Memories: Robbed, tainted, altered.

Your mind is an important thing. So is a memory. A memory can be associated with an action, a smell, a song. Or a time in your life which held some meaning to you.

But what would happen if you forgot that memory or action....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repressed_memory

Repressed memories are memories that have been unconsciously blocked due to the memory being associated with a high level of stress or trauma The theory postulates that even though the individual cannot recall the memory, it may still be affecting them subconsciously, and that these memories can emerge later into the consciousness. Ideas on repressed memory hiding trauma from awareness were an important part of Sigmund Freud's early work on psychoanalysis

We tend to forget things which happen to us.. you take a memory, and you use it as a "safe zone" but things happen as you get older. And when you want to run away to it. You can't because of present day knowledge.

Example: John went to school with Christine when they were younger. John liked Christine a lot. And Johns friend Mark knew this. So for years John searching for Christine to no avail. Until John finds out Mark seen her, and talked crap about him to her. But thats how Mark always was. Flash forward to a few years, John is trying to get his life in order and sees Christine pass him. He didn't think anything of it, until he sees the paper that Christine got engaged.

Johns memories have now been altered. They are no longer his, the events which took place are no longer for him to have, or enjoy. When life got hard for John, he would use those memories as a safe zone to help him in his time of solace, to just make him smile, but he can't...

So your mind is in an empty room. Your memories are shattered and gone, darkness covers you like a dark cloud. You scream and nothing comes, you are cried out because the pain consumed you and you got no where to go, no hand to reach out to. No one to say its going to be okay...

that one small piece of your life, that one small memory which was to make you to smile... is gone..

you become a prisoner in your own mind. Praying for salvation, just something, someone...But if you dont think about it.. you consume your life with other things...

But a ray of light is there.. telling you that it will be okay.. Eventually..and you can make new memories..with someone....hopefully

ATuairiscean

Guru Age: 57

Enjoyable take - I agree with both sides on this repressed memories are real to the person but they may not be what actually happened - That is why they should not be dismissed but investigated.
For the personal aspect where no outside intervention is possibly needed, its a tougher proposition and I hope everyone navigates the journey successfully and without too much upset.