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Originally Posted by elliemay
I do not believe that, at that time in life, the brain is developed enough to develop accurate memories of events. So I think it is likely that your adult brain is embellishing on them. Memories are certainly not absolute truth, especially the "factual" recall of things. I've read the studies, I'm not likely to be swayed that a very young child can, years later, accurately recall much.
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Maybe not a lot of things, but why not some things? I know I remember the things I do because I remember remembering them at different ages. I remember realizing when we moved when I was 2 1/2 that I needed to remember things about our first house because we weren't going back. So I just reminded myself through the years.
Like I said, I have very few memories under 1 year, but the ones I have are definitely real. They're so "normal" and boring that I can't imagine why I would invent them. They're just slices of life. Not a holiday. Nothing monumental. Nothing emotional.
Now if you want to talk about emotional... I recall in vivid technicolor my uncle abusing me at age 3. T said lots of people do forget, but I can't imagine forgetting. And I know I don't remember it through others because my family basically refuses to discuss it. And thankfully there are no photos. But I can tell you in detail from beginning to end how it happened, what happened, the aftermath, etc. I have obsessively reviewed it in my mind about six million times, so I guarantee the accuracy. I've gone so far as to google pictures of the toys that were in the room that I remember from that day. When I can't find the exact ones, I just draw/paint pictures of them.
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Originally Posted by skies_
Those are really vivid Kororian.
I don't think I can talk about it here, it's too embarrassing. I was embarrassed to tell my therapist the first time. I don't feel that way anymore in terms of telling him about it, but it's probably not good to post about them here. They are really infantile...believe me. 
Guess I was hoping someone else had similar experiences... |
I hear ya. I bet somebody does. They're just not here yet.
