Same. Visualization is how I think through pretty much everything, but for numbers it begins to fall to pieces.
Add in some short-term memory problems and it's just comically bad. The "blocks" fade away and I can't get them back. :er_aaa:
So I start over from the beginning & hope like heck that I don't get interrupted or distracted in some way.
Which I also warned them about.
Thankfully I had *amazing* co-workers.
@ezlin I'm SO glad you have those coworkers! It makes all the difference.
Also nice to know I'm not the only visualizer. My husband has aphantasia - he doesn't visualize AT ALL. Nada. Him trying to tutor me through algebra was....interesting! 😂