And this.How were you able not only to know what amnesia was but also to know that you had it instantly?Or to 'remember' that you had it?

The reason I ask is because I didn't know I had even experienced amnesia in childhood. Not until I took a picture in to therapy that was taken after I had left the hospital after being treated for some extreme physical abuse. When I talked about the abuse and showed the picture, I believed the picture was taken right after it happened. But it was obvious from the color of the bruises and how all the swelling was down and it looked like my injuries were almost healed up that it was taken at least 2 or 3 weeks later.

As a child I had no clue I had amnesia, to me it just seemed like the abuse happened and then the picture was taken and that was the entire story. As a child I didn't question where the time had gone or anything, it didn't seem like anything at all. After processing that specific trauma in therapy I did eventually remember what happened between the abuse and that picture, but not as a child.

I didn't create an alter during the abuse but I did experience dissociative amnesia,I think that's what it's called. But I had no clue I did at all.

I am fascinated by this. Can you elaborate please?