https://nitter.net/johngreen/status/1708515024275189884

  • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    i can picture/taste/hear/smell/feel if i try, but it's more like a memory than a truly active sensory experience in high competition with others... unless i force it and am drowsy. my family tells me my recall is insane, though. i think they overestimate it, because my recall for auditory is probably my strongest relative to theirs. i experience that as a mental echo. i use it when i'm trying to remember something distinct and complex for a few minutes... i'll say it out loud to myself so i can hear it and let it echo for my recall.

    i had was near sighted (uncorrected for a while) as a kid, so it makes sense to me why that one is not as potent. but my recall and general experience of colors is rich.

    also, having a few calm, chill, cerebral psychedelic experiences can open up meta-cognitive functions. kind of a little journey behind the curtain to see the active work being done on the stage to create the show.