Is There a Benefit to Mental Imagery?

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There are all sorts of reasons in mental imagery where having a mental imagery might be really powerful. But emily found that intensifying emotions can also have a downside. People who use imagery a lot tend to score higher on measures like anxiety or tendency to feel fears and phobias. If i causes a powerful impact on emotion, it's actually can be redestructive and caused, like micro flucturations, all the time in daily life.

Close your eyes and try to imagine an apple. Can you see anything? Aphantasia is the inability to see with your mind’s eye. Since it was discovered, scientists have been asking the question: What is the mind’s eye even for?

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