or divergent yet but…
    Yeah! I have that ability for some reason. I can make my brain silent but it makes me feel weird thinking in images and hunches rather than a monologue. I’ve always wondered if other people can do it without meditation training. I mean, realistically speaking it should be common enough, right?

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      3 months ago

      So that is not what they mean…

      By silent,they mean nothing. Emptiness. Zero stimuli.

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        3 months ago

        Yes, completely silent, as in nothing, empty, zero thought is happening in the foreground. The images and hunches are secondary and it’s the only way I can think in that mode but it feels primal.

        The background would be my subconscious deep down. I can’t explain it. I know things are happening up there because I’m alive but I’m not conscious of them. I have to conjure the images to put those things into words per se so I can have more complex thoughts.