Do you feel distressed and like have an identity crisis when you have moments of your life that you can't remember? (especially childhood) (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

No? I didn't have a bad childhood, and I'm sure there's lots of memories that were made, but they're long gone. We grow, learn, and evolve. Memories mold us into who we are now, and while it's good to have important memories documented for recollection (such as keeping a journal), the majority of life is mundane or repeating tasks so those memories are 'overwritten' (so to speak) with more recent and relevant memories.

It's generally strong emotional moments that we remember best. Lots of people in the comments talking about remembering their trauma. I vividly remember my spankings, and my brother dragging my arm across a car window edge, and other bad things.

But I also remember the good times. Going on vacations, spending time with extended family, hobbies I enjoyed as a kid.

Comparing the amount of memories I have from being a kid to now though, my childhood memories are just a distant thought at this point.

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