Do you have aphantasia? Can you feel pride, safety, or love?
If not, you might have a neurodevelopmental condition called asensoria — a lifelong absence of specific feelings that were never formed, not repressed or lost.
This is not emotional numbness or trauma, but a structural absence in early emotional development.
If you or someone you know struggles with these experiences, this new research might provide clarity and hope.
#Asensoria #Neurodivergence #EmotionalDevelopment #Neurodevelopmental #affectiveneuroscience #aphantasia https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/asensoria-neurodevelopmental-absence-specific-states-gherghel-gc6pc
Do you have aphantasia? Can you feel pride, safety, or love? If not, you might have a neurodevelopmental condition called asensoria — a lifelong absence of specific feelings that were never formed, not repressed or lost. This is not emotional numbness or trauma, but a structural absence in early emotional development. If you or someone you know struggles with these experiences, this new research might provide clarity and hope. #Asensoria #Neurodivergence #EmotionalDevelopment #Neurodevelopmental #affectiveneuroscience #aphantasia https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/asensoria-neurodevelopmental-absence-specific-states-gherghel-gc6pc
WWW.LINKEDIN.COM
Asensoria: The Neurodevelopmental Absence of Specific Affective States
Introduction Contemporary psychology lacks terminology for a particular category of inner absence: affective states that were never formed. Not hidden.