After getting hit in the head by a hockey puck during a Ranger’s game, the doctor in the ER told me that I have retrograde amnesia. As I begin my process of recovering my memory I turn to my best friend, Michael, because he knows the most about me and I trust him to tell/show me any experience that I would want to remember.
I would assume that we would proceed by looking at pictures of my childhood (from birth to 10 years of age), there aren’t pictures that I have that aren’t cute, so that would start to refresh my mind. We would then go to my elementary school because that is where I made my oldest friends. Next would be the playground because that’s where I was a normal kid who just ran around and played tag. And lastly would be my first two apartments in Queens and my brother’s first two apartments, so I could remember my experiences with my brothers and my older brother’s kids. The places I would avoid would be where I went on vacation, Toronto, Massachusetts, and Virginia, because I wasn’t myself during them and there were parts that I wish were different. I would assume that while I go through this process, I’m going to be open minded and look forward to continue on through the path that I’m on now.
I don’t expect to go through an emotional journey because the emotional memories are the ones I’ll try to avoid, like my old crushes and when I learned that marriages do not always lead to happiness. The one good thing that comes from losing your memory is that you stop constantly thinking about the real emotional experiences in one’s life.
In all, the memories that I would choose to reminisce are the happy ones, where I win awards, have fun, meet good people, and prove people wrong when they don’t believe in me. At the same time, I’m one of those people that wouldn’t mind forgetting embarrassing moments and mistakes, even if I could learn from them, because you could learn by not making them too. Lastly, I would especially try to avoid the memories of me getting angry, because I get unreasonable and do things that I regret.
P.S. Idea for the title of this post came from “Jackie Chan’s Who am I?” Its a movie about a former villain who loses all his memory and beats the bad guys.
My name is Moshe Israilov. This is my second year of Baruch, I’m not sure if this is the right school for me because I’m one of those guys that never really knew what he wanted to do with his life. What I do know is that I want to help people, make good money, and not over work, leaving a good amount of time to have fun in life, which is the whole point in life. I don’t know what that career is called, but I do know that its not pharmacy for me. I’m Jewish, you could probably tell from my name. I’ve been a New Yorker 95% of my life and 5% all over the world. Psychology is definitely not my major, no offense to Professor Sitt, but I’m probably going to go with Finance. Hobbies are playing sports, watching sports, and facebooking. My favorite classes are the ones where I get “A”s, hopefully this one and I plan on joining a club next semester, preferably one that would look good on a resume. As a little kid I loved Star Wars, I would paint a stick green and pretend I was a jedi, similar to this child did in the link I added. Just for the record, I do not do this anymore.
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"1. After reading the reflection writer’s description, what do you think was happening to them during the meditation on a physiological level?
It seemed as if Courtney found relaxation from this technique, even though she was distracted by the Brasington's accent. The way I see is that if she has 3 papers due the next day and her anxiety level is at a 2, the meditation was a smashing success.
2.Based on your readings throughout the semester, what areas of their central and peripheral nervous systems may have been effected during the meditation?
I would think that the amygdala, in the central nervous system was affected by the meditation because Courtney's anxiety was calmed. In the peripheral nervous system, the motor and sensory neurons were affected because the rest of the body ignored the pain in her knees, which is something the neurons should be informing the brain and muscles about.
3.What questions do you have for the writer about their experience?
I would ask Courtney, how easy was it to clear the anxiety of doing three papers in one night with this meditation? And at what point in the meditation did she clear her head of the sadness that her grandmother was diagnosed with a wicked disease? (By the way, my best to your grandmother!)
4.Based on the description provided, would you be open to trying the same meditation exercise?
Based on Courtney's description I would seriously consider it. How else can you stop thinking about something that causes high amounts of anxiety and depression? But, to be truthful, it isn't likely if it really takes at least 18 minutes. The lazy bum in me would look for something that is less time consuming." posted on Nov 28, 2011, on the post Meditations…
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