Let's say there's a cure for BP. Doctors can give you a partial brain transplant by removing the part of your brain that causes BP and replacing it with someone else's "healthy" brain part.

The downside? You'll lose some of your memories and those memories will be replaced with someone else's! However, you will still retain your personality and you will remember your family.

Would you do it? (I completely made this up, but I think it would be fun to see your responses.)

[raspberrytorte]

Hell no!

[gina_re]

This sounds familiar....

[Theseus]

No. I am who I am for a reason though I may not know what the reason is. My memories, good and bad, make up a big part of who I am.

Originally Posted by gina_re

This sounds familiar....

Yes, but a different spin

[cincidak]

Nope,nope,nope

[gina_re]

Same *****, different day

[Ripose]

Sure, I don't have many good memories and I could do without the ones that cause endless rumination. The only thing I care to remember is my wife.

[jpb4815]

i dont think that this is something that i would do. as much as i hate my disease, i love my person.

[Coffeee]

No, I like who I am. And BP is a part of that.

[searching4732]

Not a chance.

[Wild Coyote]

Taking on someone else's memories? No.

While I could benefit from losing some of my own memories, at least I know what they are. Taking on someone else's is a "wild card." No, thanks.


WC

[Unrigged64072835]

No, I wouldn't want someone else's memories.

[rightmeds]

Originally Posted by bluebicycle

Let's say there's a cure for BP. Doctors can give you a partial brain transplant by removing the part of your brain that causes BP and replacing it with someone else's "healthy" brain part.

The downside? You'll lose some of your memories and those memories will be replaced with someone else's! However, you will still retain your personality and you will remember your family.

Would you do it? (I completely made this up, but I think it would be fun to see your responses.)

Nope. Don't want a memory transplant, or someone else's 'grey matter'... it would be like 50 shades of gray' disturbing, twisted, and even sicker.

[OctobersBlackRose]

This seems like something out of some dystopian science fiction movie plot. And Hell No, I would not do this, I'll keep my own twisted memories thank you very much!!!

[JustJace2u]

Nope. I am who I am for a reason. Nothing or no one can change that. If someone won't accept me for who I am, that's their problem.

[Rjaye]

So basically becoming a chimera? Two people in one?

Sounds weird. I don't I would do it. There's some freaky deaky tumor stuff that happens with synapses when foreign nerve cells are introduced. I think I would wait until my own cells could be either replaced with my own healthy brain cells or treated permanently with some kind of gene therapy.

[mindwrench]

I don't think so. I like what my mind is capable of. (the good stuff). Now if this other brain half was chock full of all the things i wanted to do but didn't get to, it might be tempting to have all those experiences.

i'd not do it

reasons being

A, it could actually go wrong (we don't know that it will be a success)

also, my life's been a screwup from the start- mental health diagnoses or not, my life's been a ongoing sceen out of the excercist

so no, i wouldn't do it. eventually all it would do is stop my hospital visits (which is certainly a good thing), but also what's that to someone with no friends, no family, no goals, no career, no education..

[faerie_moon_x]

Nope.

Our memories are all we have and they are what make us who we are. Even though I've had a lot of sad things happen to me, they are my sad things and without them I wouldn't be me any more.

[campervanman]

A big no to that!!!!!!!!!!

You are who you are and also what you are.. I would not change a thing in my life. (Only my demons`) Your personality is who you are and you cant` change that....`BUT` the plight and problems` we all` find ourselves with can be (I hope) in time, Controlled so we can all get on with our lives` and once again be happy and go lucky!!

[Victoria'smom]

No their memories could be worse.

[MBM17]

I would. I have a terrible memory anyway. I already literally and regularly have to check with my husband to see if I'm remembering things how they really happened. It wouldn't be much of a change for me.

[~Christina]

Hell no ! Every action and emotion for me good or bad have helped mold me into who I am, am I'm pretty ok with myself.

[BipolaRNurse]

No way. I like my memories and wouldn't want to trade them for anybody else's. Also, I'm pretty comfortable in my own skin and don't want to be anyone but myself.