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Suppressed Memories

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Sir-Charlie

#1 ·

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I don't really have much to say about this, but I think it's interesting and fascinating how this works.
I've had a rather traumatic life. Not going into that right now, but all I'll say is I've seen some messed up shit and had an equal amount of messed up shit thrown on me. But the thing is, I don't suppress those memories even though they probably should be. I have a vivid memory of some of the most awful events in my life. What is suppressed, however, are those social interractions that I feel sad about. Betrayals, abandonment, etc.
For example. I had a friend and I thought we were really close. We always worked together. We were paired for all our projects and whatnot. But for one project, we were paired with the other biology class to make it easier on the teacher since we shared her. His other friend was in the other class, and I thought he'd work with me and a few others. I think we needed at least 4 for the group, maybe 5? But it was myself, my friend who I"ll call J, and another friend who I'll call Q. J is pretty inoffensive and did whatever you told him to do for the assignment, but we were having some problems with Q. I remember excitedly going over to my friend to ask him if he'd join us, and he nonchalently said nah, he'd be working with another team. I felt crushed in that moment. We worked so well together and I thought we were friends.
I had a really crummy time on that project, without him the work was essentially on me and I didn't even have his company to make up for it. I also did surgery during that time and my groupmates did literally nothing, apparently expecting me to pick up the slack while recovering from being cut open :D. My brain drowned that encounter. To the point that I mostly, fail to recognise that this particular event happened, until some trigger like a conversation brings it back up to the fore. When it does come back, it hits me, hard. Almost to the point of having a mini-panic attack, that fortunately lasts for a bit, then it sinks back down. It's not just this particular encounter though. It's any my mind deems sinkable.
So what about you? Tell me about your experiences with suppressed memories.
All that I survey, I could easily destroy. From time to time, it is important to remind these small creatures of the true extent of my power.

rudolf

#2 ·

Hi.

I wouldn't say my life has been traumatic. However, I suppose some of my memories in a car accident I have been involved in in 2024 were supressed. I still remember the day. I still remember that I had been scared to die and it felt like there was fire for a short moment. I also remember that I had been in the hospital until one AM. But I don't know wether my body supressed some memories. Did people scream during the occurance? has there been any noise? (seriously I don't remember) ETC. So, I'm not entirely sure wether you can classify this as such.

For some very odd reason, I don't seem to be able to remember during anything in the past years. Like, yeah. I know that summer 2023 was a cool time because things I've done. I also know that I staied up to 8 AM in the summer holidays in 24 and fucked up my schedule so badly. But what even did my general day consist out in 2022 or 2023? How were things in my old school?

I'm fear that I may have a memory related ill. Because what I can say is that I definitely didn't have any traumatic or dramatic time during the past few years. Surely there have been a few fights with my mom for example. I lost my dad, my grand grandma and two dogs. Yet. Is this some general thing when growing up, and am I just putting pressue on myself where it's stupidly, or what else?

Just sharing my experiences here.

Sir-Charlie

#3 ·

I'm with you on forgetting events over the passed few years. I've forgotten relatively key events since 2020 or messed up the timeline in my head. I don't know what happened there but I feele like a lot of people have that problem.
All that I survey, I could easily destroy. From time to time, it is important to remind these small creatures of the true extent of my power.

Kaito

#4 ·

Hello there. As for forgetting events, I am also having that problem, I even forgot some important events in these past few years. But I don't know if you guys also have this or not, but what is more odd is that I for example can remember stuff that happened in earlier years much more.
And now back to the main topic.
I also don't know if what I have can be suppressed memories or not, but because of one event that happened in 2018, I get scared whenever there is heavy rain. At that time I went with my dad by car to a place which was like 10 km away from my home to do something, the weather was normal but it changed all of the sudden. It started raining then quickly it became very strong. Fortunately we arrived at home and all of us were all right, but the shock I got from that event is still there and it comes back whenever there is heavy rain and it lasts for some time. That means of course in that event there were flooded houses and areas, and sadly there were 2 people that passed away.
I may have more suppressed memories about other things, but right now this is what I can remember, I don't even know if this can be called as such or not.
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thespyde

#5 ·

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I don't have suppressed memories, but I do have things that I've forgotten over time. Remembering earlier happenings and forgetting more current ones is a form of psychosis. I don't know how this is spelled but I remember studying about it in the half year of psychology I took in high school. It also happens as we age, and I can definitely identify with this as I've just turned seventy.