Mirror in my brain...?

Question

I want to know about my habit. I have a habit to spell words backwards (as longer as possible). I do not need to think for the next previous letter to spell it.

Everytime when I recall any spellings, I get recalled in opposite sequence. This has been a common thing to me that when someone wants to know spellings of any word from me, I accidently tell him inverse and then realize that this is inverse sequence. I then tell him the correct one.

I told many people about my habid but nobody believed me. They were amazed when I did this to more longer and longer words in front of them.

Whenever I read a word, my attention goes to last letter instead of first one.

Well, I am right handed but I do not find any difficulty in doing jobs with left hand except writing.

So why do you think this happens to me? What is this mirror fitted in my mind?

Answer 1

It's something that's pretty common but usually you see this with younger children. I think that it's all about the way that you learned how to read and instead of reading left to right you did the opposite. If I were you I'd try and teach yourself to start reading and writing left to right.

Answer 2

I really think it's just a talent, rather than something to be worried about.  I have a very small habit of reading the odd word backwards (intentionally), just for amusement.  I think your brain is 'wired' that way.  Some minds are wired mathematically (so to speak) and can perform amazing calculations within seconds.  I'd be wondering if there's any way I could earn money using this talent!  

Answer 3

I'm not sure whether you've learnt a different strategy of spelling and reading, or this is something to do with your retrieval processes. Either way, it's very interesting academically and pretty rare, I've not come across it before. Neurology texts on reading might include some information on this.

(BTW, it's probably not a mirror. Especially not if you write forwards normally...? If so, it suggests this is specifically the oral storage of spellings...)

Answer 4

In order to see, there must be light. Light reflects on an object and -- if one is looking at the object -- enters the eye.

The first thing light touches when entering the eye is a thin veil of tears that coats the front of the eye. Behind this lubricating moisture is the front of the eye, called the cornea. This clear covering helps to focus the light.

On the other side of the cornea is more moisture. This clear, watery fluid is the aqueous humor. It circulates throughout the front part of the eye and keeps a constant pressure within the eye.

After light passes through the aqueous humor, it passes through the iris. This is the colored part of the eye. Depending on how much light there is, the iris may contract or dilate, limiting or increasing the amount of light that gets deeper into the eye. After light flows through the iris it enters the pupil -- the black dot in the middle of the eye. The light then goes through the lens. Just like the lens of a camera, the lens of the eye focuses the light. The lens changes shape to focus on light reflecting from near or distant objects.

Light rays are reflected inwards toward a focal point.  A normal lens can produce images that are upside down just like a concave mirror can produce images that are upside down.  It may be a physiological condition in that your brain is accurately interpreting what your eye is actually seeing without processing it.  Especially as you experience this in both languages.  Your are just extraordinarily perceptive!