2009-03-21, 03:44 PM
Is a photographic memory really a mental ability? It's just how someone remembers something. It's like how people learn in different ways (Visual, audio, etc.) in that people remember in different ways.
I have a slightly odd thing going on with me, but i wouldn't call it an ability. Sometimes when i blink, i can see images of what will happen in the future. It's very, very, VERY fast, as fast as a normal blink. I only catch a quick glimpse of it, but i can tell basically what it is in most cases. Then, years to months later, i will see what i say when i blinked. It's really weird because i always realize, "Hay, i saw this!" As you can see, there is no scientific way i can prove this. The way i remember the images? My photographic memory! XD I always thought this was Déjà vu until i found out what it really was, and their not the same thing. And whenever i would blink for a longer period of time then normal, the scene would go on for just that tiniest bit longer, and those always freak me out even more. Silly, isn't it?
I have a slightly odd thing going on with me, but i wouldn't call it an ability. Sometimes when i blink, i can see images of what will happen in the future. It's very, very, VERY fast, as fast as a normal blink. I only catch a quick glimpse of it, but i can tell basically what it is in most cases. Then, years to months later, i will see what i say when i blinked. It's really weird because i always realize, "Hay, i saw this!" As you can see, there is no scientific way i can prove this. The way i remember the images? My photographic memory! XD I always thought this was Déjà vu until i found out what it really was, and their not the same thing. And whenever i would blink for a longer period of time then normal, the scene would go on for just that tiniest bit longer, and those always freak me out even more. Silly, isn't it?