If you have aphantasia and have endured long-term abuse, and have never understood why your suffering feels so raw, immediate, and untouchable by standard therapy, this thesis is for you. It is an attempt to give language to the silent agony. https://asensoria.blogspot.com/2025/11/aphantasia-is-not-advantage.html

Panmodal Aphantasia is not a shield. It is a structural vulnerability that guarantees a divergent, embodied, and relentless form of suffering.
It defies the purpose of a coping mechanism because it amplifies pressure.
It defies the purpose of a defense mechanism because it enforces exposure.
To call this condition an advantage is to mistake the inability to scream for the absence of pain.