Is it possible to safely erase specific thoughts or traumatic memories?

[bingbongbangbung]

Without it messing with other thoughts and memories. I'm aware the brain will give me random intrusive thoughts and bring back memories I don't wanna remember due to stress, boredom, anxiety, etc. I also know that I probably can't have them permanently deleted the way you can erase files off a computer. Basic tactics like trying to disassociate emotions to it or deliberately exposing myself to them to make it go away has failed. I guess my only options now are either hypnosis, cognitive brain therapy, drugs (probably won't use them), and occultist rituals (don't believe in this).

Hypnosis

Occultism

Cognitive Therapy

Drugs

[Massageman]

Hypnosis would have the best chance, but, don't count on it. The human mind can do some fantastic things. It may block something that is just so horrible, it just doesn't want to remember it, so it blocks it.

[exitseven]

there was a movie with Jim Carey that was about that. I sort of forget how it ended up. I think the movie was supposed to tell people that they can never outrun their past.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[bingbongbangbung]

Lol it was GaG

[WhitneySnow]

I don’t think so. Anything you use has a chance of wiping a lot more than just the traumatic memories and really damaging your brain.

[bingbongbangbung]

Well most of what I remember about those memories are naturally purged anyways, but yeah the lessons I've learned from those negative experiences may be repeated if I do truly forget them fully

[bingbongbangbung]

They're not necessarily traumatic but from a subconscious perspective, my brain probably treats it as such even though I consciously have disassociated significance to it

[Anonymous]

Doubt it.