I never had memories of birth, but i have had what i can only describe as infant memories.
They aren't memories that I can 'see' in my mind like other memories, but they still are memories. Since babies have perception, they in fact, have memories. But it's not cognitive memories; they are remembered in the body. If you read about memories from the trauma researchers, they are often referred to as pre-verbal memories.
Ive had many of these. At first it was very confusing, but if you think about it, babies can't talk and aren't cognitively developed, so memories can't be described in words. They are remembered as experiences and they sure can be felt.
When i first started having these, as confused as i was, i realized I had an infant memory because of the way my eyes moved around the room. I later realized that only newborn babies' eyes move like that. And i was dissociated from my cognition.
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