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I have trouble figuring out what exactly is meant here. My own idea is that you can have several manifestations of inner senses. You can have them in word, picture, sound, taste and even smell or touch.

I know people that have a constant inner monologue, a non-stop stream of words in their head and have trouble quieting this, reverting to meditation or other relaxation or deviation methods to get some inner peace.

My head is quiet by default. However, I can voice things inside my head but by no means it's continuous, I can reason about things and voice them internally, but a lot of thought processes are abstract, or wordless. They just appear.

I can also see internal images, and to lesser degree taste and touch. Someone I know can remember taste, and describe something she ate or drank, f.e. a wine, from months or even years ago. This is unimaginable for me.

Enki 1y ago

I genuinely cannot get my brain to shut the fuck up. I don't really get mental images. It's pretty much just all words with me.

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mutatrum 1y ago

That sounds very exhausting. Do you want your brain to be quiet sometimes?

And other senses, touch, taste or smell? Can you envision them, by lack of a better word?

Enki 1y ago

I'm actually pretty noise-sensitive (It's kind of a weird thing for a DJ to have.), and I do need quiet from time to time. I really do value silence.

I can envision things, I guess, but it's all word associated I actually have a hard time seeing pictures in my head. So for instance, just to test this, I sat down and tried to envision an apple and had a really hard time bringing the picture to fruition in my head. I had to describe it using words and didn't really get a picture in my mind. But I can remember what an apple is like when I think of the words like round, juicy, crispy, sweet with a hint of tart.

Enki 1y ago

Another fun fact is that when I close my eyes the only things that I see are continuous swirling colors. That's the only pictures I really see when I close my eyes and try to think of things.

mutatrum 1y ago

Oh that is wild, so completely different.

If I'm home alone, I always put some music on. Not loud, as background. Without it feels uncomfortable. Too quiet.

As for picturing an apple, if I close my eyes, I can see the apple, with it's shades of color. I can see how it looks in sunlight with a shadow, or illuminated by a flashlight in a dark room. I can pick it up, rotate it, pull the stem out bu twisting it and take an imaginary bite. However, I can't really put thoughts into the taste or smell though, other than the basic sweet/sour. I can imagine the texture of the bite, somewhat.

Enki 1y ago

Man, humans are trippy. 😅 Yeah, I genuinely cannot do the visualization thing the way that you're describing it. That's pretty cool.

I put on background noise occasionally like music or an audiobook or podcast if I'm working or cooking but a lot of times I find myself just sitting in the quiet.

. 1y ago

You may find some benefit from a zazen meditation practice.

Enki 1y ago

I've never really been too keen on meditation but I'll look that up.

. 1y ago

Neither was I, however a simple practice has done wonders for releasing the stress, anxiety or "attatchment" to repetitive thought patterns.

I simply sit

cross my legs

cup hands in lap

lightly close eyes to just seeing a blur

breath in through nose out mouth

focus on breath in and out

i count the number 1 over and over as a mantra in my mind

then watch your mind flow to other things and back to 1

don't fight thoughts, observe them as if you are just watching a movie

you will then be able to let thoughts that become repetitive in your mind go and not get stuck on negativity for example

I like to repeat " i am not my thoughts" when i wake up