Starting Over

Something like these happens quite often in modern day world. Not necessarily the scenario given by the Professors/TAs but the retrograde amnesia etc. It’s something different for everyone; I hope nothing like this ever occur to you but if it does you can always look back at this and laugh. Maybe.

“In this case, imagine this accident has caused you to forget all your explicit memories from childhood up until you were struck by the falling object.Luckily, a medication has been developed to help you recover your memories, but it’s up to you to guide the recovery process.”

1. How would you begin the process of recovering your memory? Who would you turn to, where would you search, and how would you proceed?

Progress begins with taking a step forward in this case partaking the the medication is the first step. For my memories it would begin with the things, people and attitude of experience. Photo graphs, personal written work from anything left behind, videos with any hint of me in it. Going through all of that would be long and hard emotionally so not too much at once. Maybe do them chronically, writing down questions that come up, the what, when, hows etc.

2. Please describe the emotional journey you imagine you would be going through as you attempt to reconstruct your life. Imagine the feelings you would have.

Frustration would be the first thing that comes to mind. I’m not an impatient person per say but the lack of knowing would probably drive me to be more snappish. Day after day of not knowing what happened but knowing I lost it due to a brick of all things. Things everyone seem to know about me that doesn’t feel like me. The pressure would be immense. Nobody takes change well and something like this is big so all that know me would be trying to help or whatever they can to that they feel would benefit in the process.

It would feel overwhelming. Would I lose everything I know now if I got my memories back?

3. Suppose you were able to pick and choose the memories you wanted to recover from your life. What types of memories would you choose to retain and what types of memories might you decide to edit out of your remembered experience? Positive, negative, painful, happy, angry, frightened, etc. Please elaborate and explain some your decision making process.

I won’t edit and pick even if I could choose the memories. Each memory is precious and something is always gotten from one. Oh I feel asleep in that class. I miss the deadline on that paper. All make me, me. I like looking back at the things I’ve done, actions I’ve taken years ago, months ago, days ago, even hours ago. Some of them I don’t like (eating a whole bag of seaweed;they taste so good though) and some I love to bits (feeling the little bit of wonderful fresh air; by fresh I mean fresh. fresh doesn’t equal city air).

There are even quite a few embarrassing moments I would love to forget but it’s what makes them all the more worth remembering. Reflect on those a bit when I start feeling the moment occurring again. I don’t have anything I feel heartbreaking enough to really want to forget yet so I won’t touch that.  Altogether I love by memories so in anyway what so ever would I choose to forget them. Don’t exactly want to remember them in minute  detail either though.