I have a sort of similar thing. I do not dream. That is, I am nearly 50 years old and I have never woken up having any recollection of anything happening from the time I fall asleep until I wake up. I understand that other people remember seeing or hearing things while they sleep (from what people describe, things like falling is a common dream theme). I've never experienced this. People say, "Oh, you do dream, you just don't remember it." After reading this article, would they also try to tell this person that he can see things in his mind's eye but can't remember them?

I also have Musical anhedonia (an inability to derive pleasure from music). Music does absolutely nothing for me. I've never had an emotional response to any music. I've always wondered if my inability to dream (or remember dreaming) is related to my inability to derive pleasure from music.

Neither of these are things I feel are true disabilities. Music could go away completely and my life would not be affected in any way. The fact that music exists also does not affect my life in any way. There are no ill effects from not listening to music. I've also never had any ill effects from not dreaming.