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Not long after finding out about Aphantasia I found out about Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory (SDAM) which I felt described my experience of life very well.

SDAM isn't a recognised 'condition' as such, but it has a subreddit with some active users to compare your experiences with which you may find useful.

https://old.reddit.com/r/SDAM/

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Wow, looks like I have to add SDAM to the list of ways I'm different, on top of Aphantasia, not having episodic memory and not being able to vividly recall sounds or smells. At least I don't seem to have Prosopagnosia (A serious downgrade of your facial recognition).

That list is pretty long, I'm not sure how to feel about that. (Probably because I generally seem to have less extreme emotional reactions)

A study from May 2020 [1] seems to show a strong correlation between these symptoms, suggesting that the underlying cause may be the same.

1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7308278/

Thank you for pointing this out. I wasn't aware of SDAM and it ticks a few boxes for me.

On a related note... If you suspect that you have one of these conditions, is there someone you can talk to for confirmation? Are there people who specialize in... bad brain RAM?

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