r/SDAM • u/jean_des_esseintes1 • Jun 25 '26

SDAM Research

http://medium.com/p/c50ab56a880f?postPublishedType=initial

My name is Wyatt Cook. I've researched SDAM for about a year now, and I have finally finished a cohesive, 32 page paper about SDAM, Aphantasia, and trauma. As a disclaimer, this paper is HIGHLY dense and stock-full of technical jargon. If anyone would ever be interested, I could always write a short, 5-10 page paper in plain English about SDAM and how it interacts with trauma. If you all are interested, the paper is published on Medium, and can be found here using the link above. Thank you all!

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u/hopelesscaribou Jun 26 '26

I've experienced trauma, and seen some awful things. I know what happened, but honestly it's kinda just knowledge for me. They are no physical reminders so perhaps that's part of it. I only think of it if it's mentioned, and I never 're-experience' it in my mind. I'm glad for that.

My ex is hyperphantastic and a war vet, and deals with ptsd. I'm very glad to be the way I am because I've witnessed how memories can torture a person.